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Individual standards for intermediate care for older people with mental health difficulties
- Author:
- HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ADVISORY SERVICE
- Publisher:
- Health and Social Care Advisory Service
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper presents the standards and the early findings from the Department of Health funded national project on Intermediate Care for Older People with Mental Health difficulties. The project benchmarked the intermediate care service provision in seven sites across England during March and April 2006 against best practice standards developed by HASCAS. An overarching view is that is that there is often poor integration and understanding between mainstream older peoples intermediate care services and older peoples mental health services and that this results in sub optimal care.
Developing inclusive mental health services for older people
- Author:
- BOWERS Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 6(2), June 2001, pp.6-13.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Discusses the need for specific mental health services for older people, and the obstacles to the recognition of mental health problems in older people. Also looks at recent policy developments, including the National Service Framework for Older people. Finally, provides an overview of the current issues and challenges.
Working together to support the mental wellbeing of older people in care homes: report of a roundtable discussion at the Royal Hospital Chelsea: putting into practice the NICE quality standard on mental wellbeing of older people in care homes (QS50)
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
This report documents the proceedings of a roundtable organised by the NICE Collaborating Centre for Social Care (NCCSC) to discuss how the NICE quality standard can help to improve the lives of older people in care homes and to encourage collaborative working with care homes. It accompanies the NICE quality standard and complements the NICE guideline on mental wellbeing of older people in care homes. The report includes examples of what people are already doing to implement the quality standard and highlights areas for further action and improvement. The report provides a template for other, similar discussions. Throughout the report (and summarised at the end) are hints and tips about how to arranging a roundtable event using the quality standard as a framework to help improve local practice. (Edited publisher abstract)
Psychosocial interventions for older people with mental health difficulties
- Author:
- BOYD Ben
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Care Services Management, 1(3), April 2007, pp.269-278.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Psychosocial interventions (PSI) for older people with mental health difficulties have not been adequately researched nor have they received emphasis in national policy. This reasons for this are explored and a strategy for local implementation is presented that includes training, PSI in service design and generating local data to facilitate implementation.
Improving mental health services for older people
- Authors:
- HALL John, WALDOCK Helen, HARVEY Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 11(4), December 2006, pp.7-13.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
The authors look at government policy development and practice guidance in the area of mental health services for older people. They then discuss the reasons for the variable implementation of policy and practice guidance within services.
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear: older people with mental health needs review 2005: a vision for 2015 for services for older adults with mental health needs
- Author:
- NORTHUMBERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR STRATEGIC HEALTH AUTHORITY
- Publisher:
- Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Strategic Health Authority
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne
The reference group meeting within the older people mental health review has worked with the national Change Agent Team to consider what care and services for this care group might look like by 2015, given the direction of travel for adult care. The reference group discussions identified three core objectives for services for older adults with mental health needs: promoting independence; improving quality of life; and delivering explicit standards of care.
Gross neglect
- Author:
- GLASSMAN Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 8.6.04, 2004, pp.14-16.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Ask why older people are often the last to be considered for mental health services. Looks at the lack of priority given to this issue in the National Service Frameworks.
Draft National Care Standards: first tranche - a consultation paper
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 99p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This consultation document sets out the first three draft National Care Standards for care of older people, people with mental health problems, and children and young people. This first tranche focuses on standards in care homes.
Draft national care standards: consultation document - first tranche
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 99p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The proposal to develop National Care Standards for a wide range of social care provision was set out in the White Paper: Aiming for Excellence (March_1999). The standards need to be in place for the proposed new Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care. (S.C.R.C.) This consultation document sets out the first 3 draft National Care Standards for care of - Older People, People with Mental Health Problems and, Children and Young People. This first tranche focuses on standards in care homes. Subsequent tranches will cover other groups and also domiciliary and day services
The relevance of guidelines for treatment mania in old age
- Author:
- SNOWDON John
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15(9), September 2000, pp.779-783.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reviews three sets of guidelines for the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder, in order to assess their adequacy in relation to treatment of older persons with mania. One of the three referred to differences encountered when treating elderly people, but none gave adequate attention to age-related changes in pharmacokinetics and whether it is appropriate to prescribe lithium as a first-line mood stabiliser for older persons. Concludes that the guidelines do not give clear guidance on initial management of acutely manic patients who refuse medication. Nor do they give consideration to secondary mania. Recommended that evidence be gathered in order to develop guidelines specifically for management of mental disorders presenting in old age.