Safeguarding Adults: Protecting the Vulnerable from Abuse

TAQ 2
As the elderly people suffering from dementia are not able to explain them the exact situation
or the events and report an abuse, the practioners and the agency needs to protect them
effectively. The practitioners as well as the agencies need is to act professionally and take
care of the welfare of the children and elderly who is at a vulnerable situation (World Health
Organization, 2016). The practitioners and should at first obtain certain information regarding
the circumstances and about the person who is being abused. Firstly, he or she should obtain
the contact details of the person who is in a vulnerable situation. Secondly details about the
allegation and suspicion should be collected including the name of the abuser and the
circumstances that brought the abuser to the attentions of the practitioner. The suspicion or
the allegation of the physical abuse should be immediately reported to the head of the
organization or to the Director of the Care Home for Dementia and to the Children’s Home as
well (Emmett et al., 2014). Besides reporting the same, the practitioners as well as the
agencies also need to ensure that these types of events are not repeated with others in the
future. Strict laws and guidance are required to be given to the staffs and other authorities so
that the people can be protected from serious harm. The agencies can use the modern and
advanced technology and keep an eye on the staffs who are engaged in taking care of the
patients as well as on the other patients to prevent abuses.
Safeguarding adult reveals the security and prosperity of all patients as well as offeringextra
measures for them who are weak in protecting themselves from the intense harm and abuse.
All individuals have the right to lead a life which remains free from abuses and harms and is
anessential right and is the most vitalneed for their health (Frazãoet al., 2015). Healthcare
staffs do work with their patients who are incapable of protecting themselves from such
negative aspects such as harm, abuse and neglect for a number of reasons. Safeguarding the

adults changesdepending upon the nature of damage that have been caused to them, the
circumstances in which the harm has been caused and the people who were engaged in it.
There are concerns that are minor in nature but are capable of providing an opportunity for
early intervention, while the others are more serious and require a response through certain
procedures that are carried by multiple agencies and possible statutory regulations. The
healthcare practioners along with the healthcare agencies should share the information of the
abuse and harm being faced by their patients or inmates with their consent as soon as
possible. However, this can also be done without taking prior consent of the sufferer or the
person who is being abused and this depends on the seriousness of the issue and the risk.This
needs to be done in such a way, considering the interest of the public for sharing the
information of being harmed or abusedso that crime could beprevented and people can also
be protected (Betts, Marks-Maran and Morris-Thompson, 2014). There might be
extraordinary circumstances where a patient who is having the capacity, make decision or act
in such a way that would bring notice of the civil and criminal law and actions regarding the
same might be taken adequately. Management of complex situations includes other legal
services and the group members along with the agency in exploring the best way in resolving
the problem.