'I know I signed something': older people,families and social workers' understanding of the legal aspects of entry to residential care |
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| Authors: | Jill Wilson Deborah Setterlund Cheryl Tilse |
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| Institution: | The Authors are all members of staff in the School of Social Work and Social Policy, University of Queensland. They all have extensive practice and research experience with older people and their families around the issues of residential and community care, asset management and financial abuse. |
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| Abstract: | This purpose of this paper is to report findings that older people are legally vulnerable when entering an aged care facility, that social workers lack knowledge of the legal aspects of this move and do not necessarily view this information as core to their practice. The structure of social work services mirror the disjuncture older people and their families experience at this time and this may, in part, explain social work's lack of attention to these issues. Although many social workers are in contact with older people, the profession in Australia has been slow to develop a knowledge base to support effective practice with this group. |
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| Keywords: | aged care facilities law social work |
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