Older people's experiences of elder abuse in residential care settings: A scoping review.
Anita DuffyMichael ConnollyFreda BrownePublished in: Journal of advanced nursing (2023)
Most research on elder abuse has been conducted in the community rather than in Residential Care Settings where there is a limited understanding of older people's experiences of abuse within the published literature. The scoping review highlights the presence of inadequate safeguarding strategies in Residential Care Settings within the reviewed studies, providing recommendations for developing and improving safeguarding measures in Residential Care Settings to prevent abuse, neglect, and harm in the future.