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No longer afraid: the safeguard of older people in domestic settings; practice guidelines
- Authors:
- TOMLINSON David F., et al
- Publisher:
- HMSO/Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Deals primarily with issues SSD managers and practitioners need to consider when working with older people. Comments on the prevalence of elder abuse and its causes, and includes a list of possible indicators of abuse.
In search of accountability: a review of the neglect of older people living in care homes investigated as Operation Jasmine
- Author:
- FLYNN Margaret
- Publisher:
- Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 326
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This review is an examination of a series of events and allegations of abuse at care homes and nursing homes in south east Wales at the beginning of the twenty-first century. These events were the subject of a seven year investigation by Gwent Police, which was known as Operation Jasmine. The operation was established during October 2005 when an 84 year old resident of Bryngwyn Mountleigh nursing home in Newbridge was admitted to Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital after being given incorrect doses of medication. She later died. The operation identified over 100 alleged victims, many of whom have since died, but the police were unable to prosecute for either gross negligence manslaughter or wilful neglect since, during 2010, the Crown Prosecution Service decided that there was insufficient evidence to support a reasonable prospect of success on this basis. The report discusses the experiences of the relatives of older people who were harmed in the residential homes and sets out a series of chronologies, focusing on the role of care home owners, key events in the police investigation, and the roles of the Crown Prosecution Service, of the Care Standards Inspectorate for Wales and its successor, the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales, and of the Health and Safety Executive. The report also examines the role of the NHS in addressing the clinical needs of older people in care homes and in secondary care as well as in commissioning care. It considers the legal context of residential care and corporate governance and explores the role of the media; the governance of the police investigation; the use of expertise; the limits of local authorities’ adult protection procedures; the contrast between known outcomes and the expected outcomes; the challenges for inspection and regulation; the workforce culture; and questions about GPs and/or company directors of homes for older people and how the care of residents might be improved. The report concludes with the lessons learnt and recommendations. (Edited publisher abstract)
Guidance on prosecuting crimes against older people
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Crown Prosecution Service
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Crown Prosecution Service
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has already demonstrated their commitment to diversity and to better protecting the vulnerable. This policy goes one step further and explains exactly how the CPS will apply best practice, protect victims and witnesses and prosecute this abhorrent crime effective. The issues addressed in the policy include how the CPS will support older people as victims and witnesses of crime; what special measures - such as screens in court or video links to their home - are available; what happens if the victim withdraws support or no longer wishes to give evidence and continuing a case where that has happened. The policy also summarises some of the wide and complex range of crimes which older people may experience.
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
SSI practice guidelines 'No longer afraid: the safeguard of older people in domestic settings; report of 2 study days
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Letter accompanying the report of a 2 day seminar on the abuse of older people and the responses of the agencies concerned.
Abuse of older people in domestic settings: a report on two SSI seminars
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 30p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report from 2 seminars organised to disseminate the DoH guidelines on elder abuse 'No longer afraid', and to share experiences of work in this field. Includes chapters on: empowering older people; recognising abuse; responding to abuse; and working across agencies.
The human rights of older people in healthcare: eighteenth report of session 2006-07: Vol. 2: Oral and written evidence
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. Joint Committee on Human Rights
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 240p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Evidence regards the implementation of the Human Rights Act by service providers; health and social care inspectorates and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE); the role of staff in protecting human rights; and empowering older people. Although there are examples of excellent care, there are concerns about poor treatment, neglect, abuse, discrimination, and ill-considered discharge. There is a significant difference between the 'duty to provide' under care standards legislation and the 'right to receive' under human rights legislation and the culture needs to change. The Committee recommends legislation and a role for the Commission for Equality and Human Rights, and also recommends measures to strengthen human rights obligations and duties, including better guidance and standards, and bringing private and voluntary care homes into the scope of the Human Rights Act.
Inspection of community care services for black and minority ethnic older people: Kirklees; 9th to 16th September 1996
- Authors:
- MURRAY Ulric, FEAN Lynda, THATCHER David
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate. North East In
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 65p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
National action plan to prevent the abuse of older people: a consultation on actions the Welsh Government will take to prevent the abuse and neglect of older people in Wales
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 26
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This consultation document seeks views on proposed actions the Welsh Government will take to prevent the abuse and neglect of older people in Wales. The Government is clear that abuse or neglect in any form against older people will not be tolerated. This includes financial scams, physical and mental abuse and neglect. Age does not diminish an individual's right to live with dignity and respect. The Action Plan sets out a series of measures which the Welsh Government will put in place across Government to ensure that older people are protected from all types of abuse, and to prevent them from being at risk of abuse. It builds upon much good work done under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016, and the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015. This plan has three overarching themes: 1. Older people are supported to live independently and with dignity and are able to access relevant support from safeguarding services where they are at risk of abuse or neglect; 2. Older people experiencing domestic abuse or sexual violence are able to access relevant support from Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV) services when required; 3. Older people receiving care and support are protected from becoming at risk of abuse or neglect. This consultation closes on 17 October 2022. (Edited publisher abstract)
Consultation paper on law and the elderly (LRC CP 23 - 2003)
- Author:
- IRELAND. Law Reform Commission
- Publisher:
- Ireland. Law Reform Commission
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 224p.
- Place of publication:
- Dublin
Elderly people require support from income maintenance, health, housing and personal social services. The Law Reform Commission is conscious that the elderly constitute a significant and growing group who may also need specific support and protection from the legal system. While the majority of elderly people do not need any special legal support or protection, there is a significant minority who, because of illness or disability, impaired mental capacity or social and economic dependency do need protection. They may require protection from physical or mental abuse. They may need protection from misuse of their money or property. At some stage they may need help with making decisions and ultimately may need a substitute decision maker. This is a matter of interest to everyone and not just to the current generation of elderly people – any one of us could become a vulnerable adult in need of protection. This Consultation Paper is concerned with legal mechanisms for the protection of such vulnerable elderly people.