+1 862 207 3288 According to Sharkey (2000) vulnerable people do not only include older people and disabled adults, but include several groups such as people with sensory impairment, problems from drugs or alcohol, domestic violence, homelessness, vulnerable single parents, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) ex-offenders, refugees, palliative care and integrated institutionalised clients into the community. Mandelstam (2005) suggests that vulnerable adults are defined as individuals over the age of 18, who are unable to look after themselves or powerless to safeguard themselves from harm or mistreatment.
Mckibbin et al (2008) states there are numerous legislation and policies to safeguard vulnerable people (ibid). It is clearly evident within the case study Sylvia is becoming forgetful. The Mental Capacity Act (2005) (MCA) in Wales and England was implemented in 2007 and offers a framework to protect …(short extract)
