... abuse, violence was interpreted as a behavioural health issue (Kjellberg and Berg, 2025). Long-term care Learning/intellectual disabilities Safeguarding Social services Residential care Notifications Resident-to-resident aggression This work was not supported by a specific grant from...

... Case studies such as this are limited, with underpinning themes that are all too common. The case study adds to literature that gives insight and perspective into experiences of systems, and of systemic failures to act. Autism Safeguarding Abuse Family Learning disability Residential care...

...Andrew Hutchison; Biza Stenfert Kroese Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic review of empirical research, which explores possible causal and risk factors linked to abuse or neglect in residential care facilities. Design/methodology/approach – Electronic database...

.../methodology/approach – The paper takes a discursive approach, based, implicitly, on an ecological framework of analysis. Findings – The conclusion is that the relationships between staff and service users in residential care settings are characterised by non-mutual dependency, isolation and unequal...

... issues and recommend ways of operationalising key concepts for a prospective survey of abuse, neglect and loss of dignity in the care of older people in residential care in the United Kingdom (UK). Design/methodology/approach As well as drawing upon their experience and expertise, the authors...

...Matthew Gough; Lianne Kerlin Purpose The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) was implemented in 2007 as a piece of legislation to empower and protect adults who require support making decisions. Many older adults in residential care homes will be in this position due to developmental disabilities associated...

...Brian Cox The preparation of this paper was prompted by publicity and research evidence of neglect/abuse of older persons in residential care. It sets out to present a new way of combating neglect/abuse of individual residents, drawing also on preliminary findings from a long‐term research project...

...Les Bright This paper by the deputy chief executive of Counsel and Care describes the work this important voluntary organisation has undertaken to examine physical intervention issues, particularly as they affect older people in residential care. It explores the extent to which residents of care...

...June Stein; Hilary Brown The registration and inspection of residential care services for vulnerable adults rests with local government but in 2002 responsibility passes to the new Commission for Care Standards. This paper looks at how inspection units understand and respond to adult protection...