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Care betrayed: a discussion of the issues which give rise to abuse in homes
- Author:
- BRIGHT Les
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 35p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Harm's way: abuse experienced by residents in homes and steps to take to reduce it
- Author:
- BRIGHT Les
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report looking at abuse of older people in residential and nursing home care and highlighting the importance of organisational power and the culture that exists in determining whether a home is safe for its residents. Based on accounts by relatives, the report also presents ways of preventing and dealing with abuse and makes recommendations for guidelines.
It can happen here
- Author:
- BRIGHT Les
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 28.11.96, 1996, pp.4-5.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes how most staff will immediately deny the existence of abuse in their residential home. But when asked to reflect, they will come up with a list of unacceptable practices which can be changed.
Restraint: cause for continuing concern?
- Author:
- BRIGHT Les
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 3(2), May 2001, pp.42-47.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article by the deputy chief executive of Counsel and Care describes the work this 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 homes may be subject to various forms of restraint and draws on discussions with managers and staff.