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Inspection of services for older people with dementia in the community: Northumberland; September 1995
- Authors:
- BROWN Derek, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate. North East In
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 48p.
- Place of publication:
- Gateshead
Law and the elderly: an introduction
- Author:
- McDONALD Ann
- Publisher:
- University of East Anglia
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 42p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
Covers the law concerning physical and financial protection, elderly mentally infirm people, frail elderly, and old age abuse.
Stress, conflict and abuse of the elderly
- Editors:
- WOLF Rosalie S., BERGMAN Shimon
- Publisher:
- JDC-Brookdale Institute of Gerontology and Adult Human Development
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Place of publication:
- Jerusalem
Papers from an international conference held in Jerusalem in 1986. Ethical issues, abuse in residential care, the role of the general practitioner, impact of victimization, fraud, the elderly mentally infirm, evaluation of support group
Family caregivers’ perceptions of maltreatment of older adults with dementia: findings from the northwest of Spain
- Authors:
- RIVERA-NAVARRO Jesus, CONTADOR Israel
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 31(1), 2019, pp.77-95.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Dementia is a neurocognitive disorder that implies a risk factor of maltreatment by family caregivers. In this study, the authors analyzed both informal caregiver’s perceptions of maltreatment and aspects of the caregiver and caregiving behaviour that may be associated with maltreatment. They conducted five focus groups (FGs) in three Spanish cities: Segovia, Soria and León. The themes that were identified were related to two levels of maltreatment: (a) relational and (b) institutional. At the relational level, the authors observed the justification of maltreatment of Older Adults with Dementia (OAswD) by family caregivers during the occurrence of behavioural symptoms. At the institutional level, the authors noted that lack of support from the government was considered a type of maltreatment. These themes suggest that policy issues related to healthcare should be considered. (Edited publisher abstract)
Serious case reviews into dementia care: an analysis of context and content
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, MARTINEAU Stephen
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 46(2), 2016, pp.514-531.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Adult Serious Case Reviews (SCRs) are commissioned by local Safeguarding Boards to investigate how local professionals and agencies worked together to safeguard a vulnerable adult following an incident of abuse, harm or death if the Board identifies concerns about agencies' actions from which lessons may be learned. This paper presents the results of a study undertaken in 2013 analysing Adult SCRs where the person who was at risk of harm, or had been harmed or died, had a dementia. Of the eighty-four SCRs available, fourteen were identified as involving a person with dementia and in a further seven the victim(s) may have had dementia. Discrete themes are presented: the situation of self- or publicly funded residents; the potential of poor care quality in all settings for people with dementia, and by different staff and family carers; the lack of communication with family members; and poor integration of care for people with dementia. The SCRs provide vivid illustrations of the ‘faultlines’ that may exist in dementia support systems. In England, Adult SCRs are moving to a statutory basis under the Care Act 2014 and this paper draws attention to their potential as learning materials in dementia care for commissioners, for social workers and for safeguarding practice. (Publisher abstract)
Screening for elder abuse in hospitalized older adults with dementia
- Authors:
- PISANI Leslie D., WALSH Christine A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 24(3), 2012, pp.195-215.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Research has shown that individuals with dementia are more likely to be victims of elder abuse. While the opportunity to screen hospitalised older adults with psychiatric issues related to dementia for elder abuse could facilitate prevention, questions remain about the efficacy of screening practices within this population. The purpose of this article is to raise awareness of the need to screen for abuse when inpatients have dementia, provide clinicians with a literature review to support their choice of an appropriate screen for their setting, encourage administrative support for its adoption and successful implementation, and assist in the education of other professionals involved in prevention or treatment of elder abuse. The review findings suggest that, for clinician completion, the Elder Assessment Instrument and the Brief Abuse Screens for the Elderly are recommended. For the older adult, the brief Hwalek-Sengstock Elder Abuse Screening Test is suitable. The Modified Conflict Tactics Scale, which can be used by both the older adult and the nonprofessional caregiver, has many of the recommended characteristics. The article concludes that research is necessary in the application of these screens within hospitals to detect elder abuse within this specialised population.
Contrasting perceptions of health professionals and older people in Australia: what constitutes elder abuse?
- Authors:
- HEMPTON C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 26(5), May 2011, pp.466-472.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study investigated differences in the perceptions of what constitutes elderly abuse between family carers, older people and health professionals. It also looked at whether these perceptions differ from the behaviours considered abusive in the Victorian Government’s “with Respect to Age” 2009 guidelines. The Caregiving Scenario Questionnaire (CSQ) was disseminated to health professionals from two metropolitan hospitals, older volunteers and carers of older people with dementia. In total, 120 health professionals, 361 older people and 89 carers returned surveys. Significantly more health professionals than older people identified locking someone in the house alone all day, restraining someone in a chair, and hiding medication in food as abusive. There were no significant differences between healthy volunteer older people and carers in their perceptions of elder abuse. A significant minority (40.8%) of health professionals and over 50% of carers did not identify locking the care recipient alone in the house all day as abusive. It appears that, in Australia, there is limited consensus between older people, carers and health professionals regarding what constitutes elder abuse. Health professionals were more likely to identify abusive and potentially abusive strategies correctly than carers or healthy older people, but nonetheless between 25 and 40% of health professionals did not identify the abusive strategies.
The relationship between dementia and elder abuse
- Authors:
- OWENS Colm, COOPER Claudia
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 14(1), March 2010, pp.19-21.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Noting that people who depend on others for their basic needs, including dementia sufferers, are most likely to be abused, that caring for people with dementia is demanding and stressful work, and that unpaid or informal carers, often untrained family members, provide the bulk of dementia care in the UK, the authors of this article designed the CAring for Relatives with Dementia (CARD) study, which asked family carers of a representative group of dementia sufferers recruited from secondary care about abusive acts towards the people they cared for. A questionnaire was used to ask a sample of carers in north London and Essex about 10 potentially abusive acts, and the results showed that just over half of the family carers reported some abusive behaviour, with one third of the carers reporting that abusive behaviour had occurred at least 'sometimes' in the last three months. The article discusses the findings, and suggests that any policy for safeguarding vulnerable adults should consider strategies directed towards families who provide the majority of care for older people, rather than exclusively formal carers.
What is financial abuse?
- Author:
- BROWN Hilary
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 5(2), May 2003, pp.3-10.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The author explores the meaning of the term 'adult abuse' and suggests new ways of looking at the phenomenon. The article brings together the literature on both financial abuse and neglect, focusing in particular on the interaction between financial abuse and neglect in the context of adults who lack capacity.
Prevalence of elder mistreatment as reported by social workers in a probability sample of adult day health care clients
- Authors:
- FULMER Terry, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 11(3), 1999, pp.25-36.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article reports on prevalence estimates elder abuse for a probability sample of Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) clients in New York State, using data provided during a social worker informant interview. The Abuse "signs and symptoms" items in the social workers informant interview schedule were divided into physical indictors and client's behavioural indicators. Elder mistreatment prevalence was significantly reduced when "apprehensive" was excluded. The findings suggest that ADHC provide a point of contact for the assessment and intervention in mistreatment that might otherwise be overlooked among older people who are often isolated or homebound.