This research has sought to better understand incidents of neglect by examining reports to the NSW Ageing and Disability Commission (ADC).
The ADC commissioned the Social Policy Research Centre to examine patterns of neglect, the roles of agencies and service providers, and identify opportunities to better prevent and respond to neglect of older people and adults with disability.
The research involved a rapid review of current literature and quantitative and qualitative analysis of 1,458 reports made to the ADC which were closed in 2021 and 2022.
The analysis explores the circumstances of alleged neglect of older people and adults with disability in their families, homes and communities, and how neglect might be prevented or better addressed.
Neglect of older people and adults with disability features in around a quarter of all reports to the New South Wales Ageing and Disability Commission (ADC).