Unit 5 Safeguarding

Neglect by others occurs when either a support worker or a family or friend carer fails to meet someone’s support needs as they do not realise its importance, or because they cannot be bothered, or choose not to provide it.

Neglect by others means when someone knowing is ignoring and/or with holding physical or medical care.

This is because they have nobody to protect them, which leads to them becoming more likely to be abused. Abusers prey on vulnerable people to make their attacks easier and less of a challenge.

Neglect: parents who cannot meet a child’s basic daily needs such as; hygiene, hunger, clothing and shelter. This can cause the child’s health to worsen and for their development to suffer. The child can also be left with people who cannot properly care for them. Signs and symptoms:

Self-neglect/Neglect is when a person/carer does not pay attention to their/service users health and well-being. Service users/Carers can neglect themselves/Service users due to illness or depression or might intentionally neglect themselves/service users. The signs and symptoms include: living in dirty conditions, poor personal hygiene, poor nutrition, not getting medical help, not being interested in the way they look, long toe nails not taking medication.

Self-Neglect: Self-neglect is a behavioral condition in which an individual neglects to attend to their basic needs, such as personal hygiene, appropriate clothing, feeding, or tending appropriately to any medical conditions they have. Extreme self-neglect can be known as Diogenes syndrome. (5.1.1)

Neglect by others – not providing adequate care for person who can’t take care of themselves

Signs and symptoms of self-neglect: Dirty or unkempt appearance. Unhygienic. Not eating or drinking which leads to malnutrition. Misuse of medication. Unexplained cuts and marks on skin. Neglecting your house e.g. no heating or lighting.

Studies have shown that kids who are neglected may have a harder time with finding out who they are inside. Neglect is a form of ignoring someone or not caring for in a lower form. Melinda is a teen who goes to highschool and is for the most part neglected by kids at her school and by her parents. Neglect can shape melinda's identity critically.

Neglect in Nursing Homes According to the Webster dictionary neglect is defined as “to give little attention or respect to” (Webster). In the United States there is a major problem with neglect in our nursing homes. Everyday neglect occurs in a nursing home. Whether it be physical neglect or emotional neglect, there are several different causes.

Many occupational therapists work with elderly people. While various populations of individuals experience abuse, The National Institute on Aging recognizes six different types of abuse inflicted onto elderly people. The first type of abuse recognized is physical abuse, which is described as “bodily harm by hitting, pushing, or slapping”. While this type of abuse is important, it is certainly not the only kind. Emotional or psychological abuse involves verbally degrading, threatening, or yelling at a person, as well as ignoring them. Ignoring the individual could also fall under neglect, which is the next type of abuse listed. Neglect and abandonment go hand-in-hand, with abandonment being the more extreme version of the two. Neglect is ignoring an elderly person’s needs, while abandonment is described as leaving the person alone without planning for their care. The fifth kind of abuse is sexual abuse, in which a person is forced to watch or partake in sexual acts. The final kind of abuse is financial abuse, in which money or items are stolen from the elderly individual (“Elder Abuse”). These six types of abuse each have their own unique ways of affecting elderly individuals, but in the end they are all harmful at best and lethal at

Physical abuse is a deliberate use of physical force that results in bodily injury pain or impairments. Sgns of physical abuse can be burns and scalds, marks on the skin consistent with being slapped, scratched, bitten or pinched.Sexual abuse is direct or indirect involvementin sexual activity without valid consent. Signs of sexual abuse could be sexual transmitted disease,unexplained crying and distress or anxiety and fear of physical touch. Emotional/psycholoigical abuse is any action by another that damages an individuals mental wellbeing, signs of this is attention seeking behaviour,depression,low self-esteem and lack of self confidence.

If your relative is malnourished or dehydrated, neglect could be a problem. If you notice that a living environment does not seem safe, the issue may be neglect. Another sign to look for is a health care injury or condition that has been left untreated, such as bedsores. If your loved one has been allowed to engage in self-neglect, then the nursing home could also be held responsible for that. Another form of abuse is abandonment; a facility that is responsible for your family member should never desert that individual.

For the disorder to develop, the individual had to go through tremendous trauma. There are different types of abuse. The wide spectrum of forms of child abuse ranges from the most obvious forms of neglect or negligent injury to other active forms of abuse. Usually, the abandonment begins by the caregiver being emotional neglect towards the child. Suppressing his or her legitimate needs while developing. This can be intentional or not, or on the contrary represent some form of mental or emotional deficit or incapacity of the person in charge of carrying out the care. From this failure of meeting the needs of the child, authentic physical negligence could also develop. The child may not be caught, comforted, bathed with sufficient heat, or suitably

Neglect is failure to meet a child’s basic needs. Research define three types of neglect: