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How 'bracelets' can open doors
- Author:
- THOMPSON Malcolm
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 5(1), September 1998, pp.21-23.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
In the last issue, an article discussed ethical and legal issues associated with technological developments in the care sector. Cambridgeshire has had a pilot project on the use of "safety bracelets". The author explains why the county took this controversial step.
Rights, risks and restraints: an exploration into the use of restraint in the care of older people
- Author:
- COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL CARE INSPECTION
- Publisher:
- Commission for Social Care Inspection
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 64p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The report says that clear guidelines and well-resourced services are needed to ensure dignity of care for people who use services. It looks at the issues and dilemmas around restraint, particularly the tensions between respecting people’s rights to freedom and to make choices, while at the same time ensuring people’s safety. Although there is policy and legislation to respect people’s human rights, the report suggests that in practice care workers have been left largely unsupported to deal with these tensions.
Government in a jam over preserved rights
- Author:
- REVANS Lauren
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.8.01, 2001, p.9.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Charities object to suggestions that they should compensate for absent statutory services.
Rights and duties
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.6.00, 2000, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
An older person with Alzheimer's disease is proving a danger to herself and others but refuses to leave her neglected home to go into residential care. The author talks to a social worker about the case and the difficulty of striking the right balance between clients' rights and her duty of care.
A place of my own
- Author:
- BOND Henrietta
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.4.99, 1999, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at what to do when clients want to live independently, but that wish is actively opposed by families.
Management of sexual expression in long-term care: ombudsmen’s perspectives
- Authors:
- CORNELISON Laci J., DOLL Gayle M.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 53(5), 2013, pp.780-789.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Purpose: This study investigates sexual expression management in long-term care settings based on cases requiring intervention from ombudsmen. Although the literature frequently mentions a lack of policies governing sexual expression in these settings, there is little information available on management of situations when they occur. This study addresses these missing elements through the perspective of resident advocates. Design and Methods: 31 in-depth interviews using a multiple case study approach were conducted with long-term care ombudsmen in 6 states. A thematic analysis was performed on the interview transcripts. Results: Ombudsmen intervened in cases based on dilemma or conflict due to risk, risk associated with dementing illness, limited knowledge, privacy, and values. The theoretical framework of the total institution was utilised to interpret the results. Implications: The results underscored the importance of resident advocates to support residents’ rights. This research also highlights the importance of workforce training and examination of the institutional impact on resident sexual expression. Formulation of standards of practice for ethically complex situations is also critically important. (Publisher abstract)
Reflections on the serious case review of a female adult (JK)
- Author:
- SCOURFIELD Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 12(4), November 2010, pp.16-30.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This reflective paper follows from a reading of the executive summary of the Serious Case Review report into the death of JK (a 76-year-old female) in 2008 in Cornwall (Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Safeguarding Adults Board, 2009). It uses this case of a death associated with self-neglect to examine more closely the legal and ethical factors that practitioners must take into account when dealing with such cases. JK was found dead in her home in Nov 2008 by members of the Carrick Rapid Assessment Team. She had suffered from a range of health needs but was able to manage her own personal care and meals and relied on friends to undertake her shopping. However, she chose not to go outside her property and there were a number of reports regarding the poor state of hygiene in the house and the presence of dog faeces on the floor. This article considers whether someone who is judged to have capacity has the right to live in squalor and unsafe circumstances, whether their choice to refuse services is an acceptable choice, and what can and should practitioners do if they believe someone is making an unwise choice in such circumstances. The article provides a starting point for a discussion on the rights, risks and responsibilities in such cases. It also considers the legal powers that are available.
House of the chastising son
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.3.03, 2003, pp.44-45.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at the case of an 82 year-old women who suffered severe neglect while living with her son, but after a spell in residential care expressed a desire to return home. Looks at the dilemma this presented to adult protection staff.
Residents taking risks: minimising the use of restraint; a guide for care homes
- Author:
- COUNSEL AND CARE
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
People who move into care and homes have the same rights as everyone else to make decisions as to how they should live their lives. Responsibly taking risks is part of normal life. This report argues that although care homes can never be totally risk free, those that do not allow residents to take risks are very dull places and may be in violation of residents' rights.
Last wishes granted
- Author:
- BOND Henrietta
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.8.98, 1998, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A social worker describes the case of an elderly man who, when he discovered he was terminally ill with cancer, decided he wanted to be reunited with his long-abandoned daughters.