A  missed opportunity to improve practice around the use of restraints and consent in residential aged care: Limitations of the Quality of Care Amendment (Minimising the Use of Restraints) Principles 2019.

CONCLUSION: Although a start in promoting best practice around physical restraint, the Principles do not address the status quo of poor practice around chemical restraint and may instead codify it.
PMID: 31808267 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - December 4, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Peisah C, Jessop T, Breen J Tags: Australas J Ageing Source Type: research