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Respite services for the carers of confused elderly people; summary and conclusions
- Authors:
- MORIARTY Jo, LEVIN Enid, GORBACH Peter
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 18p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Summarises some of the key issues and findings contained in the report on respite services for carers.
Diversity in older people and access to services: an evidence review
- Authors:
- MORIARTY Jo, MANTHORPE Jill
- Publisher:
- Age UK
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 97p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Age UK commissioned this literature review to provide information on equality and diversity issues relevant to older people living in the United Kingdom in relation to the following areas: falls prevention, home from hospital services, practical support at home (e.g. handyperson services), befriending, and day opportunities. The review was structured around the experiences of older people in terms of their protected characteristics, as defined in the Equality Act 2010 (age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation). The findings are discussed in terms of need, access, outcomes, user experiences and user engagement. While some of the services discussed are associated with use of health and social care services, others relate to wider elements of wellbeing, such as home repairs and modification, or a community support service and befriending that have roots in the voluntary sector. Many of the areas considered cross different sectors. The key conclusion of this scoping review is that, despite the longstanding nature of equalities legislation in terms of sex, race, and disability, the number of studies specifically designed to measure inequality in terms of these characteristics remains tiny.
The health and social care experiences of black and minority ethnic older people
- Author:
- MORIARTY Jo
- Publisher:
- Race Equality Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 6p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing paper summarises experiences and barriers to accessing services for BME older people, including lack of information, language difficulties, and differing expectations about how services can help.
Programme of research on community care: an evaluation of community care arrangements for older people with dementia
- Authors:
- MORIARTY Jo, LEVIN Enid, PAHL Jan, WEBB Sarah
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 24p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Outlines a 3 year research programme which aims to: describe a sample of people with dementia who have been referred to, and assessed by, their local social services department; collect information on the community care services received over a period of a year, in terms of the numbers and types used, their duration, stability and costs, and the effectiveness of differing combinations of services or packages; and to evaluate these services in terms of their ability to meet the needs and preferences of the people in the sample and their carers.
The participation of adult service users, including older people, in developing social care
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, MORIARTY Jo, et al
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide focuses on how practitioners and managers in social care can initiate and sustain the participation of adult service users, including older people, in developing social care. Although it has been designed mainly for practitioners and managers in social care, the guide will be useful to everyone involved in promoting service user participation, including people using services and family carers. Service users now play an increasingly important role in efforts to improve social care services. This guide focuses on how practitioners can initiate and sustain the participation of adult service users, in ways that empower service users and reflect a shared commitment to developing social care services in a more democratic way. (Previously published as SCIE Practice Guide no. 11).
Mapping hospital social work
- Authors:
- MORIARTY Jo, STEILS Nicole, MANTHORPE Jill
- Publisher:
- NIHR Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 95
- Place of publication:
- London
A review of evidence on hospital social work with older people who are inpatients, who have been discharged from hospital during the previous month, or who are at risk of being admitted to hospital as inpatients. The review looks at the specific role, keys skills, activities, and costs of social work in hospitals and its impact on the quality of life and care of individuals and carers. It includes social work services provided in primary care or out-patient services and older people who are inpatients in mental health settings, as well as acute care. The findings cover the areas of: use of time, skills, costs, discharge planning and reducing admission, patient and carer views; and social work in accident and emergency departments. The findings are intended to contribute in the construction of a research agenda for hospital social work with adults in England, particularly those working with older patients. The review reports that there is a consensus that the distinctiveness of hospital social work with older people lies in its holistic approach towards individuals and their families. However, in the UK there is little evidence about the way the role is used. The review recommends an audit of the nation's hospital social workers and further research to build a clearer picture. (Edited publisher abstract)
Better for the break
- Authors:
- LEVIN Enid, MORIARTY Jo, GORBACH Peter
- Publisher:
- HMSO/National Institute for Social Work. Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 205p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Based on a study of respite services for the carers of confused elderly people that aimed to: establish and compare the characteristics and problems of groups of confused elderly people and their carers using different types and mixes of respite services; to elicit the carers', older people's and practitioners' views of these services so that guidelines for practice can be based upon them; and to examine the effectiveness of different types and mixes of respite services in terms of their acceptability, their impact on the carers' psychological health, their impact on the older people, and their effects on the admission of elderly people to permanent residential care.
Part of their lives: community care for older people with dementia
- Authors:
- MORIARTY Jo, WEBB Sarah
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 126p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Combines a review of existing literature with statistical analyses, case examples and the direct voices of users and carers, providing information on the experiences of a group of people with dementia and their carers over an eighteen month period. Attempts to address the concerns of an increasing number of people committed to improving the quality of dementia care.
Research on community care: social work and community care and community care arrangements for older people with dementia
- Authors:
- WEBB Sarah, MORIARTY Jo, LEVIN Enid
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Social Work. Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Short report summarising two separate studies documenting some of the changes that have taken place since the full implementation of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 five years ago. Looks at the changes as they were experienced by staff in SSDs, users and carers. The first report focuses specifically at the mixed economy of care and the second at services for older people with dementia.