Elder Abuse: The New Normal? How to Prevent Elder Abuse at Care Homes. A Guide for Clients and Their Relatives

This book will show you, step by step, how to apply current legislation in order to uncover abuse and how to disclose it correctly. It is this writer's experience that care home residents whose relatives take an active part in their care get much better quality care than the rest. So read on and learn how to take direct action in order to stop abuse before it can even happen.Social care in the UK reached a tipping point a long time ago so, when you enter the care system you won't only be hit by extortionate rates, you are going to face abuse right from the beginning. This book will give you an invaluable insight into the care home world and on how to prevent becoming the victim of abuse.Elder abuse: The new normal? is a series of short episodes showing neglect in an English nursing home. These are the stories of people who can no longer speak for themselves and invite the reader to access the world of care as it unfolds behind closed doors. The characters' real names have been changed and the events have been slightly altered in order to create works of fiction, but the stories presented here are true in essence.