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Money management and elderly people with dementia
- Authors:
- LANGAN Joan, MEANS Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(3), September 1994, pp.33-42.
Elderly people with dementia pose complex issues around the management of their financial affairs. This article looks at the law relating to the handling of other people's money in England and Wales, and draws out the policy and practice implications for those working with elderly people.
The future of community care and older people in the 1990's
- Author:
- MEANS Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Policy Making, 18(5), 1992, pp.11-16.
- Publisher:
- University of Birmingham. Institute of Local Government Studies
Based on research in four social services authorities, outlines likely developments: increased reliance on informal care, a mixed economy of welfare, expenditure on information systems, the link with housing services and targeting services.
Policy convergence: restructuring long-term care in Australia and the UK
- Authors:
- GIBSON Diane, MEANS Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Policy and Politics, 29(1), January 2001, pp.43-58.
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
Australia and the UK have historically had very different systems of long-term care for older people and others. Recent restructuring has led to interesting convergences of those systems, largely, the authors argue. because of the limited set of policy levers available to reformers in both countries.
Making care homes part of the community? An evaluation of the Gloucestershire Partnerships for Older People Project
- Authors:
- EVANS Simon, MEANS Robin, POWELL Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 14(1), 2013, pp.66-74.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The 'Care Homes, part of our community' initiative in Gloucestershire was one of 29 Partnerships for Older People Projects (POPPs) funded by the Department of Health between 2006 and 2009 with an emphasis on prevention and improved outcomes for older people. This paper provides an overview of the policy context and the project, which aimed to improve the integration of care homes with health and social care services and the wider community. It describes the local evaluation of the project, which adopted a mixed methods approach combining quantitative performance data with semi-structured stakeholder interviews and emergency bed use costings. It presents the findings in 3 specific areas: integrating care homes with the health community, improving links with the local public community, and the economic evaluation of its contribution to reducing overnight stays in hospital. It reports that the evaluation results suggest that the project made significant steps towards integrating care homes with the health and social care community, that training and support was provided to a large number of care homes and new integrated working practices were developed, and that cost savings were demonstrated through reduced hospital bed use.
Communities of place and communities of interest? An exploration of their changing role in later life
- Authors:
- MEANS Robin, EVANS Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 32(8), November 2012, pp.1300-1318.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
In this theoretical paper the authors discuss the concept and definition of community, and in particular the meaning of community to older people. The paper examines past emphasis on the importance of communities of place for older people and emerging evidence for the growing engagement of older people in communities of interest linked to friendships, enthusiasms and their increasing spending power. It considers the importance of social interaction in the lives of many older people and government policy promoting social participation, civic engagement and active ageing. It also looks at the influence of the internet and the development of virtual communities of interest among older people. The paper argues for a reconceptualisation of community and a more sophisticated view of place and interest which acknowledges the impact of social, economic and cultural change on the lives of older people.
Safe as houses? Ageing in place and vulnerable older people in the UK
- Author:
- MEANS Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 41(1), February 2007, pp.65-85.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The UK is very similar to many other European, North American and Australasian countries in its emphasis on ‘ageing in place’. This article does not seek to challenge the importance of this for most older people but rather draws out the challenges and issues raised by older people who are vulnerable or in vulnerable housing situations. This is illustrated through drawing upon three separate studies which are on older homelessness, older people in the private rented sector and owner-occupiers with dementia. The article concludes by arguing the need to improve the mainstream housing circumstances of older people on low incomes; the need to invest in a much wider range of specialist support and advice services; and the need to develop a positive view of a wide range of housing with care options in later life.
Getting started: early research findings on a jointly managed community-based rehabilitation service in Bristol
- Authors:
- THOMAS Drew, MEANS Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Managing Community Care, 8(6), December 2000, pp.41-44.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Outlines findings from research aimed at identifying the emerging issues around the formation of a jointly managed and staffed community rehabilitation service in Bristol.
Home, independence and community care: time for a wider vision?
- Author:
- MEANS Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Policy and Politics, 25(4), October 1997, pp.409-419.
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
This article begins by looking at past policy assumptions about the importance of home and independence to older people. The second half of the article looks at present day assumptions on this issue as addressed by the 1990 National Health Service and Community Care Act and compares this to what older people themselves have to say. By drawing on research on older households the importance of home as a place of privacy and self identity is illustrated as is the rich and varied lives of these respondents both inside and outside their homes. Argues that local authorities as the lead agencies in community care should help to foster such independence and that this requires them to develop a broad vision of community care which covers issues such as transport, leisure and household maintenance.
A brave new world of personalized care? Historical perspectives on social care and older people in England
- Author:
- MEANS Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 46(3), June 2012, pp.302-320.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
In England, social care for older people is moving towards a personalised response to need. This article explores the extent to which this represents a complete break with the past by looking at four key reports from the past. Each is interrogated in terms of how social care is defined, how services are to be delivered, how quality is understood and the assumptions made about who will be able to access services. The article draws out key continuities in policy assumptions such as the primacy of family and the ongoing debate about ‘What is social care?’ and how it can be distinguished from health care. It argues that the voluntary sector has always been seen as a ‘key player’ in social care. The analysis of the four reports is used to explores the changing role of local authorities in the planning, purchase and provision of social care services for the elderly.
Under strain? Exploring the troubled relationship between health and social care
- Authors:
- GLENDINNING Caroline, HUDSON Bob, MEANS Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Public Money and Management, 25(4), August 2005, pp.245-251.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Relationships between the NHS and social care services over the past 25 years have a poor history. This article examines the strategies that have been used by central government and by local NHS and social care organizations to overcome difficulties of service co-ordination in relation to services for older people and disabled adults. The article is written from the perspective of the NHS. The authors conclude that policies reflecting 'networked' modes of governance may stand the best chance of success, although evidence of improved impact and outcomes still remains scarce.