... of empirical data collected through cross-sectional field surveys conducted in old-age homes across a few select cities of India. A total of 86 respondents (51 women and 35 men) participated in the surveys. Findings Out of the 86 older adults, 28 respondents had reported abuse for a prevalence of 32.6...

...Mohammad Almomani; Mohammad Al-Masaeid Purpose This paper aims to investigate the causal impact of education on informal caregiving for retirees in Europe, with a particular emphasis on safeguarding implications and protection of older adults and caregivers. It explores how education influences...

...Kristina Marie Kokorelias; Adam Christopher; Anna Grosse; Joshua Wyman; Samir K. Sinha Purpose Police officers increasingly respond to incidents involving aging-related issues, where older adults are vulnerable and require tailored approaches. This scoping review aims to map initiatives aimed...

... was seldom considered. Originality/value New analysis is provided on the different types and contexts of domestic homicides involving older adults, the need for strengthened guidance regarding DA and adult safeguarding, tailored DA training and challenging “blind spots” relating to ageist assumptions...

... the phenomenon manifests in the lives of older adults. Design/methodology/approach A scoping review methodology was adopted to guide the literature review, while a concept analysis methodology guided data extraction and analysis. Drawing on Rodgers’s (1989) evolutionary concept analysis method, a co...

...Mahvia Gul; Aniqa Kanwal; Husnain Ali Chaudhry Purpose Caregivers for older adults play a crucial role in protecting those diagnosed with dementia. These caregivers often experience heightened anxiety, depression and burdens associated with their responsibilities. Sufficient support and efficient...

...Nick Smith; Stacey Rand; Sarah Morgan; Karen Jones; Helen Hogan; Alan Dargan Purpose This paper aims to explore the content of Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs) from older adult care homes to understand how safety is understood and might be measured in practice. Design/methodology/approach...

...Elsie Yan; Haze K.L. Ng; Rongwei Sun; Daniel W.L. Lai; Sheung-Tak Cheng; Vivian W.Q. Lou; Daniel Y.T. Fong; Timothy Kwok Purpose This study aims to explore the risk and protective factors of abuse on older adults by family caregivers, with a special focus on the protective role of caregiver...

...Emma Stevens; Liz Price; Liz Walker Purpose This paper aims to explore the concept and practice, of dignity as understood and experienced by older adults and district nursing staff. The paper adds a new, nuanced, understanding of safeguarding possibilities in the context of district nursing care...

... workers Nursing homes Organisational conflict Older adults Reciprocal abuse Elder abuse has been conceived as not only a public health problem, with serious health, social and economic consequences for the victims but also a central issue, in terms of human rights concerns (WHO, 2002...

... at: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/73746 21 04 2021 17 06 2021 28 06 2021 13 07 2021 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Elder abuse Mistreatment Theory Neglect Theoretical approaches Older adults...

...Irshad CV; Deepak Kumar Behera; Umakant Dash Purpose This study aims to document the participation of intra-household decision-making activities by older adults in India. Design/methodology/approach This study has used a nationally representative sample of 21,662 older adults (aged 60...

...Jan Bailey; Louise Taylor; Paul Kingston; Geoffrey Watts Purpose The issue of financial abuse is highlighted in the Care Act (2014). One category of financial abuse is consumer fraud or “scams.” Evidence suggests that scams are becoming increasingly ubiquitous, yet how scams impact older adults...

... organisations and other non-governmental organisations) to provide to older adult victims of violence in the end of the interview. Supervision was done in real time (listening to the interview as it happened, without the interviewer being aware) and corrections were done accordingly. The study scientific...

... – This paper is a first attempt in the research community to synthesize a few critical issues related to elder abuse and neglect in the aging Chinese immigrant community in Canada. The paper has connected previous empirical findings related to Chinese older adults as well as other culturally diverse aging...

... interested in the decision cues that raise suspicions of financial abuse, how such abuse comes to the attention of professionals who do not have a statutory responsibility for safeguarding older adults, and the barriers to intervention. Design/methodology/approach In‐depth interviews were conducted using...

... and informal care and need to be supported to do so. Originality/value The paper presents the findings of an extensive multi‐national survey on abuse of older women in five European countries. Abuse Mistreatment Violence Neglect Older adults Women The EU population is ageing rapidly...

...Susan Benbow; Paul Cohen We describe three homeless older people who presented to an old age psychiatry service. Homeless older adults are likely to have untreated mental and physical health problems and to be invisible to services. To detect and treat them, services need to be flexible. VIEW...