"Capacity Is Key": Investigating New Legal Provisions in England and Wales for Adult Safeguarding

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 355-373

  Manthorpe, Jill ^a   Samsi, Kritika ^a   Rapaport, Joan ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adult abuse; adult protection; law; mental capacity; safeguarding

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ELDER ABUSE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; ELDER ABUSE; ENGLAND; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; WALES;

EID: 84872306411     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2013.770313     Document Type: Article

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