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Responding to the harassment and abuse of older people in the private rented sector: legal and social perspectives
- Authors:
- CARLTON Nancy, FEAR Tina, MEANS Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 26(2), 2004, pp.131-145.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Independent living is seen by some governments as being supported through enabling and encouraging older people to live in mainstream housing. However, this emphasis needs to recognise the major housing difficulties that are faced by some older people. Presents findings from an exploratory study, funded by Help the Aged, of the harassment and abuse of older people within the private rented sector. Examples of the wide range of arguments, disputes and conflicts with landlords and other residents are provided. Considers the legal remedies that might be available for tackling some of these problems and the present obstacles to their use. Finally, legal remedies will be compared with more social policy based approaches which draw upon the framework relating to the protection of vulnerable adults.
Money 'handling', financial abuse elderly people with dementia: implications for welfare professionals
- Authors:
- MEANS Robin, LANGAN Joan
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 4(6), November 1996, pp.353-358.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The ageing of the elderly population will mean an increase in the numbers of people with dementia and the thrust of community care reform suggests that many of these will continue to live in mainstream and sheltered housing. This article draws upon two different research projects to explore one implication of these trends, namely the 'money handling issue's (pension collection, bill payments, etc.) raised for social services and in particular for field level welfare professionals. Looks at the administrative framework for handling the social security benefits of others. Also draws on focus group interviews with field level staff to illustrate their anxieties and concerns over issues such as money left or lost in their house. Concludes that social services authorities need to improve radically training, support and good practice guidance available to field level staff on personal finance issues.
Charging and quasi-markets in community care: implications for elderly people with dementia
- Authors:
- MEANS Robin, LANGAN Joan
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 30(3), September 1996, pp.244-262.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Social services authorities in the UK are increasingly involved in charging and fee collection activities with clients in receipt of community care services. Explores the implications of these developments for elderly people with dementia. Relates a critique of existing legal and administrative options for handling other people's money to the failure of charging and fee collection systems which have developed as a result of the community care reforms to address the particular needs of elderly people with dementia. A case study of policies in one local authority is outlined and this is followed by the presentation of the views of field level professionals who were interviewed in focus groups. The final section of the article considers the implications of a move to quasi-markets in social care for elderly people with dementia, particularly in terms of their vulnerability to financial exploitation.
Financial management and elderly people with dementia in the U.K.: as much a question of confusion as abuse?
- Authors:
- LANGAN Joan, MEANS Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 16(3), May 1996, pp.287-314.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Looks at a range of issues relating to financial management and elderly people with dementia. Discusses the law relating to personal finances for those who lack capacity, stressing the laws complexity and the gaps in present coverage. The article goes on to outline findings from research carried out within a social services authority in the north of England.
Personal finances, elderly people with dementia and the new community care
- Authors:
- LANGAN Joan, MEANS Robin
- Publisher:
- Anchor Housing Association
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 55p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Profiles the law relating to the handling of other people's money and goes on to identify how local authorities assess older people with dementia for fees and charges for residential care, nursing home care and domiciliary services. Also considers how welfare professionals deal with issues of day to day money handling when in the homes of older people with dementia. Concludes by looking at variations in local authority policy and practice in terms of both their willingness to formally take over responsibility for a client's financial affairs when there is no one else to do so, and their approach to confronting financial abuse through elder abuse strategies.