Goals: describe the main goals of the good practice

To ensure staff are aware of elder abuse, policies and procedures.

Target Group: describe on which group the good practice is targeted

Professionals working with older people.

Approach: describe the way in which the good practice is implemented.

- National Quality Standards for Residential Care Settings for Nursing Homes, standard eight relates to training nursing home staff.

- HSE Dedicated elder abuse officers provide training for health care professionals, as well as train the trainer modules on elder abuse.

Who implements this good practice? Mention, if relevant, the organisation or persons who do the work.

Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) independent inspection of nursing homes.

HSE monitor the amount of training undertaken in health and social care.

What material is available on this good practice (description, website etc.)

Elder Abuse Policy document

material

How widely is this good practice used in your country?

National

What are the results, outcomes, experiences with this good practice? Please mention the source(s).

Number of staff who have received training; greater awareness of elder abuse, implementation of policies and procedures.

Are there effect studies? Please mention the source(s) if the answer is ‘yes’.

No but the HSE report to the Department of Health and Children on the number of people who receive training.

What are the success factors?

Increase in awareness and reporting