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| Correlates of open and locked facility placement in a population of decisionally impaired adults | | Author(s) | Sandra L Reynolds, Kathleen H Wilber |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 54B, no 6, November 1999 |
| Pages | pp S349-355 |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Dementia ; Court of protection ; Institutional accommodation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Conservatorship (known as guardianship in the UK) is a highly intrusive intervention designed to protect those at risk of physical, emotional or financial harm, and sometimes to protect others from such people. This California study compares characteristics of public conservatees placed in locked institutions with those in less restrictive settings. Data on some 1,500 adult conservatees in Los Angeles County in July 1993 are examined in cross-section. Models exploring their individual and environmental characteristics and ageing effects are tested on the probability that adults are placed in locked facilities versus other placement types. Locked placements are associated with being female, receiving SSI, a diagnosis of dementia, and being identified as a danger to oneself and to others. The effect of older age (being over 60) and impaired functioning are inversely related. The authors suggest further research on whether alternative placement types such as special care units with secured perimeters can further reduce the need for locked facilities. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000306230 A |
| Classmark | E: EA: JVC: KV: 7T |
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