... Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Older people Abuse Care homes Preventing abuse Safeguarding policy and practice Adults at risk Reporting abuse Similarly, it has been found that the staff working in care homes sometimes fear the personal...

... (Competition and Markets Authority, 2017). Steve Moore can be contacted at: stevenmoore580@gmail.com 28 09 2018 31 10 2018 15 11 2018 27 11 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Preventing abuse Abuse...

... By presenting the incontrovertible evidence of enduring abuse, the paper introduces the concept of the assumption of altruism as a partial explanation for its continuing occurrence despite decades of policy and practice guidance designed to overcome it. Preventing abuse Abuse of adults at risk Contract...

.../value A factual and “back to basics” approach is taken to demonstrate why current strategies that should contribute to tackling abuse in care homes are of limited efficacy. Regulation Commissioning Care homes Practice and policy Preventing abuse Psychometrics and surveillance...