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Self sufficiency in residence
- Author:
- JERVIS Margaret
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 3.5.90, 1990, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Residents at the Lore Agnes House, in Dusseldorf, suffer from mental illness, often in addition to dementia. The home offers a form of family living.
The need for asylum in society for the mentally ill or infirm: the third King's Fund forum; consensus statement
- Author:
- KING'S FUND
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 1987
- Pagination:
- 1Op.
- Place of publication:
- London
Last word
- Author:
- THOMPSON Audrey
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 21.9.95, 1995, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on an quirk in the law which means people with dementia may be forced into a nursing home against their wishes.
Depression and the response of residential homes to physical health needs
- Author:
- MANN Anthony H.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15(12), December 2000, pp.1105-1112.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Investigates the response of residential homes to four specific health problems of residents and the relationship between the quality of this response and the prevalence of depression. Analysis of data collected for a cross-sectional survey of homes chosen to represent 'excellent' and 'standard' care: resident sample sufficient to detect difference between 20 percent and 40 percent depression prevalence between two groups of homes. Data were collected about aspects of the care provided, including quality rating of care plans. Standard instruments were used to collect resident data by direct and informant interviews, including assessments of dementia, depression, dependency, medication and specific health problems. Finds that the response of home staff and community health professionals to physical health needs in residential homes is variable and should be improved. This study suggests that improving this aspect of care provision might reduce depression and thus improve quality of life.
Blowing the whistle on bad design
- Author:
- PENNINGTON Robbie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 4(2), March 1996, pp.24-26.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The author was sacked for pointing out critical shortcomings in the design of the new dementia unit he was appointed to manage. An industrial tribunal has now ruled that he was wrongfully dismissed. Details the catalogue of appalling design that led him to speak out.
Age and compulsory admission
- Authors:
- SRIKUMAR Siva, ORRELL Martin W.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(7), July 1995, pp.611-615.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Compulsory admission is not just restricted to younger psychiatric patients. In this study, elderly and younger adult patients who had compulsory psychiatric admissions were compared according to a number of social and clinical variables. Elderly patients were less likely to have police involvement in an admission but more likely to be referred by their own GP and to live alone. The particular needs of the elderly could be reflected by better guidelines on the use of the Mental Health Act.
What's on today?
- Author:
- JOHNSON Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 3(4), July 1995, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Can older people with dementia remain in residential care alongside people who are not confused? Methodist Homes' care group initiative has been remarkably successful; it may provide part of the answer.
The law and elderly people
- Authors:
- McDONALD Ann, TAYLOR Margaret E
- Publisher:
- Sweet and Maxwell
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 319p.
- Place of publication:
- London
One volume reference book on the law as it affects older people. Topics covered include: social services; housing; health services; welfare rights; wills and the formalities of death; and mental health.
Health care in residential homes
- Author:
- ROBERTS Anne
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 292p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Practical text providing clear and comprehensive information for managers and staff in residential homes about maintaining residents' health and dealing with their health problems. Includes chapters on: good health promotion; common illnesses in later life; caring for frailer residents; confusion, dementia and mental frailty; medication; what to do in an emergency; terminal illness and bereavement; and getting help from other agencies.
Concept mapping to improve team work, team learning and care of the person with dementia and behavioural and psychological symptoms
- Authors:
- ABERDEEN Suzanne M., BYRNE Graeme
- Journal article citation:
- Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 17(3), 2018, pp.279-296.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The incidence of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in residential aged care facilities is high. Effective team work and knowledgeable staff are cited as important facilitators of appropriate care responses to clients with these symptoms, but to achieve this within a resource-poor workplace can be challenging. In the study reported in this paper, concept mapping was trialled to enhance multifocal person-centred assessment and care planning as well as team learning. The outcomes of team concept mapping were evaluated using a quasi-experimental design with pre- and post-testing in 11 selected Australian residential aged care facilities , including two control residential aged care facilities , over a nine-month period. It was demonstrated that use of concept mapping improved team function, measured as effectiveness of care planning, as well as enhancing learning, with increased knowledge of dementia care even amongst staff who were not directly involved with the process. It is suggested that these results may be generalizable to other countries and care settings. (Publisher abstract)