Staffing shortages and limited time in social care are creating conditions where older people may be unjustifiably deprived of their freedom. Age UK characterizes this possibility as a "nightmare scenario" linked to operational pressures. The charity warns that systems intended to protect residents in care homes are failing an alarming number of older people. Failures include inadequate safeguards and insufficient staff capacity to uphold residents' rights and wellbeing. The situation raises urgent concerns about the protection of liberty and the effectiveness of current care-home safety arrangements.
Staffing and time pressures in social care risk the "nightmare scenario" that older people could be being unjustifiably deprived of their freedom, Age UK has warned in a new report.
The older people's charity warned that the system aimed at keeping people safe in care homes "for an alarming number of older people is not working at all".
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