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Rural areas and personalisation
- Author:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 23.10.08, 2008, p.34, 36.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Findings from a recent study to investigate how individual budgets have fared in country areas are summarised. The study sought the views of lead officers, mainly social service managers, from rural local authorities where individual budgets (IBs) were piloted. It also included the views of providers and service users in rural areas of England. The results highlight the importance of the local context of personalisation, and the need to consider specific rural issues.
Lifting the depression
- Author:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.05.07, 2007, pp.42-43,45.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author examines a review of studies on suicide and older people, and draws out the implications for practitioners.
We are the champions
- Author:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.5.04, 2004, p.36.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on the results of a recent survey undertaken for Better Government of Older People. The study looked at the role of older people's champions, who have the responsibility for implementing the National Service Framework's in local authorities, how they feel about their role and how effective they are.
Research into practice
- Author:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.5.03, 2003, p.42.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on four research projects which suggests ways in which older people can tell others about their everyday routines and experiences, and how this information can help to inform care plans.
Research into practice
- Author:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.3.03, 2003, p.49.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The Greater London Authority has recently published research comparing data on London's older population with those in other cities. Figures reveal a group declining in numbers and dependent on extended family networks.
Research into practice
- Author:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.3.02, 2002, p.47.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at several pieces of dementia, each pointing to the need to listen to the views of dementia sufferers.
Care implications of an ageing ethnic population
- Author:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 4.11.10, 2010, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The findings from a report which describes the likely changes in the age structure of the black and minority groups in England and Wales are summarised and reviewed. The report 'The future ageing of the ethnic minority population of England and Wales', published by the Centre for Policy on Ageing and Runnymede, uses data on fertility, mortality and migration to make projections of the number and profile of older people from ethnic minorities. Although it is difficult to make accurate predictions, the report is recommended for planners to think about the types and amount of support that may be needed in the future.
Someone to expect each day
- Authors:
- CORNES Michelle, MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.12.05, 2005, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The authors describe the findings of a research project on older people's experiences of intermediate care carried out by Help the Aged. The programme operated in seven sites across England and piloted different ways of including volunteers and the voluntary sector in NHS and social services intermediate care. The authors suggests the forthcoming white paper on care outside hospital will need to address how more intensive short-term support, such as that provided by intermediate care, can be cushioned by a tier of low-level continuous voluntary sector support which guarantees older people "someone to expect each day".
Human rights and care homes for older people: a typology of approaches from academic literature as a starting point for activist scholarship in human rights and institutional care
- Authors:
- GREEN Caroline Emmer De Albuquerque, TINKER Anthea, MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, early cite 4 August 2021,
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Care homes for older people attract human rights discourse. This has intensified during the Covid-19 pandemic, which disproportionately affected care home communities with various human rights ramifications. Activist scholarship in human rights can contribute to the protection and realisation of the rights of people living, working in and visiting care homes through high-quality research. This article reports the findings of an analysis of pre-pandemic scholarship that explored the ways authors approached the topic of human rights of older people in care homes. The aim was to produce a typology of approaches to the topic as a basis for critical reflection and as a starting point for future activist scholarship in gerontology, social policy and law. Reflexive thematic analysis of 23 international English-language peer-reviewed articles published between 1998 and March 2019 was undertaken. Analysis was framed in the context of the health and social care setting of England. The article reports the pertinent and common assumptions that care homes are ‘inherently risky’ places for the protection of the human rights of ‘vulnerable’ care home residents. The article highlights five types of approaches: the anti-institutional, the legalistic, the care quality, the equality approach, and the issue-based approach. (Edited publisher abstract)
Does age matter in the social care workforce?
- Authors:
- LIPMAN Valerie, MANTHORPE Jill, HARRIS Jess
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Long-Term Care, September 2018, pp.1-11. Online only
- Publisher:
- King's College London
- Place of publication:
- London
Context: With the population in England ageing, more people are living with complex physical and mental health needs and need care and support. As a result demand for care workers is increasing. Objective: This paper presents findings from qualitative research in England that aimed to explore the perspectives of frontline care workers, their managers and service users about what difference the age of the care workforce potentially makes at an individual, organisational or workforce level. Method: Interviews, semi-structured and face to face, in four local authority sites in England. Findings: Age plays a role in the perceived character of the care workforce. A commonly-held view is that life experience is one of the most valuable qualities a care worker brings to their role. While experience is generally valued, it may be framed as experience in care work, or more generally as life experience. Younger care workers may be often seen by older colleagues and service users as less reliable until they prove themselves. However, managers often identify enthusiasm and ability to accommodate change among younger care staff. Managers are interested in having an ‘age mix’ of staff beyond retention and sustainability issues. Limitations: The authors acknowledge the risk that the interview data may not be generalisable or totally representative of staff or care users; the study did not include directly employed care workers nor collect health-related information or personal narratives. Those employers who agreed to participate may be more committed to workforce development and value their staff. Nonetheless data are sector-wide and there are sizeable numbers of participants. Moreover, the views of users of social care and family carers are also included. Implications: The article provides views from a range of stakeholders in social care on whether age matters in this workforce. Instances of age discrimination or stereotypes affecting different ages were reported but also the opportunities in social care work for people to work in later life and to move to this work after other work or family experiences. The age of the social care workforce needs to be considered as part of workforce planning, tailoring skills development and value-based work commitment among all age groups, reducing physical demands, and providing flexible working conditions. (Edited publisher abstract)