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Dementia and the law in England and Wales
- Author:
- LUTTRELL S.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15(8), August 2000, pp.766-769.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Looks at mental health legislation in relation to mentally incapable adults, including the case of R v Bournewood NHS Trust. Argues that it is now time to create legislation for mental health which combines both the common law's autonomy and the protection given by mental health legislation.
Help for a 'largely invisible' group
- Authors:
- COOPER Rita, PUGH Anna
- Journal article citation:
- Voluntary Voice, 142, March 2000, p.18.
- Publisher:
- London Voluntary Service Council
The authors describe a new initiative by Sense, the UK's leading charity working with deaf/blind people, to develop services for London's older deaf/blind population.
Recent trends in elderly suicide rates in England and Wales
- Authors:
- HOXEY Kate, SHAH Ajit
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15(3), March 2000, pp.274-279.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study examines the following in England and Wales: recent trends in the elderly suicide rate and method-specific elderly suicide rate; the relationship between elderly population size and elderly suicide rate in recent years; and the sex difference in overall and method-specific elderly suicide rate. Discusses the findings and the need to ensure a further decline in suicide rates to meet the 'Our Healthier Nations' target.
Leicestershire County Council: external evaluation of the home care reablement pilot project
- Authors:
- KENT Julie, et al
- Publisher:
- De Montfort University. Centre for Group Care and Community Studies
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 35p.
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
This research evaluated the extent to which the home care reablement team achieved its aims in terms of enabling people to achieve their maximum level of independence, thereby remaining in their homes. A qualitative analysis of the pilot project was undertaken, and comparisons were drawn with similar projects elsewhere in the UK. Fewer service users in this home care model were admitted to hospital during the period under examination. Larger packages of home care were commissioned for service user than their counterparts in the comparison groups. The report suggested that the pilot was distinctly different from other home care packages. The report recommended that the home care reablement team’s model of home care be delivered to other areas in Leicestershire. In particular, it was recommended that home care reablement teams act as intake teams for all home care referrals. Essential to successful replication of the pilot was the close involvement and support of multi-disciplinary colleagues with occupational therapy and physiotherapy backgrounds, in conjunction with training and development opportunities for hoe care staff.
Preventive approaches in housing: an exploration of good practice
- Author:
- PARKINSON Pat: PIERPOINT Debby
- Publisher:
- Anchor Research
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 147p.
- Place of publication:
- Kidlington
Preventive strategies are defined in this report as services or strategies where the outcome prevents or delays the need for more costly or intensive services and promotes the quality of life of older people and their engagement with the community. Funded by the Housing Corporation, the research looked at the role of housing in preventive strategies and services for older people, using a case study approach. It focused on good practice in prevention under a number of different themes: the role of the built environment; how responsive housing management, policies and practice can support and help develop preventive services; effective communication with older people through mechanisms encouraging their participation; collaborative work and interagency partnership; information and advice on preventive options; impact of wider policy issues; funding of preventive work and related issues of costs and charges to users. 16 case studies were included in the research, with 10 studied in depth. The report details how case study organisations have responded to the need for preventive services, including examples of good practice and quotations and 'pen pictures' illustrating the range of preventive services received by individuals and their impact. It describes the main barriers to effective prevention, and discusses the costs and benefits of preventive work and further potential. It concludes that housing has a clear and effective role in prevention, but must include the support people might need to sustain their tenancy or stay in their home and provide them with a good quality of life. It makes recommendations for central and local government, housing and support providers, and others.
Defining responsibility for care: approaches to care of older people in six European countries
- Author:
- BLACKMAN Tim
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Social Welfare, 9(3), July 2000, pp.181-190.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article examines the social care of older people in six contrasting European countries. Family, institutional and community care are compared, focusing on vulnerability, empowerment and the gatekeeping of resources. The article considers the position of older people in each care system by presenting individual case studies. The six countries include the family-oriented systems of Ireland, Italy and Greece, and the individual-oriented systems of Denmark, Norway and England. Overall, the different levels of provision of organised social care services are a major aspect of inequality within and between the countries. Whilst there is little prospect for any major policy transfer across national boundaries, there is potential for selective cross-national learning with regard to particular service developments.
How important is parenthood: childlessness and support in old age in England
- Authors:
- WENGER G. Clare, SCOTT Anne, PATTERSON Nerys
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 20(2), March 2000, pp.161-182.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This article asks whether the distinction between parenthood and childlessness make much difference to social support in old age. Using data from Liverpool, it compares the support networks of older people in three categories: parents; married but childless and unmarried and childless. The principal finding is that childlessness has a negative impact on support network strength only for single men and married women. The findings have implications for the evaluation of social policies that are based on the expectation that individual female family members, in the context of a male-breadwinner family, will provide 'caring' for dependent persons. Such provision of care may incur diminished receipt of care for some women in old age.
Community care statistics 2000: residential personal social services for adults, England
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 65p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
The achievements of a multi-service project for older homeless people
- Authors:
- WARNES Anthony M., CRANE Maureen A.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 40(5), October 2000, pp.618-626.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Reports on the achievements of an experimental multi-service centre in London for older street people. Begins with reviews of the types of long-term accommodations available for resettlement and the work of its outreach team, 24-hour open access rooms, and residential, assessment, and resettlement services. Examines whether users returned to the streets and whether they were resettled in long-term housing. Results found those with alcohol dependency were most difficult to resettle. Logistic regression analyses of the factors influencing the two outcomes indicate that the duration of residence in the centre was the predominant influence.
Social care of older people in London
- Author:
- KENNY Doreen
- Journal article citation:
- Public and Social Policy, 5(1), January 2000, pp.9-15.
Under the community care changes, implemented in 1993, local authorities took on the responsibility for assessing people with care needs and ensuring that their needs were appropriately met. This article examines trends in social care provision for older people in London since the changes were implemented. The analysis is based on information from Department of Health returns from local authorities.