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Seasoned workers
- Author:
- OGDEN Joy
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 20.2.92, 1992, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
The Apna Ghar day centre in Birmingham caters for elders from ethnic groups, a group who had not previously in contact with the social services.
Domiciliary services: a basis for discussion
- Author:
- LEWIS Bambi
- Publisher:
- Cicely Northcote Trust
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- London
An overview of delivery of domiciliary services to the elderly, including examples of good practice and discussion of problems and possible improvements.
Determinants of frail elders' lengths of stay in meals on wheels
- Author:
- CHOI Namkee G.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 39(4), August 1999, pp.397-404.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Home-delivered meal programmes such as Meals on Wheels are low-cost, long-term care services that can contribute to a delay of institutionalisation and to the maintenance of self-sufficiency and quality of life among older people living in the community. This study analyses the reasons for elders' termination of Meals on Wheels and determinants of their lengths of stay on the programme. The analysis found that elders' health status, race and appetite are significantly associated with the hazard of elders' termination. Strategies to improve the acceptability of the services are discussed.
Assessing effects of food stamp program participation on child food security in vulnerable households: do informal supports matter?
- Authors:
- LOMBE Margaret, YU Mansoo, NEBBITT Von E.
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 90(4), October 2009, pp.353-358.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
The Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly the Food Stamp Program) is one of the largest federal welfare initiatives undertaken to address the problem of hunger and nutrient intake among households in poverty. Using data from the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement for 2003, this study examines the effects of participating in the program on food security among children in vulnerable households, as well as moderating effects of informal food assistance. The authors suggest that the food stamp take-up and informal food assistance are important in understanding child food security in vulnerable households, and that informal or community food assistance programs such as food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens are an additional component to household food security. For children in African American households, households in which the family head works fewer hours than average, and households whose heads report low education, there may be a gap between the supports provided by the safety net and their consumption needs. The authors conclude that consideration could be devoted to understanding correlates of food insecurity in these households, the magnitude of food deficits after food stamp take-up, and specific times of the month when such households experience shortages in food supplies.
Elderly people from ethnic minorities in Liverpool: mental illness, unmet need and barriers to service use
- Authors:
- BONEHAM M.A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 5(3), May 1997, pp.173-180.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Examines the extent to which psychogeriatric services are needed by ethnic minority people and the reasons for a lack of existing take up of services. Identifies the relative importance of barriers which prevent users from utilizing a service including: 'lack of knowledge', 'lack of access', and 'lack of intent'. Devises possible strategies to overcome these deterrents.