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Money 'handling', financial abuse and elderly people with dementia — implications for welfare professionals
Author(s)	Robin Means, Joan Langan
Journal title	Health & Social Care in the Community, vol 4, no 6, November 1996
Pages	pp 353-358
Keywords	Elder abuse ; Financial services [older people] ; Dementia ; Social security benefits ; Court of protection ; Social workers ; Standards of provision.
Annotation	This article examines questions raised for social services field level welfare professionals on dealing with 'money handling' (pension collection, bill payments, etc.) on behalf of those with dementia living in the community. The administrative framework for handling other people's social security benefits is shown to be inadequate with few safeguards over those who take on appointeeship roles. Group interviews with field level staff illustrate their anxieties and concerns over issues such as money left or lost in the house, their vulnerability to accusations of financial abuse and their need for guidance on when to challenge relatives who appear to perform appointeeships not in the elderly person's best interests. Social services need to radically improve training, support and good practice guidance on personal finance issues.
Accession Number	CPA-970219007 A
Classmark	QNT: J: EA: JH: JVC: QR: 583
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