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Behind closed doors
— an investigation into elder abuse in north east Essex, in residential, sheltered and private accommodation, to explore the need for a specialist, local abuse telephone help-line | | Author(s) | Susan Greaves |
| Corporate Author | North Essex Advocacy Teams for older people (NEAT) |
| Publisher | unpublished, May 2002 |
| Pages | 82 pp |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Advisory services [elderly] ; Advocacy ; Telephone ; Qualitative Studies ; Tendring ; Colchester. |
| Annotation | Set up originally in 1982 as the Tendring Advocacy Scheme, the scheme now covers all of North Essex as North Essex Advocacy Teams (NEAT). This qualitative research project was funded by the Essex Community Foundation and the East of England Development Agency's Rural Development Small Grants Programme. The aim was either to support or refute the perceived need by NEAT for a small, specialist local help-line dealing with all aspects of elder abuse. In-depth interviews were conducted with 67 older people, living either in residential or nursing homes, sheltered housing, or their own homes. Also interviewed were 40 residential/nursing home care staff, 3 social workers, 2 general practitioners (GPs), a practice manager, 4 district nurses, 3 area managers from a private care agency, a solicitor, and a police constable. Of 83 residential and nursing homes contacted in the Tendring and Colchester areas, only 20 agreed to take part in the research. The report comprises: a literature review; methodology; research design and activity; findings for each group interviewed; and conclusions and recommendations. Of the 122 people interviewed, 87 said that they would use a confidential local help-line if one were available. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040302222 B |
| Classmark | QNT: IT: IQ: UJ: 3DP: 8EST: 8ESG |
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