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2011 The Journal of Adult Protection
Protection of those deemed vulnerable has received increasing attention since 2000. This article reports this aspect of a research study in which care staff views relating to vulnerability and abuse of adults with learning disabilities were explored. In this study, informants' perspectives were explored using semi‐structured interviews. The aim of the study was to conduct a detailed analysis of interpretations of the terms vulnerability and abuse within learning disability services. The results revealed that most informants felt that all people with learning disabilities are vulnerable and that this definition allows staff the authority to take protective measures in order to ensure their safety, based on risk management approaches. An alternative person‐centred approach to safety planning is proposed.
2011 The Journal of Adult Protection
Protection of those deemed vulnerable has received increasing attention since 2000. This article reports this aspect of a research study in which care staff views relating to vulnerability and abuse of adults with learning disabilities were explored. In this study, informants' perspectives were explored using semi-structured interviews. The aim of the study was to conduct a detailed analysis of interpretations of the terms vulnerability and abuse within learning disability services. The results revealed that most informants felt that all people with learning disabilities are vulnerable and that this definition allows staff the authority to take protective measures in order to ensure their safety, based on risk management approaches. An alternative person-centred approach to safety planning is proposed.
Andy Smith; Jackie Bird; Clive Long
2011 The Journal of Adult Protection
Despite widespread work on the process of safeguarding vulnerable adults, there is a relative absence of research in secure psychiatric settings where reliance is placed on external community safeguarding teams. This study analyses safeguarding incidents over a three‐year period in a medium secure psychiatric setting for women. It focuses on incident type, the characteristics of victims and perpetrators and safeguarding processes, including protection strategies. The action implications of the findings are discussed with reference to the unique feature of the patient population and setting and the extant research literature.
Smith, Andy P; Bird, Jackie P; Long, Clive G
2011 The Journal of Adult Protection
Despite widespread work on the process of safeguarding vulnerable adults, there is a relative absence of research in secure psychiatric settings where reliance is placed on external community safeguarding teams. This study analyses safeguarding incidents over a three-year period in a medium secure psychiatric setting for women. It focuses on incident type, the characteristics of victims and perpetrators and safeguarding processes, including protection strategies. The action implications of the findings are discussed with reference to the unique feature of the patient population and setting and the extant research literature.
2011 The Journal of Adult Protection
This paper offers findings on the incidence of elder abuse in families in Russia as they have been reported by the Russian mass media. The data were gathered through a retrospective review of the four periodical newspapers (local and national) over a 10‐year period (1998‐2008) and subjected to in‐depth analysis and interpretation of this phenomenon. The aim of this paper is to determine some facts on the current situation of elder abuse in families in Russia using data obtained from Russian journalists.
2011 The Journal of Adult Protection
This paper offers findings on the incidence of elder abuse in families in Russia as they have been reported by the Russian mass media. The data were gathered through a retrospective review of the four periodical newspapers (local and national) over a 10-year period (1998-2008) and subjected to in-depth analysis and interpretation of this phenomenon. The aim of this paper is to determine some facts on the current situation of elder abuse in families in Russia using data obtained from Russian journalists.
2011 The Journal of Adult Protection
This paper highlights the case of David Cooper, a vulnerable adult who was financially abused. It discusses the indicators that may have alerted individuals and services to the risk of financial abuse, and the measures taken by those aware of David's potential vulnerability.
2011 The Journal of Adult Protection
This paper highlights the case of David Cooper, a vulnerable adult who was financially abused. It discusses the indicators that may have alerted individuals and services to the risk of financial abuse, and the measures taken by those aware of David's potential vulnerability.
2011 The Journal of Adult Protection
After 10 years of visiting her mother in nursing homes, Kate Rees analyses the impact of three safeguarding procedures on her mother's welfare. Her experience underlines the finding of the Report on the Consultation on the Review of the ‘No Secrets’ guidance (Department of Health, 2009) ‐ that too often the vulnerable adult, particularly where that adult lacks capacity, is sidelined, and the process works in the interests of the nursing home.
2011 The Journal of Adult Protection
After 10 years of visiting her mother in nursing homes, Kate Rees analyses the impact of three safeguarding procedures on her mother's welfare. Her experience underlines the finding of the Report on the Consultation on the Review of the ‘No Secrets’ guidance (Department of Health, 2009) - that too often the vulnerable adult, particularly where that adult lacks capacity, is sidelined, and the process works in the interests of the nursing home.
2011 The Journal of Adult Protection
Protecting my mother offers a moving account of a daughter's experiences of her mother's placement(s) in long term care and her exposure to poor care and/or abuse. The article highlights a number of the key features of the care of nursing home residents that need to addressed if standards are to improve and abuse become a rarity. The very dependent and frail nature of most residents renders them vulnerable to receiving poor care which may, if unchecked, become routinised abusive or neglectful practice. Risk is compounded for residents with dementia who often have limited communication skills and high levels of need. The fact that most residents are not known by care staff on admission is a primary challenge to offering good care, an issue that is compounded by a focus on tasks rather than relationships. The combined impact of dependency on staff for survival and having no, or few, opportunities for advocacy places residents in a profoundly powerless position to complain about mistreatment. This experience is mirrored by relatives. A primary deficit is that the emotional well-being of residents is given limited attention by the care home sector or agencies tasked with inspecting them. Raising the status of care home work; improving pay, conditions and training; and embedding person-centred values in care home practice are key to raising standards. Ensuring that all residents have access to an advocate and improving the capacity of safeguarding systems to address abuse in care homes are also important elements of reducing risk.
2011 The Journal of Adult Protection
Protecting my mother offers a moving account of a daughter's experiences of her mother's placement(s) in long term care and her exposure to poor care and/or abuse. The article highlights a number of the key features of the care of nursing home residents that need to addressed if standards are to improve and abuse become a rarity. The very dependent and frail nature of most residents renders them vulnerable to receiving poor care which may, if unchecked, become routinised abusive or neglectful practice. Risk is compounded for residents with dementia who often have limited communication skills and high levels of need. The fact that most residents are not known by care staff on admission is a primary challenge to offering good care, an issue that is compounded by a focus on tasks rather than relationships. The combined impact of dependency on staff for survival and having no, or few, opportunities for advocacy places residents in a profoundly powerless position to complain about mistreatment. This experience is mirrored by relatives. A primary deficit is that the emotional well‐being of residents is given limited attention by the care home sector or agencies tasked with inspecting them. Raising the status of care home work; improving pay, conditions and training; and embedding person‐centred values in care home practice are key to raising standards. Ensuring that all residents have access to an advocate and improving the capacity of safeguarding systems to address abuse in care homes are also important elements of reducing risk.