Financial or Money is not Adult not routinely Adult’s monies kept in Fraud/exploitation material recorded safely or involved in decisions a joint bank account of property, relating to benefits, – recorded properly about how their unclear arrangements possessions or income, property or will Single or one off money is spent or for equitable sharing benefits by a person Theft incident of missing kept safe - capacity of interest in a position of trust money and/ or in this respect is not Adult denied access or control. To include belongings where properly considered to his/her own funds misusing loyalty the quality of the or possessions cards service user’s life Personal finances has not been removed from adult’s affected and little control or no distress is Adult coerced or caused. misled into giving over money or property Organisational Lack of Denial of individuality Rigid/inflexible Bad practice not Staff misusing position (any one or stimulation/ and opportunities to routines being reported and of power over service combination of opportunities to make informed Service users’ dignity going unchecked users the other engage in social choices and take is undermined e.g. Unsafe and Over-medication and/or forms of and leisure responsible risk lack of privacy during unhygienic living inappropriate restraint abuse) activities Care-planning support with intimate environments managing behaviour SU not enabled to documentation not care needs, pooled Widespread, consistent be involved in the person-centred under-clothing ill treatment running of service
Financial or material Money is not recorded safely or recorded properly Single or one off incident of missing money and/ or belongings where the quality of the service user’s life has not been affected and little or no distress is caused. Adult not routinely involved in decisions about how their money is spent or kept safe - capacity in this respect is not properly considered Adult’s monies kept in a joint bank account – unclear arrangements for equitable sharing of interest Adult denied access to his/her own funds or possessions of property, possessions or benefits by a person in a position of trust or control. To include misusing loyalty cards Personal finances removed from adult’s control Adult coerced or misled into giving over money or property Fraud/exploitation relating to benefits, income, property or will Theft Organisational (any one or combination of the other forms of abuse) Lack of stimulation/ opportunities to engage in social and leisure activities SU not enabled to be involved in the running of service Denial of individuality and opportunities to make informed choices and take responsible risk Care-planning documentation not person-centred Rigid/inflexible routines Service users’ dignity is undermined e.g. lack of privacy during support with intimate care needs, pooled under-clothing Bad practice not being reported and going unchecked Unsafe and unhygienic living environments Staff misusing position of power over service users Over-medication and/or inappropriate restraint managing behaviour Widespread, consistent ill treatment
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