Fresh guidance published by the Department of Health & Social Care, authored by the University of Bath, aims to protect people living with dementia suffering or at risk of abuse, by involving them more actively in their care plans.
Of the estimated 850,000 people with the condition in the UK (one in 14 adults over 65), research suggests that those living with the dementia are at greater risk of abuse and neglect than those without. That abuse might be psychological, physical, financial or sexual, and it might take place anywhere, including at home in the community, in care homes or in hospitals.
Although the number of studies…
