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Caring Safely

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Let's talk about safeguarding.
We all have the right to live in safety,
free from abuse and neglect.
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Safeguarding in Worcestershire

Safeguarding in Worcestershire responds to concerns about abuse and neglect in relation to adults who: 

  • require care and support (whether or not the local authority is meeting any of those needs) 

  • are experiencing, or at risk of, abuse or neglect; and 

  • as a result of their care and support needs are unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or the experience of abuse or neglect. 

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Abuse can happen anywhere at any time. You can find out more information about what abuse and neglect is and how to identify it. Abuse may only happen once or may happen many times over a period of time. Reoccurring cases of poor care might be an indicator of more a serious problem – for example organisational abuse. 

Keeping people safe from abuse and neglect (Safeguarding) is everybody’s responsibility.

But what does that mean for carers?

'I am a family member, friend or someone providing Support or Care to a person with Care And Support Needs.'

Information for carers

Adults who need Care and support often need a mixture of practical, financial and emotional support to help them to manage their lives and be independent.  These adults can include older people, people with a disability or long-term illness, people with mental health problems, and carers. When people need care and support their needs are assessed to see what services they may require, and where eligible, to assess the allocation of funds required to enable them to obtain care and support.  people’s needs.  This could include care home, home care, personal assistants, day services, or the provision of aids and adaptations.

Worcestershire Safeguarding Adults Board have a range of information for someone providing support or care.

These include:

Safeguarding Adults and Children

For more information on safeguarding you can find it here:

Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children 

On the Safeguarding Adults page you will find information about the following:

Other useful information:

 

Related: Safeguarding Children

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For information about Safeguarding Adults Reviews, the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, you can find this here.

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Would you like to get involved and make sure carer views are heard when it comes to safeguarding? Find out more on our Get Involved - Have Your Say page.

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