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Funding long-term care for older people: lessons from other countries
- Authors:
- GLENDINNING Caroline, et al
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 35p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
An evaluation of how other countries are devising fair and sustainable ways of funding long-term care for older people. Like the UK, many other countries are facing challenges in devising fair and sustainable ways of funding the long-term care needed by new generations of older people. While the challenges are similar, their responses are sometimes very different from our own. Nevertheless, their experiences can provide valuable lessons for the UK. This report draws on the experiences of long-term care funding – both the raising of revenue and the mechanisms by which it is allocated to services and allowances – in Australia, Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Scotland and the United States.
Choosing a care home
- Author:
- GOUDGE Mary V.
- Publisher:
- How To Books
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 175p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
As the age of the population is rising, so is the demand for homes where frail, elderly and others who are unable to look after themselves can be offered long term care. This text presents practical advice on how to plan this critically important move and ensure that it works well for all concerned.
A comparison of lifestyle behaviour and health perceptions of people with severe mental illness and the general population
- Authors:
- CRONE Diane, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 3(4), December 2004, pp.19-25.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
People with long-term mental health problems have a considerably higher risk of physical illness and premature mortality than the general population. This paper describes a survey of lifestyle behaviours and health perceptions of people with severe mental illness in Gloucester. Findings were compared with data from the general population of Gloucestershire to reveal significant health differences currently being addressed through a multi-agency health alliance established to initiate targeted health promoting opportunities for people with several mental illness in the community.
Happy ever after
- Author:
- DIX Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 09.12.04, 2004, pp.28-31.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
An NHS alternative to the Evercare model for managing people with long-term conditions is now being promoted nationally. Visits Castlefields health centre in Runcorn who has been using, Unique Care, a case management model for people with long term conditions for over four years. The model is now being popularised by the National Primary Care Development Team.
Means to an end
- Author:
- DOBSON Alex
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 5.10.04, 2004, pp.21-23.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Reports on the Care Services Efficiency Delivery Programme which aims to provide better adult care services whilst making more effective use of resources. Looks at concerns about how these savings are to be achieved at a time when there are increasing pressures on adult social care services.
Crisis what crisis?
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.09.04, 2004, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses the provision of free personal care in Scotland. Examines the figures and refutes the argument that the personal care policy is financially doomed. Argues that the cost of free personal care will be a small percentage of the total cost of care.
My generation
- Author:
- SMITH Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 1.6.04, 2004, pp.18-20.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at the future of older people's care where older people are likely to become increasingly demanding about the quality of their care.
Future shock
- Author:
- SMITH Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 25.5.04, 2004, pp.18-20.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
In this article, the third of a four-part series looking at older people's care, the authors look at demands for choice in social care and asks how older people's care will be organised and who will pay for it.
The coming of age for assisted living care: new options for senior housing and social work practice
- Authors:
- SPITZER William J., NEUMAN Karen, HOLDEN Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 38(3), 2004, pp.21-45.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
As the United States experiences substantial growth in its population that is 65 years and older, development of safe housing and compassionate care for seniors is becoming a priority domestic issue. Assisted living is one of the fastest growing types of senior housing in the nation., attracting residents with a perceived combination of security, personal care services, less restrictive homelike environments and emphasis on independence, privacy and personal dignity. This article selectively reviews the broader literature on the aging American population and their need, assisted living as a senior housing and care option, the characteristics of this approach and the potential for social work practice. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
The expectations and experiences of Filipino nurses working in an intellectual disability service in the Republic of Ireland
- Authors:
- McGONAGLE Catherine, HALLORAN Siobahn, O'REILLY Orla
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities, 8(4), December 2004, pp.371-381.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The Republic of Ireland has experienced difficulty in recruiting nurses to both acute and long-term care settings, including intellectual disability. Many health care providers have looked outside Ireland for nurses to provide services guaranteed under national health strategies. This article describes a small-scale study undertaken in a large service provider following the employment of a large number of Filipino nurses. The aim was to explore the expectations and experiences of a sample of 10 Filipino nurses working in Ireland for at least 3 months. A qualitative approach using a phenomenological philosophy was adopted. Data were collected using focus group discussion followed by seven individual interviews, and analysed using a framework described by Moustakas. Five themes emerged: infrastructure; expectation versus experience; understanding of intellectual disability; education; and the role of the family. The study highlights the Filipino nurses’ expressed need for more accurate and relevant information during recruitment in the Philippines.