Tag Archives: Elder Abuse

International Perspectives on the Possible Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown on Abuse of the Elderly (JGCR / American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry / JAGS)

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A selection of recent articles presents a surprising consensus on the issues in question, across disparate international regions. First, an article written from the context of India: Full Text Link Reference Rina, K. Maiti, T. Panigrahi, M. Patro, B. … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Abuse Intervention / Prevention Model (AIM), Abuse of Vulnerable Adults, Ageism, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (Bhubaneswar; India), American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Wolverhampton; UK), Casual Ageism, Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion: VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, Department of Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Department of Family Medicine: University of Southern California, Department of Medicine: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Detecting Elder Abuse, Elder Abuse, Elder Abuse in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Era, Emotional Abuse, Estimated Global Prevalence of Elder Abuse, Financial Abuse, IMS and SUM Hospital (Bhubaneswar; India), India, Institutional Abuse, International Comparisons, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center: VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Negative Impact of Ageist Attitudes, Patterns of Abuse and Harm, Psychological Abuse, Risk Reduction, School of Gerontology: University of Southern California, United States, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Wolverhampton | Leave a comment

Raising Awareness of Mental Health in Older People (Age UK / NHS England / MHF / JGCR)

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Age UK has reported the results of a YouGov survey which indicates that half of older adults (those aged 55 and older) have experienced mental health problems. Of this population group, 7.7 million people are estimated to have experienced … Continue reading →

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Estimated Prevalence of Elder Abuse in the Community: a Global Assessment (Lancet Global Health)

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A systematic review and meta-analysis examining elder abuse prevalence in community settings across 28 countries identified a pooled prevalence rate of 15.7% for overall elder abuse. The rates were 11.6% for psychological abuse, 6.8% for financial abuse, 4.2% for … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Davis School of Gerontology: University of Southern California, Elder Abuse, Estimated Global Prevalence of Financial Abuse, Estimated Global Prevalence of Neglect, Estimated Global Prevalence of Physical Abuse, Estimated Global Prevalence of Psychological Abuse, Estimated Global Prevalence of Sexual Abuse, Financial Abuse, Global Context, Global Outlook, High-Income Countries, International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, Lancet Global Health, Later Life, Los Angeles, Low Income Countries, Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Mental Health and Illness, Middle Income Countries, Neglect, Neglect (Patterns of Abuse and Harm), Overall Elder Abuse Prevalence, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, PANICOA (Prevention of Abuse and Neglect in the Institutional Care of Older Adults), Physical Abuse, Prevalence of Elder Abuse in Community, Prevention of Abuse and Neglect in the Institutional Care of Older Adults, Protecting Adults from Abuse or Neglect, Psychological Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), UK, University of Southern California, University of West of England, USA, Wellbeing in an Ageing Population, WHO Department of Ageing and Life Course | Leave a comment

Unlawful Deprivation of Liberty (BBC News)

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Milton Keynes Council’s decision to move a woman with dementia from her house to a care home has been judged unlawful by the Court of Protection. Full Text Link Reference Care home move ‘breached woman’s human rights’. London: BBC … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged BBC Health News, Court of Protection, Deprivation of Liberty, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in England: Implementation Costs, Elder Abuse, Elderly Human Rights, Human Rights, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Council | Leave a comment

Safeguarding and Housing (SCIE)

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) recently released a guide on safeguarding for the housing sector. It includes information – and examples from practice – to support local authority social care staff who work with housing sector staff. … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Abuse of Vulnerable Adults, Accountability, Action Fraud, Action on Elder Abuse, Adult Safeguarding, Alliance Homes, Ann Craft Trust, Anti-Social Behaviour, Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB), Birmingham Social Housing Partnership, Bournville Village Trust, Bradford, Caregiver Support, Carer Support, Catalyst Housing Ltd, Circle Housing, Collaborative Working, Community Safety Partnerships, Domestic Abuse, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Elder Abuse, Empowerment, Frontline Housing Staff and Contractors, Gateshead, Government Policy on Adult Safeguarding, HCA: Homes and Communities Agency, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), Housing and Safeguarding, Housing Managers, Housing Providers, Housing Representation on Safeguarding Adults Boards, Housing Safeguarding Agreement, Housing Safeguarding Networks, Independent Age, Information Sharing, Joint Working, Kirklees Council, Lancashire, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Authority and Social Care, Local Authority Commissioners, Local Authority Social Care Staff, Local Authority Support, Local Partnerships, London Borough of Lewisham, MCA: Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Capacity Act, Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPAs), Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARACs), Multi-Agency Safeguarding, Multi-Agency Working, Neglect, Partnership, Prevention, Private Landlords, Proportionality, Protection, Raising Concerns, Registered Social Landlords (RSLs), Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding Adults Principles, safeguarding Adults Reviews, Safeguarding and Housing, Safeguarding Boards, Safeguarding Principles, Safer Birmingham Partnership, Safer Estates Agreement, SCIE’s Knowledge Base on Safeguarding, SCIE’s Learning Together Initiative, Self-Neglect, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Solihull Adult Safeguarding Team, St Leger Homes (Doncaster), Stockport Council, Support for Carers, Support for Perpetrators of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB), Supported Housing, Sutton Housing Partnership, Thurrock Council, Transparency and Accountability, Waltham Forest Housing Association, Women’s Aid, Yorkshire | Leave a comment

Under-Cover Work in Elderly Care Home Exposes Sub-Standard Care (BBC News / BBC One Panorama)

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Eight staff members have been suspended from the Old Deanery care home in Essex after an undercover investigation by BBC Panorama found cases of malpractice and poor care. Secret filming for the “Behind Closed Doors: Elderly Care Exposed” Panorama TV … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Abuse (Care Workers and Care Homes), Abuse of Vulnerable Adults, Anglia Retirement Homes Ltd, BBC Health News, BBC Panorama, Behind Closed Doors: Elderly Care Exposed: Panorama (BBC One), Care and Compassion, Care Home Abuse, Care Home Assessments, Care Home Culture, Care Home Inspections, Care Home Regulation, Care Home Sector, Care Home Staff, Care Homes, Care Quality Commission (CQC), CCTV in Care Homes, Compassion, Compassion in Care, Compassionate Care, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dignity and Respect, Elder Abuse, Essex County Council, Human Rights in Care Homes, Improving Standards in Care Homes, Institutional Abuse, Neglect, Old Deanery Care Home, Old Deanery in Essex, Protecting Adults from Abuse or Neglect, Quality of Care, Quality of Care for People With Dementia, Research in Care Homes, Safe and Compassionate Care, Secret Filming, Secret Filming in Care Homes, Staff Training, Staffing (Care Homes), Under Cover Working in Care Home, Whistleblowing | Leave a comment

Proposals for Zero Harm Culture in NHS (BBC News / Department of Health)

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Professor Don Berwick of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), which he co-founded in Cambridge (Massachusetts), is expected to release plans to create a “zero harm” culture in the NHS in England today. Prof. Berwick, being a world expert on patient safety, was asked by ministers … Continue reading →

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Code of Conduct and National Minimum Training Standards for Healthcare Support Workers (Skills for Health and Skills for Care)

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Skills for Health and Skills for Care were sponsored by the Department of Health in 2011 to develop a Code of Conduct and a set of National Minimum Training Standards for healthcare support workers. Read more: Code of Conduct and … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Abuse of Vulnerable Adults, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Workers, Care Support, Choice, Code of Conduct, Code of Conduct and Minimum Training for Health and Care Assistants, Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers, Cognitive Issues, Comments and Complaints, Communication, Compassionate Care, Confidentiality, Core and Common Competences for Support Workers, Diversity, Duty of Care, Elder Abuse, Elderly Human Rights, Equality, Handling, Health and Safety, Healthcare Support Workers, Human Rights, Hydration, Incidents Errors and Near Misses, Inclusion, Infection Prevention and Control, Minimum Training Standards for Healthcare Support Workers, National Minimum Training Standards for Healthcare Support Workers, Nutrition and Hydration, Nutritional Care, Participation, Participation of Older People, Patient Choice, Patient Rights, Respectful Communication, Safeguarding, Skills for Care, Skills for Care and Skills for Health, Skills for Health, Social Care, Training Standards for Healthcare Support Workers, User Participation, Whistleblowing | Leave a comment

Time to Listen in Care Homes, Dignity and Nutrition Inspection Programme 2012 (CQC)

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission‘s second Dignity and Nutrition report concerning care homes has been published alongside that for NHS hospitals. The CQC inspected 500 care homes, including 422 homes providing dementia care. It found that 84% of care homes respected … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Abuse of Vulnerable Adults, Care Home Assessments, Care Home Regulation, Care Homes, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), Dignity and Nutrition Inspection Programme (CQC), Dignity and Nutrition Inspection Programme (DANI), Dignity and Nutrition Inspection Programme 2012 (CQC), Dignity and Nutrition Reports, Dignity and Respect, Elder Abuse, Experts by Experience (CQC), Homes Providing Dementia Care, Human Rights, Human Rights in Care Homes, Hydration and Nutrition, Independence, Malnutrition, Nutrition and Hydration, Nutritional Support, Religious or Cultural Backgrounds, Residential Care Homes, Respect, Respect for Religious or Cultural Backgrounds, Safe Staffing, Safeguarding, Short Observational Framework for Inspection 2, Staffing (Care Homes), Staffing Levels | Leave a comment

Dignity and Nutrition In Hospitals: Inspection Programme Report (BBC News / CQC)

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

The Care Quality Commission‘s second Dignity and Nutrition report concerning NHS hospitals has found that roughly a third of hospitals fail to meet all the standards for nutrition and dignity. 50 hospitals were inspected by the CQC, of which 33 were meeting all of the five relevant … Continue reading →

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