Analyzing Neglect and Abuse in Redbridge Care Homes: A Research Study

This report focuses on the critical issue of neglect and abuse within Redbridge care homes, specifically addressing the challenges faced by vulnerable adults. It begins by defining neglect and abuse, highlighting their impact on physical and psychological well-being, and identifying various forms of abuse, including physical, sexual, and emotional. The report emphasizes the importance of proactive measures to eliminate abuse and neglect, as it can lead to severe long-term consequences such as re-victimization, physical health problems, and mental health issues. The study will explore the research questions, including the understanding of neglect and abuse in healthcare settings, the underlying causes within Redbridge care homes, and strategies to address and mitigate these issues. Furthermore, the report will examine the crucial role of care professionals in preventing and reducing neglect and abuse, aiming to improve the quality of care provided to vulnerable adults.

Proposal
Title
“Tackling neglect and abuse among vulnerable adults living in Redbridge care homes.”
Research question
 How to identify the basic understanding about the neglect and abuse in healthcare
settings?
 What are the causes behind occurrence of neglect and abuse among vulnerable adults in
Redbridge care homes?
 How to analyse the strategies to tackle the neglect and abuse among vulnerable adults in
Redbridge?
 What are the ways to examine the roles of care professionals to reduce neglect and abuse
with vulnerable adults in Redbridge care homes?
Introduction
Neglect and abuse can be defined as a kind of harmful attempts which impact negatively on
physical and psychological state of an individual. It includes that wrong activities which
influence the health of an individual intentionally then these are known as abusive activities.
Meanwhile, it is observed that abuse can be of different types such as physical abuse, sexual
abuse, neglect and emotional abuse. However, the abuse and neglect can be considered as
potential factors that can threaten the emotional, physical and mental state of an individual
(Maguire-Jack and Showalter, 2016). It is observed that abuse can be identified by the help of
several symptoms including multiple bruising, fractures, burns, bed sores, fear, depression,
unexplained weight loss, assault etc. It is necessary to make effective as well as efficient policies
in care homes eliminate threat of abuse and neglect for delivering better quality of care facilities
to vulnerable adults. Moreover, the abuse and neglect must be eliminated because it can results
into long term consequences like re-victimisation, physical health issues, suicidal behaviour,
eating disorder & obesity, alcohol & substance abuse and many more. It is necessary for care
professionals to take care that activities related to neglect and abuse should be eliminated in care
homes.