Section 1: RECOGNITION Module 3: Violence against older persons in Residential Care Facilities

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Section 1 RECOGNITIONModule 3 Violence
against older persons in Residential Care
Facilities
Respect AgingPreventing Violence against Older
Persons

• Violence Prevention Initiative

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Agenda

• Welcome
• Brainstorming
• Learning together
• Violence against older persons in residential
  care facilities
• Small group activity
• Reporting back to whole group
• Wrap-up / Evaluation

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What is an institution?

• A set of organized beliefs and rules that
  establish how a society will try to meet its
  basic social needs

? residential care facilities
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Residential care facilities in NL

• Personal care homes
• Long-term care homes
• Long-term beds in hospitals
• Seniors residences / Retirement homes
• Community care homes
• Cooperative apartments
• Alternate family care homes
• Assisted living residences
• Congregate housing

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Personal care homes

• Private
• For-profit
• Licensed
• Minimal care
• No on-site health services
• 95 homes
• 4000 beds

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Long-term care homes

• Public
• Accredited
• Regional Health Authorities
• Long-term nursing
• Higher-level care needs
• 2800 beds

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Who is most affected by violence in residential
care facilities?

• 1. Women

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Who is most affected by violence in residential
care facilities?

• 2. Residents in long-term care

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Types of violence in residential care facilities

1. Physical violence
2. Psychological violence
3. Emotional violence
4. Verbal abuse
5. Sexual violence
6. Financial abuse
7. Neglect
8. Spiritual violence
9. Cultural violence

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Other forms of violence in residential care
facilities

• Failure to respect basic rights
• Psychological neglect
• Excessive use of restraints
• Imposing care when unwarranted
• Taking belongings without permission
• Not respecting dietary preferences

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Other forms of violence in residential care
facilities

• Systemic violence
• Rules and policies which have a negative impact
  on residents
• Practices that have become the norm
• Inadequate training, insensitivity, lack of
  awareness

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Why does violence occur in residential care
facilities?

1. Isolation
2. Ageism
3. Systemic problems

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Rights of older persons

• Same rights as all adults
• Operational Standards
• Residential care should
• be violence-free
• provide dignity and respect

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Promising practices

• Residential care facilities can act on those
  things that prevent people from speaking out,
  such as
• Not knowing how to report an incident
• Fear of retaliation for reporting
• Fear of getting evicted for doing something
  against the rules
• Worry about getting someone fired

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More promising practices

• Increase awareness about ageism and violence
  against residents
• Train staff
• Encourage a culture of respect and compassion
• Avoid labels
• Provide advocates for residents

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ALERT!!!If you witness or suspect violence

• Staff or volunteers tell your supervisor
• Residents, family or friends contact your
  Regional Health Authority
• Immediate danger call local police or 911 where
  available

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BE PREPARED!

• Take reports of violence seriously
• Learn about reporting procedures in residential
  care homes in your region
• Know your legal obligations to report violence