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The long-term effects of the abusive regime at the Longcare homes
- Author:
- PRING John
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 7(2), August 2005, pp.37-43.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
In 1994, a leaked council report revealed that, for more than 10 years, Gordon Rowe, a former social worker, had been beating, raping and ill-treating the adults with learning difficulties who lived in the residential homes run by his company, Longcare. This paper describes the effect of this abuse on three residents.
Longcare survivors: the biography of a care scandal
- Author:
- PRING John
- Publisher:
- Disability News Service
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 486p.
- Place of publication:
- London
At the centre of this book is John Pring’s investigation into the horrific abuse of adults with learning difficulties that took place at two residential homes in south Buckinghamshire. The book begins with a history of care but then turns its attention to this specific case. In the autumn of 1994, a leaked council report revealed that scores of people with learning difficulties had been beaten, neglected, drugged and raped at the Longcare homes. The author studies the background of the person responsible before going on to describe the perpetration of many kinds of abuse on the residents. There are interviews with the victims of the abuse, many of whom are still suffering as a consequence of what happened at Longcare. The book looks at the failings of the care system, including how the GP continues to practice and the role of the local authority, and how this was allowed to happen over such a long period of time. The author goes on to discuss what has changed and what needs to change, especially within current legislation. The conclusion focuses on the abuse perpetrated by one man but, it is suggested, this man was only taking advantage of the inequality and hostility ingrained in society towards the “less fortunate”.