championing dementia dr kritika samsi research associate social care workforce research unit kings...
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Championing dementia
Dr Kritika Samsi
Research AssociateSocial Care Workforce Research Unit
King’s College [email protected]
Addressing Equalities in Older People's Social Care, 26th Jan 2012
What is dementia?
Short-term memory problems
Confusion
Changes in mood
Communication can be affected
Addressing Equalities in Older People's Social Care, 26th Jan 2012
Mental Capacity Act
Aims to protect people with decision-making capacity problems
Applies to those with loss of capacity
Respects autonomy and choice
Addressing Equalities in Older People's Social Care, 26th Jan 2012
Mental Capacity Act & Dementia
Encourages people to plan in advance
People can appoint Lasting Power of Attorney
Criminalises wilful neglect and ill-treatment
Addressing Equalities in Older People's Social Care, 26th Jan 2012
Money management and people with dementia
Dementia can impact severely on ability to manage money
Technical financial management tools Sensitivity of topic Carers may face barriers when helping
Addressing Equalities in Older People's Social Care, 26th Jan 2012
Financial abuse and people with dementia
May be isolated May be trusting of strangers May feel pressured and unable to seek
appropriate help Capacity to recognise danger may be
impaired
Addressing Equalities in Older People's Social Care, 26th Jan 2012
Our research during stages of dementia
Phase II:
After receiving a diagnosis of dementia
Phase III:
When person finds it difficult to make decisions
Phase I:
Before memory loss and forgetfulness
Addressing Equalities in Older People's Social Care, 26th Jan 2012
Our research during stages of dementia
Phase II:
After receiving a diagnosis of dementia
Addressing Equalities in Older People's Social Care, 26th Jan 2012
Alzheimer’s Society project on financial abuse Focus group with people with
dementia Focus group with carers Survey data of
Alzheimer’s Society staff Nursing & social services staff People with dementia Carers
Interviews with Safeguarding Adult Coordinators
Addressing Equalities in Older People's Social Care, 26th Jan 2012
What people with dementia face
Pressure when out shopping with limited time to count change
Financial abuse often goes undetected Problems when reporting abuse Talking about abuse
Addressing Equalities in Older People's Social Care, 26th Jan 2012
What carers said
Difficulties dealing with banks Unaware of implications of unintentional
fraud Unsolicited salesmen ‘Stranger abuse’
Addressing Equalities in Older People's Social Care, 26th Jan 2012
Common obvious signs of potential financial abuse reported by Alzheimer’s Society staff
Change in relationship with money
Personal situation
External or internal influence
Addressing Equalities in Older People's Social Care, 26th Jan 2012
Direct payments/Personal budgets
Potentially risk Anxiety over ‘stranger abuse’ Abuse within families
BUT May be opportunity for safeguards to be
put in place Risk empowerment
Addressing Equalities in Older People's Social Care, 26th Jan 2012
Recommendations
Need for all to remain risk and abuse aware, while balancing the rights of person with dementia
Addressing Equalities in Older People's Social Care, 26th Jan 2012
Societal obligations: what society-level organisations can do
Identify and target abuse early:What practitioners can do
Prevent abuse: What people with dementia and carers can do
Thank you!
For more information, please contact: [email protected]