Nicole Steils
Biographic Data
| ID | 6026401 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicole Steils |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicole |
| FAMILY NAME | Steils |
| SIGNATURE | STEILS N |
| AFFILIATIONS | King's College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9494-7443 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Unveiling the Economic Implications of Gaps in Responses to Self‐Neglect
This paper explores the economic implications of different support scenarios for individuals who self‐neglect whilst experiencing multiple exclusion homelessness (MEH) or hoarding behaviour (HB). It draws on analysis of six Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) of self‐neglect‐related deaths from across English localities. Focused on the last one or 2 years of an individual’s life, the SARs provide a detailed examination of resource utilisation acro…
No quick fixes
The failure of public agencies such as children’s social care (CSC), health and the police to share information about children and families has been repeatedly identified as a factor contributing to missed opportunities to protect children from harm in England. Specific failings relating to information on men in children’s lives who may pose a danger have also been highlighted, including in the Myth of the Invisible Men report published by the Ch…
Experiences of adult social work addressing self-neglect during the Covid-19 pandemic
Internationally there has been much interest in the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the care and support of older people including those with needs arising from self-neglect and/or hoarding. During the pandemic English local authorities' legal duties remained to respond to concerns about harm about people with care and support needs living in the community. This paper reports interviews with 44 participants working for adult safeguarding/adult…
Adult safeguarding managers' understandings of self‐neglect and hoarding
Self-neglect and hoarding are behaviours that are hard to define, measure and address. They are more prevalent among older people because of bio-psycho-social factors, which may be exacerbated by advancing age. This paper aims to further understandings of self-neglect and hoarding in England's Care Act 2014 context, drawing on a study involving qualitative interviews with local authority adult safeguarding managers who play an important role in d…
The Clarity and Contribution of the Hospital Social Work Role
This review explores international practice in hospital social work with older people through the lens of four different aspects of professional identity (self-identity and reported practice; professional characteristics; patient perspectives, and professional authority or power). It highlights the skills needed for hospital social work and the challenges faced by practitioners following organisational change in acute hospital care. It offers an …
Carers’ involvement in telecare provision by local councils for older people in England
This paper explores telecare manager and other ‘stakeholder’ perspectives on the nature, extent and impact of family and other unpaid/informal carers’ involvement in the provision of telecare equipment and services for older people. Data used in the paper are derived from a larger study on telecare provision by local councils in England. The paper aims to add to the growing evidence about carers’ engagement with electronic assistive technology an…
Making use of evidence in commissioning practice
Background This paper discusses findings from a study of English Local Authority (LA) Adult Social Care Departments (ASCDs) that explored how managers use telecare. A decade earlier, a large clinical trial, the ‘Whole System Demonstrator’ project (WSD), funded by the Department of Health (DH) investigated telecare’s effectiveness in promoting and maintaining independence among users. It found no evidence that telecare improved outcomes. Despite t…
Do direct payments improve outcomes for older people who receive social care? Differences in outcome between people aged 75+ who have a managed personal budget or a direct payment
Direct payments – cash for people eligible for adult social care and spent by them on care and support – are claimed to enable care to better reflect user preferences and goals which improve outcomes. This paper compares outcomes of older direct payment users and those receiving care via a managed personal budget (where the budget is spent on the recipients behalf by a third party). The study adopted a retrospective, comparative design using a po…
Unpacking frames of reference to inform the design of virtual world learning in higher education
In the changing context of globalised higher education, a series of pedagogical shifts have occurred, and with them, a number of interactive learning approaches have emerged. This article reports on findings taken from a large-scale study that explored the socio-political impact of virtual world learning on higher education in the UK, specifically with regard to Second Life . Three dominant frames of reference emerged following analysis of data g…
Do direct payments improve outcomes for older people who receive social care? Differences in outcome between people aged 75+ who have a managed personal budget or a direct payment
Direct payments – cash for people eligible for adult social care and spent by them on care and support – are claimed to enable care to better reflect user preferences and goals which improve outcomes. This paper compares outcomes of older direct payment users and those receiving care via a managed personal budget (where the budget is spent on the recipients behalf by a third party). The study adopted a retrospective, comparative design using a po…
Adult safeguarding managers' understandings of self‐neglect and hoarding
Self-neglect and hoarding are behaviours that are hard to define, measure and address. They are more prevalent among older people because of bio-psycho-social factors, which may be exacerbated by advancing age. This paper aims to further understandings of self-neglect and hoarding in England's Care Act 2014 context, drawing on a study involving qualitative interviews with local authority adult safeguarding managers who play an important role in d…
Carers’ involvement in telecare provision by local councils for older people in England
This paper explores telecare manager and other ‘stakeholder’ perspectives on the nature, extent and impact of family and other unpaid/informal carers’ involvement in the provision of telecare equipment and services for older people. Data used in the paper are derived from a larger study on telecare provision by local councils in England. The paper aims to add to the growing evidence about carers’ engagement with electronic assistive technology an…
Unpacking frames of reference to inform the design of virtual world learning in higher education
In the changing context of globalised higher education, a series of pedagogical shifts have occurred, and with them, a number of interactive learning approaches have emerged. This article reports on findings taken from a large-scale study that explored the socio-political impact of virtual world learning on higher education in the UK, specifically with regard to Second Life . Three dominant frames of reference emerged following analysis of data g…
Do direct payments improve outcomes for older people who receive social care? Differences in outcome between people aged 75+ who have a managed personal budget or a direct payment
Direct payments – cash for people eligible for adult social care and spent by them on care and support – are claimed to enable care to better reflect user preferences and goals which improve outcomes. This paper compares outcomes of older direct payment users and those receiving care via a managed personal budget (where the budget is spent on the recipients behalf by a third party). The study adopted a retrospective, comparative design using a po…
Making use of evidence in commissioning practice
Background This paper discusses findings from a study of English Local Authority (LA) Adult Social Care Departments (ASCDs) that explored how managers use telecare. A decade earlier, a large clinical trial, the ‘Whole System Demonstrator’ project (WSD), funded by the Department of Health (DH) investigated telecare’s effectiveness in promoting and maintaining independence among users. It found no evidence that telecare improved outcomes. Despite t…
The Clarity and Contribution of the Hospital Social Work Role
This review explores international practice in hospital social work with older people through the lens of four different aspects of professional identity (self-identity and reported practice; professional characteristics; patient perspectives, and professional authority or power). It highlights the skills needed for hospital social work and the challenges faced by practitioners following organisational change in acute hospital care. It offers an …
Carers’ involvement in telecare provision by local councils for older people in England
This paper explores telecare manager and other ‘stakeholder’ perspectives on the nature, extent and impact of family and other unpaid/informal carers’ involvement in the provision of telecare equipment and services for older people. Data used in the paper are derived from a larger study on telecare provision by local councils in England. The paper aims to add to the growing evidence about carers’ engagement with electronic assistive technology an…
Experiences of adult social work addressing self-neglect during the Covid-19 pandemic
Internationally there has been much interest in the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the care and support of older people including those with needs arising from self-neglect and/or hoarding. During the pandemic English local authorities' legal duties remained to respond to concerns about harm about people with care and support needs living in the community. This paper reports interviews with 44 participants working for adult safeguarding/adult…
Adult safeguarding managers' understandings of self‐neglect and hoarding
Self-neglect and hoarding are behaviours that are hard to define, measure and address. They are more prevalent among older people because of bio-psycho-social factors, which may be exacerbated by advancing age. This paper aims to further understandings of self-neglect and hoarding in England's Care Act 2014 context, drawing on a study involving qualitative interviews with local authority adult safeguarding managers who play an important role in d…
No quick fixes
The failure of public agencies such as children’s social care (CSC), health and the police to share information about children and families has been repeatedly identified as a factor contributing to missed opportunities to protect children from harm in England. Specific failings relating to information on men in children’s lives who may pose a danger have also been highlighted, including in the Myth of the Invisible Men report published by the Ch…
Unveiling the Economic Implications of Gaps in Responses to Self‐Neglect
This paper explores the economic implications of different support scenarios for individuals who self‐neglect whilst experiencing multiple exclusion homelessness (MEH) or hoarding behaviour (HB). It draws on analysis of six Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) of self‐neglect‐related deaths from across English localities. Focused on the last one or 2 years of an individual’s life, the SARs provide a detailed examination of resource utilisation acro…
Healthcare innovation and challenges (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Health care (4 works) · Safeguarding (4 works) · Elder Abuse and Neglect (3 works)