Research study looking at decisions about placement of older people into long term care in Greenwich. These are made through a weekly multidisciplinary panel, though some cases are fast tracked to bypass the panel process.
Research study looking at decisions about placement of older people into long term care in Greenwich. These are made through a weekly multidisciplinary panel, though some cases are fast tracked to bypass the panel process.
Subject terms:
long term care, nursing homes, older people, care homes;
Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 33(1), 2000, pp.51-66.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Place of publication:
Philadelphia, USA
Describes an eight week education support group to family members of nursing home residents in the USA to help them adapt into the nursing home environment. At the conclusion, and despite deterioration in health status of the residents, family members reported that they enjoyed their visits more than before the intervention started. Concludes that similar programmes, nursing homes can reap the benefit of enhanced family involvement.
Describes an eight week education support group to family members of nursing home residents in the USA to help them adapt into the nursing home environment. At the conclusion, and despite deterioration in health status of the residents, family members reported that they enjoyed their visits more than before the intervention started. Concludes that similar programmes, nursing homes can reap the benefit of enhanced family involvement.
Subject terms:
older people, training, care homes, family relations;
Reports on one of a series of studies looking at the quality of life in long-term institutions for older people. The aim of the research was to derive a series of resident-set quality indicators for use in a quality assurance initiative at Hampshire County Council.
Reports on one of a series of studies looking at the quality of life in long-term institutions for older people. The aim of the research was to derive a series of resident-set quality indicators for use in a quality assurance initiative at Hampshire County Council.
Subject terms:
long term care, nursing homes, older people, user views, care homes;
The research reviewed in this article considers contrasting approaches to residential care, and the different lifestyles the residents may experience as a result.
The research reviewed in this article considers contrasting approaches to residential care, and the different lifestyles the residents may experience as a result.
Subject terms:
literature reviews, older people, quality of life, residential care, care homes;
Second survey of the views of older people in residential and nursing homes in the London Borough of Newham, carried out as part of the Best Value consultation process.
Second survey of the views of older people in residential and nursing homes in the London Borough of Newham, carried out as part of the Best Value consultation process.
Subject terms:
nursing homes, older people, user views, best value, care homes;
Two forms of provision for older people combine housing with care: residential care and sheltered housing. Christine Oldman, of the Centre for Housing Policy at the University of York, conducted an overview of the relatively new forms of enhanced sheltered housing and examined claims that they could reduce reliance on or even replace residential care.
Two forms of provision for older people combine housing with care: residential care and sheltered housing. Christine Oldman, of the Centre for Housing Policy at the University of York, conducted an overview of the relatively new forms of enhanced sheltered housing and examined claims that they could reduce reliance on or even replace residential care.
Subject terms:
older people, sheltered housing, care homes, comparative studies, evaluation;
The MDS manual comprises of a comprehensive background to the Minimum Data Set Resident Assessment Instrument. It consists of the policy and practice background to assessment of a clients needs from its development in the United States to its application in the United Kingdom, describing the benefits to clients, care homes and governments of a standard instrument for assessing need. An overview of the assessment tool follows with details of the 19 areas or domains that include such areas as activities of daily living, cognitive ability, rehabilitation, continence etc. Finally there is a section about risk problems, identified by the instrument, which influence care planning by the inclusion of best practice guidelines.
The MDS manual comprises of a comprehensive background to the Minimum Data Set Resident Assessment Instrument. It consists of the policy and practice background to assessment of a clients needs from its development in the United States to its application in the United Kingdom, describing the benefits to clients, care homes and governments of a standard instrument for assessing need. An overview of the assessment tool follows with details of the 19 areas or domains that include such areas as activities of daily living, cognitive ability, rehabilitation, continence etc. Finally there is a section about risk problems, identified by the instrument, which influence care planning by the inclusion of best practice guidelines.
Extended abstract:
Author:CHALLIS David; et al; (eds) Title: UK long term care resident assessment instrument user's manual: MDS/RAI UK Publisher: InterRai, 2000
Summary
The MDS manual comprises a comprehensive background to the Minimum Data Set Resident Assessment Instrument. It consists of the policy and practice background to assessment of a client's needs from its development in the United States to its application in the United Kingdom , describing the benefits to clients, care homes and governments of a standard instrument for assessing need. An overview of the assessment tool follows with details of the 19 areas or domains that include such areas as activities of daily living, cognitive ability, rehabilitation, continence etc. Finally there is a section about risk problems, identified by the instrument, which influence care planning by the inclusion of best practice guidelines.
Context
This manual is a UK English translation/edition of the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) training manual and resource guide, developed for use with version two of the MDS/RAI in the USA .
Contents
Chapter 1 is on MDS assessment policy and practice and includes sections on assessment and long term care, the MDS/RAI in the UK , and a nursing perspective. Chapter 2 gives an overview of the MDS/RAI: what it is, the process, its impact, application in the UK , uses of information in the MDS, ending with a description of the structure of the manual. Chapter 3 describes the item-by-item guide to the MDS. Chapter 4 is on completing the Resident Assessment Protocols (RAPs): what are they, how they are organised, what the process involves, different types of triggers, what to do if a resident always triggers the same RAP, when the Resident Assessment Instrument is mot enough, and the 18 RAPs. Chapter 5 covers linking assessment to individualised care plans: overview of the RAI and care planning, the care planning process, and key issues in care planning. Appendices give MDS assessment forms, CPS scoring rules, and examples of ASL, self-performance and support codings. The manual ends with a description of the MDS/RAI UK licence.
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Subject terms:
needs, rehabilitation, standards, activities of daily living, assessment, care homes;