However, an increasingly key area in adult safeguarding involves working with those adults who do have mental capacity to make relevant decisions. It is important to ensure that they are not excluded ...

Context. According to the Care Quality Commission's state of care report for 2019/20, there are over 10,800 residential care homes and 4,200 nursing homes in the UK.These provide support to around 410 ...

The U.S. healthcare system is in the midst of numerous, significant changes. In 2014, millions of people will gain health insurance coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ...

The Care Act 2014 included self-neglect for the first time as a category under adult safeguarding. Supporting people who self-neglect is associated with high risk to adults with care or support needs.