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Elder abuse
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- ADSS News, 5(3), September 1995, pp.21-22.
- Publisher:
- Association of Directors of Social Services
Summarises an ADSS document setting out guidelines on dealing with elder abuse.
'Elder abuse' as an innovation to Australia: a critical overview
- Author:
- DUNN Peter F.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 6(3/4), 1995, pp.13-30.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Social and economic pressures over the last decade have influenced Australian governments to focus on policies that address the needs of the older population. Although public assistance to older Australians dates back nearly a century, the 1980s saw unprecedented attention to and reform of public policies for the aged. This focus on the 'greying' of the nation encouraged the development of research initiatives into the needs of older persons. The recognition of 'elder abuse; as a social construct and innovation to Australia coincided with this general focus on the aged; in particular, the vulnerable aged population.
Breaking the last taboo
- Author:
- DAVIES Rhidian Wynn
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 18.10.95, 1995, p.16.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
A new telephone helpline has been launched to help combat the abuse of older people. Although it may lack a few teeth, it is a much needed start.
Adults at risk
- Author:
- DOBSON Roger
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.4.95, 1995, p.7.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Key factors in dealing with elder abuse are identifying those at risk then managing the situation. Reports on new practice guidelines drawn up by Dorset SSD.
Everybody's business: taking action on elder abuse; developing policies and procedures: the response of social services departments, health authorities and NHS trusts to a survey conducted in 1994
- Author:
- ACTION ON ELDER ABUSE
- Publisher:
- Action On Elder Abuse
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 37p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Results of a survey looking at the policies and procedures of a range of SSDs, health authorities and health trusts on elder abuse.
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
Elder abuse and the law: a collection of papers from the first annual conference of Action on Elder Abuse held at Lancaster University, March 1994
- Editor:
- CLOUGH Roger
- Publisher:
- Action On Elder Abuse
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 40p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report from a conference looking at elder abuse in the UK in a legal context.
Informing ourselves...so that we can empower others: report of an information day on elder abuse; organised by Lewisham Older Women's Network and the S.A.V.E. project
- Author:
- LEWISHAM. Social Services Department
- Publisher:
- Lewisham. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 34p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports on an information day, organised as part of the S.A.V.E. Project (Support and Advice for Vulnerable Elders), to enable women in Lewisham to explore and understand more about the problem of elder abuse. Includes discussion of individual case studies and an assessment of the success of the day.
Elder abuse in France
- Author:
- OGG Jim
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 2(3), 1995, pp.8-11.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
In France many health and social care practitioners are becoming aware that despite considerable economic resources directed towards health and social care provision for old age, there is a widening gap between those who receive an adequate or more than adequate level of services and those who are excluded. For those older people faced with disability or ill health, home and family will be their main source of support. A growth in unregulated private home-care by individuals and agencies means that this sector mostly consists of untrained and unqualified staff with no support. The possibility of abuse and exploitation in such circumstances therefore remains open. This article investigates elder abuse in France and ways in which French health, social and legal services operate in promoting the welfare of older people.
An empirical examination of the characteristics, consequences, and causes of elder abuse in nursing homes
- Authors:
- PAYNE Brian K., CIKOVIC Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 7(4), 1995, pp.61-74.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Examines the characteristics, consequences, and potential causes of patient abuse in US nursing homes. Using standard thematic content analysis, incidents of abuse reported to Medicaid Fraud Control Units throughout the nation were reviewed. Results suggest that the presence of a witness, gender of the offender in relation to the victim, and job-related factors have important implications in the prevention of nursing home patient abuse.