Search results for ‘Subject term:"older people"’ Sort:
Results 1 - 9 of 9
Care betrayed: a discussion of the issues which give rise to abuse in homes
- Author:
- BRIGHT Les
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 35p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Older people in control: accounts of projects run by older people
- Authors:
- BRIGHT Les, HOLLANDS Jackie, SMITH Jef
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 47p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Describes six schemes which older people led and participated in as volunteers and workers. These include: a newspaper run by Hackney pensioners, an advocacy scheme in Sefton, a computer network based in Bath, and the Sheffield Lunch Clubs Group.
Showing restraint: challenging the use of restraint in care homes
- Authors:
- CLARKE Alison, BRIGHT Les
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 28p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Intended to complement the guide 'Residents taking risks: minimising the use of restraint; a guide for care homes', this report discusses the issues around the use of restraint in more detail, and with more references in support of the positions the authors adopt. It offers an overview of the concept of restraint, offers views on why it is used by care staff, being careful not to label them as abusers, maps out some principles that should underpin an approach to care of older people, describes the legal position in plain language, and identifies some of the sources of support and alternative comment that are available to staff seeking change.
Harm's way: abuse experienced by residents in homes and steps to take to reduce it
- Author:
- BRIGHT Les
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report looking at abuse of older people in residential and nursing home care and highlighting the importance of organisational power and the culture that exists in determining whether a home is safe for its residents. Based on accounts by relatives, the report also presents ways of preventing and dealing with abuse and makes recommendations for guidelines.
"Wheelchair access? That's a lifestyle choice!": lessons from a pilot advocacy service in south west England
- Author:
- BRIGHT Les
- Publisher:
- Older Peoples Advocacy Alliance
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 32p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Stoke-on-Trent
The title of this report is based on a direct quote from an exchange between an advocate and a member of staff of a housing association when discussing the situation facing a disabled tenant, and the difficulties the tenant was experiencing with wheelchair access to their home. The exchange took place during the evaluation on which this report is based. It highlights the prejudice and misunderstanding experienced by some advocacy service users, and indicates the valuable role that independent advocates can play in helping people to get their voices heard and action taken. This report highlights lessons arising from the evaluation of a pilot advocacy service for people with physical and sensory disabilities, and older people experiencing general frailty, in South West England during 2008. Combining findings from the project evaluation with reflections from the advocacy scheme’s staff and case examples, the report provides an in-depth insight into the emergence of an innovative independent advocacy scheme and the issues and factors which influenced its success.
Sex and relationships: a guide for care homes
- Authors:
- CLARKE Alison, BRIGHT Les, GREENWOOD Chris
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book is a practical guide for people working in care homes for older people. It sets out to provide help to staff facing daily dilemmas in the way they respond to residents' thoughts, feelings and actions relating to love, sex and intimacy.
Bringing health to homes: the relationship between health services and homes for older people
- Authors:
- AVARDS Ray, BRIGHT Les, DAVIES Stephanie
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 62p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report focusing on the access residents in care homes have to both general and specialist primary care and complementary treatments, how this health care is brought to them, and the level of choice and self determination they may exercise.
More than black and white: a study of black and ethnic minority elders' concerns about care services
- Authors:
- BRIGHT Les, TURAY Mariama
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 38p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Survey of the views of black and minority ethnic elders about the services they receive from local authorities.
The choice is yours: an account of the pressures faced by older people looking for care homes
- Authors:
- ARGYLE Charlotte, BRIGHT Les, CLARKE Alison
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 90p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report looking at whether choice for older people looking at going into residential care has widened and whether people's needs are being dealt with more appropriately now than before the landmark changes that the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 promised to introduce. Looks at older people's experiences in the context of: whose choice; who pays; timings and assessments; and a local authority case study. Makes suggestions for policy improvements, including a regulator for the residential care home industry.