Clough, Roger (1999) Scandalous care:interpreting public enquiry reports of scandals in residential care. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 10 (1-2). pp. 13-27.
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This article reviews an earlier study written for the Wagner Committee (1988) on scandals in residential care. That review was based on a study of ten enquiry reports, only two of which were about homes for older people. The main events that were described are grouped as: institutionalised practices, indifference and neglect, physical cruelty, humiliation, too authoritarian a life-style, a dull and depressing life-style, an overcrowded and run down environment, disharmony amongst the staff team, and staff misappropriating goods or money. Now, more weight should be given to: residents’ abuse of residents and of staff, an improper influence on the life-style of others, and sexual abuse. Explanations proposed are: structural, environmental, and individual and worker style. Abuse is considered in the context of the nature of direct care and the acts of intimate caring of others.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Departments: | Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > Applied Social Science |
| ID Code: | 19794 |
| Deposited By: | Mrs Janet Harris |
| Deposited On: | 11 Nov 2008 15:27 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 15:34 |
| Identification Number: | |
| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/19794 |
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