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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
Someone to watch over me
- Author:
- KERR Brian
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 6.10.94, 1994, p.9.
Argues that befrienders in care homes could perform the dual role of lay inspector and protector of residents' rights.
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.
National elder abuse questionnaire: summary of adult protective service investigator responses
- Authors:
- JOGERST Gerald, DALY Jeannette, INGRAM Jerry
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 13(4), 2002, pp.59-71.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The purpose of this paper is to characterize investigative structures and investigator characteristics for each APS office in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Through mailed questionnaires and follow-up telephone calls, 1,409 questionnaires were completed for a return rate of 80%. The mean age of respondents was 46.4 years and ninety-nine percent of the respondents worked full-time and has been in his or her current position for an average of nine years. Half of the respondents reported using abuse screen or risk factor instruments when investigating an alleged elder abuse report. Seventy-three percent reported that they investigate only adult and elder allegations. Sixty percent of the respondents reported that a formal training programme for elder abuse evaluations was in place for employees with an average length of two to four days. Sixty-nine percent of the investigators consider an elder to be “better off” most of the time following intervention, and that this improved status was a direct result of the resources provided. Nearly three-fourths of investigators reported that elder abuse was under reported in their area. Those on the front lines, the APS investigators, provide valuable insights regarding the systems in which they work. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
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
Taking care
- Author:
- CARRINGTON Lucie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.7.94, 1994, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Last month a report from the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing Midwifery and Health Visiting revealed that cases of physical and verbal abuse in nursing homes make up more than one in four cases heard by the council's professional conduct committee. Looks at the need for more social services input and talks to local authorities who have instigated joint inspections.
Recognising and addressing elder abuse in care homes: views from residents and managers
- Author:
- FURNESS Sheila
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 8(1), May 2006, pp.33-49.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This study reports on the views from 19 managers and 19 residents about their understanding of abuse, their perceptions of the different forms of abuse, and the possible action to deal with offending care staff. Although there was some consensus about the seriousness of certain types of abuse and how managers would investigate the allegation, the findings indicate that mandatory training for registered care home owners and managers is necessary to clarify their responsibilities in relation to their actions and the reporting of certain offences to relevant agencies. Residents' views also need to be taken seriously if they are to voice their opinions about life in a care home.
Making connections: good practice in the prevention and management of elder abuse: learning from SSI inspection reports in community and residential care settings
- Author:
- MCCREADIE Claudine
- Publisher:
- Age Concern Institute of Gerontology
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 48p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report makes use of local SSI inspection reports to connect findings on different inspection topics. It originates in the recognition that standards relating to the abuse of older people, both in their own homes and in residential settings, have been used in a range of inspections since 1994. The overall aim of the study is to examine the evidence about responses to the problem of elder abuse, as revealed in the SSI reports. The report then selects and analyses examples of good practice (focusing in particular on prevention and protection), summarises SSI findings, links the findings to the research literature, and makes suggestions for further research.
Professional conduct: occasional report on standards of nursing in nursing homes
- Authors:
- UNITED KINGDOM CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR NURSING, MIDWIFERY AND HEALTH VISITING
- Publisher:
- United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 30p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report identifying principal areas of concern arising from cases brought before the Council's Professional Conduct Committee. The cases included in the report have been selected for illustrative purposes.
A better home life: a code of good practice for residential and nursing home care; report of an advisory group convened by the Centre for Policy on Ageing and chaired by Kina, Lady Avebury
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR POLICY ON AGEING
- Publisher:
- Centre for Policy on Ageing
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 162p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Companion volume to the Centre for Policy on Ageing's first code of practice for residential care, 'Home life'. This volume also covers nursing homes and other care settings and reflects major changes since 1984, including the NHS and Community Care Act 1990. Gives clear guidance on aspects of care and management, underpinned throughout by the recognition of the rights of older people to be treated as individuals with dignity and respect.