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Where does Cornwall leave No Secrets?
- Author:
- STONE Kathryn
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.07.06, 2006, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author asks where the findings of physical and emotional abuse in learning difficulties services run by Cornwall Partnership NHS trust leave the No Secrets guidance on the protection of vulnerable adults.
NW audit of quality in residential supports
- Authors:
- BLISS Vicky, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester. Hester Adrian Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
At present, little information is available to Health and Social Services Purchasers with regard to either specific general improvement in quality of life or specific health gains for those supported in the community. Given the size of current and future investments in community-based services for this client group, their vulnerability and the clear desirability of monitoring the outcomes of the support they receive, it is of particular concern that no standardised method of monitoring is available. The North West Regional office financed a project to develop an audit tool which would help to fill the current gap in knowledge about the quality of residential services.
Care homes for younger adults and adult placements: national minimum care standards consultation document
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 163p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This consultation document contains the draft care homes regulations, national minimum standards for care homes for younger adults and adult placements, supplementary standards for children aged 16 and 17 in care homes and a partial regulatory impact assessment (RIA).
Crossing the divide: the role of inspection units in protecting vulnerable adults
- Authors:
- STEIN June, BROWN Hilary
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 3(1), February 2001, pp.25-34.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The registration and inspection of residential care services for vulnerable adults rests with local government, but in 2002 responsibility passes to the new Commission for Care Standards. This article looks at how inspection units understand and respond to adult protection issues, considers how they contribute to multi-agency adult protection and speculates on how the planned changes will impact on policy and practice.
Quick guide: Creating a positive safeguarding culture
- Authors:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE, SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publishers:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
This quick guide, aimed at registered managers of care homes, covers policy and procedure requirements with the aim of creating and maintaining a positive safeguarding culture. Safeguarding adults in care homes means protecting their right to live in safety and acting to prevent abuse and neglect. The Care Act 2014 and its statutory guidance outline what safeguarding arrangements all organisations should have in place, including a policy and procedure that reflect the local safeguarding arrangements. Safeguarding in care homes should also be informed by the Making Safeguarding Personal framework. (Edited publisher abstract)
Oops! Its happened again! Evidence of the continuing abuse of older people in care
- Author:
- MOORE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 20(1), 2018, pp.33-46.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present findings from an empirical research project designed to enhance knowledge of the current extent and nature of abuse in contemporary care homes for older people. Design/methodology/approach: A self-completion, postal questionnaire was used to elicit both numerical and textual data that was subsequently subjected to both quantitative and qualitative analysis. The questionnaire was distributed to newly appointed care staff in six participating care homes providing care to older people to determine the nature of any abuse they may have witnessed in the homes in which they had previously worked. Findings: A significant proportion of respondents described instances of predominantly psychological and physical abuse and neglect. Research limitations/implications: Though the research draws upon the experiences of only 194 anonymous questionnaire respondents, of whom 140 had witnessed abuse; data suggest that abuse continues to occur in some care homes for older people. Originality/value: The research has revealed staffs’ recent experiences of a range of abusive acts and practices. Findings suggest that changes are required to current methods of external scrutiny and investigation of practices in care homes. (Publisher abstract)
Reducing need to restrain vulnerable patients
- Author:
- ANDERSON Pat
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 110(29), 2014, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
This article summarises key areas of multi-professional guidance on reducing the need for restrictive interventions in hospitals and residential care or nursing homes. The guidance 'Positive and proactive care: reducing the need for restrictive interventions', published in 2014 by the Department of Health, states that staff must create therapeutic environments that create wellness, and must use restrictive interventions only when there is a real possibility of harm to the person, staff or the public. The guidance recommends incorporating positive behavioural support and using behavioural support plans for people who are most likely to be exposed to restrictive intervention. The guidance also offers recommendations on the use of physical restraint, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, seclusion and long-term segregation. The article also briefly refers to the Safewards model, which has been found to be effective in reducing the use of physical restraint in acute UK mental health settings. (Edited publisher abstract)
Bodywork in dementia care: recognising the commonalities of selfhood to facilitate respectful care in institutional settings
- Author:
- KELLY Fiona
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 34(6), 2014, pp.1073-1090.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This paper draws on two data sources (Kelly's ethnographic study and a British Broadcasting Corporation television programme) to explore the practice of bodywork in the care of frail people with dementia in institutional settings. It explores the complexity of engaging in bodywork, particularly work that is distasteful to the care-worker, and shows how non-recognition of the selfhood of the person with dementia can result in practices that are demeaning and potentially abusive to those in receipt of such work. In contrast to a person-centred approach that urges practitioners to acknowledge people with dementia as unique individuals, with unique needs, wishes, abilities and desires, this paper argues for the use of Sabat's Selfs 1–3 construct to look for commonalities of selfhood, enabling care workers to recognise aspects of themselves in their patients as they carry out care, thereby facilitating care that empathically respects their patients' dignity and potential for vulnerability. Thus, it aims to advance theory and improve practice by arguing for the necessity of putting selfhood at the forefront of bodywork in order to facilitate respectful care that dignifies rather than objectifies the person. (Publisher abstract)
Better Regulation Task Force report: bridging the gap; participation in social care regulation; government response
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Bridging the Gap is a helpful contribution to identifying how users of social care services can be involved in the process of inspection and regulation. The report is very much in line with Government thinking and its recommendations largely reflect commitments and policy announcements previously made by the Government and the Commission for Social Care Inspection. It is vital that the voices of people living in care homes or receiving social care services in their own homes are heard.
Costs needs and outcomes in residential and community-based care of the elderly: towards the quantification of optimal targeting criteria: prepared for the conference "Les Institutions Sanitaires et Sociales Face au Vieillisement" ... September 1988
- Author:
- DAVIES Bleddyn
- Publisher:
- University of Kent. Personal Social Services Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 27p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
Looks at costs and outcomes of community and residential services for the elderly.