Elder Mistreatment among Rural Family Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders

Buckwalter, Kathleen C.; Campbell, Judy; Gerdner, Linda A.; Garand, Linda

doi:10.1177/107484079600200303

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“…However, it does echo Buettner and Langrish's (1999) finding that the demands of caring for a person with dementia in a rural area may be similar to those experienced by urban carers. Such demands may lead to the abuse of people with dementia by caregivers, a phenomenon also reported in urban areas (Buckwalter, Campbell, Gerdner, & Garand, 1996). Wenger (2001) has highlighted a number of myths surrounding older people living in rural areas: that older people in rural areas have strong family support networks; belong to an integrated community; have better health; live in pleasant conditions, resulting in a low demand for services.…”

Section: Dementia Care In Rural Areasmentioning

confidence: 99%

Service provision for people with dementia in rural Scotland

Innes

Cox²,

Smith

et al. 2006

Dementia

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The provision of health and social care services to people with dementia and their carers living in remote and rural areas has been neglected globally. Meeting the needs of people with dementia poses many challenges for service providers. Such challenges may be compounded by the difficulties of providing and accessing services in rural areas.This article explores the views of Scottish service providers drawn from the voluntary, statutory and private sectors. Our findings highlight the difficulties relating to dementia and rurality faced by service providers in Scotland. We also consider innovative measures reported by service providers. Such measures indicate that not only can the distinct challenges of dementia service provision be overcome, but also challenges posed by providing services to people with dementia and their carers in rural and remote areas.These findings extend the literature on rural dementia service provision.The article concludes with a consideration of the practice and policy implications of providing dementia services in remote and rural Scotland.

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Section: Dementia Care In Rural Areasmentioning

confidence: 99%

Service provision for people with dementia in rural Scotland

Innes

Cox²,

Smith

et al. 2006

Dementia

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“…Additionally, because society depends heavily on the family as a source for the provision of elder care, finding the strengths within families to build on is very necessary for assisting victims (Buckwalter & Campbell, 1996). Participants often evaluated whether removal of perpetrators would actually increase risk of self-neglect, which might be more detrimental than actual perpetrator abuse.…”

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Family Preservation: An Unidentified Approach in Elder Abuse Protection

Bergeron

2002

Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Service

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Currently family preservation is not recognized as a viable approach in elder abuse practice. Yet most elder abuse in domestic settings is perpetrated by family members, and, in cases in which elders are being abused by family members, many times elders choose not to change their living situations. For this article, the author reexamined findings from a 1996 exploratory study the author conducted of decisional factors used by New Hampshire's elder protection service workers to explore the role family preservation had in their elder abuse practice. By comparing the decisional factors found in the original study to an index the author created of characteristics of a family preservation model, several factors were identified as characteristics of a family preservation approach. The findings reveal participants used, to a certain extent, a family preservation approach with little agency and community service provider support. The author concluded that further research should be conducted to see if the family preservation model would help in identifying a universal practice model in elder abuse work to more clearly address some of the complexities of providing intervention to the elderly suffering from domestic violence.

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“…The reasons behind elder abuse and neglect by family caregivers are similar to those found in the United States (Bulkwalter, Campbell, Gerdner, & Garand, 1996) and include (1) physical or mental disability on the part of the victim, (2) psychological or developmental disorders on the part of the perpetrator, (3) caregiver stress, and (4) a history of conflict between the victim and the perpetrator (Hagihara, 2001;Takasaki et al, 1998). Ueda (2000), who conducted a survey among caregivers, noted that one of the major factors that exacerbated caregiver stress was the lack of formal services.…”

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Interventions for Elder Abuse and Neglect With Frail Elders in Japan

Shibusawa¹,

Kodaka²,

Iwano³

et al. 2005

Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention

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Although caregiver burden is not a direct cause of elder abuse and neglect, research in Japan indicates that stressful caregiving relationships can lead to mistreatment and abuse of frail elders by their families. At the present time, there is no formal notification system for elder abuse in Japan. The purpose of this paper is to discuss crisis intervention strategies that are implemented by social workers at Home Care Support Centers when encountering cases of mistreatment, neglect, and abuse in family caregiving situations. We present the demographic background of elders and their families and review findings of elder abuse studies conducted by Japanese researchers. We then offer three cases to illustrate intervention strategies employed by social workers who work at Home Care Support Centers in an agricultural area in northeastern Japan, including (1) ongoing monitoring, (2) arrangements for formal services, and (3) institutionalization. Cultural issues unique to family caregiving situations are also discussed. [Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention 5:203-211 (2005)] KEY WORDS: Japanese elders, elder abuse and neglect, family caregiving. The task of caring for elders in traditional Japanese society belonged solely to the family. The rapid growth in the elderly population who require care, however, has led to changes in policies regarding the provision of formal geriatric services. Although families continue to provide the majority of care for frail elders, during the last decade there has been an increase in services, such as in-home health care, to augment family caregiving. Local governments in Japan are now mandated by the national government to establish Home Care Support Centers to assist families that provide care for elders in their homes. Home-based services such as visiting nurse care have led to increased contact between professional care

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Elder Mistreatment among Rural Family Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders

Cited by 10 publications

References 22 publications

Service provision for people with dementia in rural Scotland

Service provision for people with dementia in rural Scotland

Family Preservation: An Unidentified Approach in Elder Abuse Protection

Interventions for Elder Abuse and Neglect With Frail Elders in Japan

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