Safeguarding vulnerable older people
A job for life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12678667 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steve Moore (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 214-228 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Adult Protection (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1466-8203 • E-ISSN: 2042-8669 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/jap-02-2016-0001 |
| OpenAlex | W2491045948 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 24 |
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the findings from one component of an empirical, mixed methods research project designed to determine the extent, nature and causes of abuse in contemporary independent sector care homes for older people. Design/methodology/approach – A self-completion, postal questionnaire was used to elicit both numerical and textual data that were subsequently subjected to both quantitative and qualitative analysis. The questionnaire was distributed to newly appointed care staff in five participating care homes 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 and revealed hitherto undisclosed abusive practices. Research limitations/implications – Though the research draws upon the experiences of only 140 anonymous questionnaire respondents, of whom 94 had witnessed abuse, data suggest 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
Child abuse · Elder abuse · Empirical research · Medical emergency · Neglect · Originality · Physical abuse · Poison control · Political science · Qualitative research · Safeguarding · Scrutiny · Social science · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Value (mathematics · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues · Elder Abuse and Neglect · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
Physical abuse by staff and co-residents of older people and people with intellectual disabilities
Understanding Safeguarding for People Living with Dementia
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil? Underreporting of abuse in care homes
Assumption, the mother of all foul ups
Through a glass darkly
Oops! Its happened again! Evidence of the continuing abuse of older people in care homes
The sound of silence
The relativity of theory
Paths to perdition
The scope of safety in English older adult care homes
If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always got
Of myths and markets
What’s in a word? The importance of the concept of “values” in the prevention of abuse of older people in care homes
Characterisation of resident-to-resident aggression in residential services for people with disabilities
Mixed methodology
The prevalence of elder abuse and neglect
Mail Surveys
Meeting the Mixed Methods Challenge of Integration in a Sociological Study of Structure and Agency
Helping vulnerable adults to keep safe
A multi‐method study on elder abuse and neglect in nursing homes
A study of adult protection referrals in two local authorities
Outcomes following adult safeguarding alerts
The meaning of nursing-home
Motivated decision making
Dilemmas in a general theory of planning
| Citations per year | 1.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |