089 467 2120
info@lovingkindness.ie
Social Work Service
Serving Galway, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon and Clare.
We work directly with adults with a disability and older adults at risk of harm and abuse, providing a person-centered safeguarding social work service.
Safeguarding means being empowered and planning ahead for your life choices and to reduce your risk of adult harm and abuse.
089 467 2120
info@lovingkindness.ie
Social Work Service
Serving Galway, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon and Clare.
We work directly with adults with a disability and older adults at risk of harm and abuse, providing a person-centered safeguarding social work service.
Safeguarding means being empowered and planning ahead for your life choices and to reduce your risk of adult harm and abuse.
Intro
Loving Kindness Social work is committed to empowering adults, remain in the drivers seat and plan ahead for their life.
What is Safeguarding?
Safeguarding is being empowered and putting a plan in place to uphold your human rights, including healthcare and life decisions to reduce the risk of harm and exploitation due to circumstances in situations that increase vulnerability and risk.
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What is Adult Abuse?
The older population in Ireland is growing and will soon be the largest population in need of supportive services.
In understanding adult abuse, it is recognised that when a person’s rights, independence, and dignity are not valued and respected, this may be intentional, or a result of a lack of information, or failure to respond appropriately. Notwithstanding this, violating the rights of adults with a disability and older adults is abuse. Adults can be affected by abuse at different times in their lives, however adults living with physical and intellectual disability, and older adults due to age and stage of life, may find themselves at greater risk of adult abuse, hence the need to safeguard and protect adults at risk through planning ahead, care planning, empowerment and supporting adults at risk retain and regain autonomy over their life choices.
There are a significant number of adult abuses including:
- Physical
- Financial
- Emotional, Verbal and Psychological
- Neglect and Acts of Omission
- Sexual
- Online
- Organisational and Institutional abuse
- Coercive
- Discrimination
Loving Kindness was created to support and empower adults with a disability and older adults to safeguard and plan their future as their circumstances in situations, health needs, age, and stage of life change. Through informed decision-making, respecting and hearing the will and preference of the adult, we empower you to thrive to your full capacity and live life on your terms.
Planning Ahead is a good idea
- Designated Healthcare Representative
- Enduring Power of Attorney
- Advanced Healthcare Directive
- Place of Care Decision
- Decision Support Arrangement
Safeguarding Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Clare and Roscommon
How can we help you?
- Safeguarding empowerment and protection.
- Understanding Adult Abuse and responding.
- Working directly with the adult experiencing adult abuse.
- Working with families where adult abuse is present to reach resolution and appropriate safeguard planning.
- Comprehensive assessment of need in the home.
- Home falls prevention checklist assessment.
- Developing a supportive safeguarding plan to remain in my home.
- Supporting the adult and family in developing a home support plan when transitioning from hospital and or respite.
- Supporting the adult in completing home adaptation forms.
- Supporting and providing information on nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
- Information on community support.
- Information on home security supports.
- Information and assistance, welfare, entitlement benefits, and supports.
- Information and assistance on housing adaptation and grant programs.
- Support with completing applications.
Plan Ahead to Safeguard Your Future.
Arrange those important decisions in advance.
Support and advice on the benefits and Processes involved with the Decision Support Service Options. (Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015)
If I am a Ward of Court, how do I exit?
- Designated Healthcare Representative
- Enduring Power of Attorney
- Advanced Healthcare Directive
- Place of Care Decision
- Decision Support Arrangement