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Transport and older people
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 8p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Mitcham
A briefing paper which argues that there are numerous constraints on access to transport and that these penalise older people in particular. Suggests that removal of these constraints requires a holistic perception of transport in policy terms.
Equity in health and social care
- Authors:
- EVANDROU Maria, et al
- Publisher:
- London School of Economics. Suntory-Toyota International Centre for Economics an
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 70p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Studies equity in the distribution of primary health care and domiciliary care for elders.
Counselling carers: supporting relatives of confused elderly people living at home
- Author:
- PAPADOPOULOS Andrew
- Publisher:
- Winslow Press
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 72p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bicester
Looks at the physical, social and psychological needs of carers. Summarises the nature, causes and management of confusion in the elderly. Counselling methods are outlined and practical advice provided on setting up local support schemes.
Moving in old age: new directions in housing policies
- Author:
- OLDMAN Christine
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 157p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines the options available to elderly people who want to move out of their existing accommodation. Includes chapters on sheltered housing, financial effects, housing appropriateness and affordability and and evaluation of mixed tenure schemes.
Caregivers of relatives with dementia and their interactions with services
- Author:
- LEHOTSKY Joyce Daly
- Publisher:
- University of Western Australia. Department of Social Work and Social Administra
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 92p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Perth
Caring for elderly people: understanding and practical help. 3rd ed
- Author:
- HOOKER Susan
- Publisher:
- Tavistock/Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 212p., illus., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
A practical guide concerned primarily with elderly people living at home or with relatives. Sets out steps to be taken in coping with illness and the ageing process, contains chapters on daily activities, exercises and aids and gadgets for the aged.
Alternative homes for people with dementia: new directions in service principles and design
- Author:
- LODGE Brian
- Publisher:
- British Association for Service to the Elderly
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 26p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
Booklet that aims to provide guidelines on principles of care for people with dementia in residential care; to describe the types of residential care available and what is desirable and undesirable about them; to emphasise the need for cooperation between statutory bodies in service provision; and to put new developments in an historical perspective.
Breaks project update: "ready to cope again"; sitting, day, and relief care for the carers of confused elderly people
- Authors:
- LEVIN Enid, MORIARTY Joanna
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 79p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Interim report of a 3-year research programme on respite care for resident carers. The project aims to: establish and compare the characteristics and problems of elderly persons living with their carers with a range of mixes and types of break; elicit carers', elderly persons' and practitioners' views of these breaks and develop guidelines for practice based upon them; and to examine the effectiveness of different types and mixes of breaks.
There's no money in my meter
- Authors:
- LAW B., SEALY J., ELLIOTT C
- Publisher:
- Family Service Units
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 60p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report examining the impact of change in fuel payment methods and the impact of electricity token meters on fuel poverty. Provides information on the changes in circumstances of 50 consumers who have used token meters for 12 months or more. User views are also presented. Also looks at the idea of gas token meters.
Information about residential care: the underlying issues
- Author:
- STEELE Jane
- Publisher:
- Policy Studies Institute
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 28p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Explores the nature of the information which is needed when people make the transition to or from residential care and at the role of information in Social Services Departments, information needs of clients in general and of those.