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Purchasing power: getting the best for older people
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, ILIFFE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, November 2008, pp.26-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The authors discuss some of the challenges facing commissioners who are purchasing mental health services for older people. They briefly highlight some of the main complexities which include: the complexity of older people's identities; the make up of workforces; the difficult nature of work with older people; and the multiple agencies involved in working with older people. It is argued that consistent application of a long-term strategy, which allows the accumulation of small changes across agencies and disciplines, is likely to be the key to success. It sets out the issues that need to be addressed, the pitfalls to avoid, and examines a series of objectives for commissioners.
The mental health of older people: taking a long view
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, ILIFFE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 16(5), October 2008, pp.4-13.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article sets out some of the challenges facing commissioners of mental health services for older people, and uses recommendations from a recent inquiry to outline possible commissioning objectives.
What should you expect at your age?
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, ILIFFE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 132, March 2005, pp.6-8.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Discusses complaints of gross neglect of mental health services for older people and an alleged national scandal of ignoring their heightened suicide risk are often heard, asking what is going on and why such services are still seen as the Cinderella. Asks how things might be improved by the voluntary sector, drawing on its experiences and critical perspectives.
The stage is set
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, ILIFFE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.3.03, 2003, pp.42-43.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes how the use of stages to describe the progress of dementia is often helpful when identifying the support needs for people with dementia.
Meeting the needs of older people living at home with dementia who have problems with continence
- Authors:
- DRENNAN Vari M., MANTHORPE Jill, ILIFFE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 18(4), 2017, pp.246-253.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the question of how to meet the needs of older people living at home with dementia who have problems with continence. The paper is focused on social care practice in community settings. Design/methodology/approach: This paper is practice focused and draws on the authors’ research and experiences in clinical care, workforce development and service improvement. Findings: This paper summarises research on incontinence and its negative effects on quality of life and care relationships. It describes the impact of incontinence in terms of social embarrassment, restricted social activity, extra work (such as laundry) and costs, but also distress. It links research with care practice, with a focus on people with dementia who may be at particular risk of both continence problems and of assumptions that nothing can be done to assist them. Social implications: This paper provides questions that could be addressed in commissioning and provision of services and argues that they need to be informed by care practitioners’ experiences. It provides details of sources of support that are available at national and local levels. Originality/value: This paper draws together research on continence and social care practice to provide a series of self-assessment questions for local services. It focuses on social care workers who are at the frontline of practice including personal assistants and carers. (Publisher abstract)
Social work with older people - reducing suicide risk: a critical review of practice and prevention
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, ILIFFE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 41(1), January 2011, pp.131-147.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Although suicide remains an uncommon event among older people in most developed countries, suicide rates do increase with age, mainly accounted for by the higher incidence among older men. This review draws on four existing reviews and a further search of the literature using a critical interpretive synthesis methodology that emphasises practitioner perspectives. It reveals three problems: a scarcity of research that takes a system-wide approach to suicide prevention in later life; a dearth of evidence about the social work contribution to reducing the risk of suicide in later life; and a noticeable absence of reference to social work practice in national guidelines for mental health practitioners. This absence of social work services from studies about later life suicide arises partly from concentration on medical, nursing and psychological literature and partly from the use of a hierarchy of evidence that grades research by quality of the science and stands to miss accounts of practice, let alone the experiences of older people. This article suggests that emphasis should be given to guideline development, and to improving sub-optimal care and support.
Suicide in later life: public health and practitioner perspectives
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, ILIFFE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25(12), December 2010, pp.1230-1238.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A selective review of English language literature focusing on the epidemiology of suicide among older people was conducted. Papers were selected for their ability to shed light on the potential for prevention and practice from public health perspectives. The study found that whilst the majority of older people who commit suicide have major depression, suicide seems to be due to a combination of personality factors and co-morbidities, including chronic pain and disablement. It also found that there is little information about the involvement of older people in risk reduction or about harm minimisation approaches at patient and public participation levels. The authors conclude that practitioners need to be aware of risk factors for suicide in later life, and that public health approaches combined with practitioners' experiences of older people at risk may help minimise the risks of suicide in later life.
Two bodies one voice
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, ILIFFE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 31.01.07, 2007, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The article identifies reasons why social workers working with older people and their carers should be aware of new guidelines on dementia. The joint NICE/SCIE guidelines are an invaluable source of evidence and advice, but will also be used by inspectors, service auditors, stakeholders, voluntary groups and individuals to assess the quality of care given by social workers.
Depression in later life
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, ILIFFE Steve
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 160p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The authors take a multidisciplinary approach and employ both medical and psycho-social models of depression. The medical model is used to identify symptoms, make diagnoses and work towards optimal treatment. Psycho-social perspectives provide insight into the scale and complexity of the condition and point to its social causes. The authors identify different levels of depression through in-depth analysis and consider the condition in relation to, but distinct from, dementia, psychosis and anxiety disorders, helping professionals to make the correct diagnosis. Supporting case studies show that depression, and the physical symptoms often linked to it, are amenable to treatment. The authors provide practical guidance for health and social care practitioners and suggest numerous coping strategies.
Seventeen steps: the dementia strategy
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, ILIFFE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, April 2009, pp.25-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The authors discuss the aspirations of the National Dementia Strategy and the challenges that need to be faced if the ideas are to become a reality. The discussion focuses on the three main themes of the Strategy: public and professional awareness; early diagnosis and improving the quality of care. The article includes the views of leading commentators.