that reveal the importance of the personal value frameworks held by individual staff in the prevention of abuse of older … prevention of abuse of older people. Research limitations/implications Though the research draws upon the experiences of only 36 … a significant contributory factor to the occurrence of abuse. Originality/value The research has identified individual …

research project designed to determine the extent, nature and causes of abuse in contemporary independent sector care homes for … to newly appointed care staff in five participating care homes to determine the nature of any abuse they may have … instances of predominantly psychological and physical abuse and neglect and revealed hitherto undisclosed abusive practices …

qualifications held by those staff who had perpetrated abuse in private sector care and nursing homes for older people during a 12 … were proven to have perpetrated abuse in these facilities. Findings Though findings with respect to qualified nurses who … had perpetrated abuse when considered in isolation were inconclusive in numerical terms, the proportion of all nursing and …

that reveal underreporting and active concealment of abuse in private sector care homes. Design/methodology/approach Semi … significant number of respondents reported awareness of acts of abuse that had not been reported within the care home or … externally to the authorities. Some respondents were aware that where occurrences of abuse had been reported, no subsequent …