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Supporting people who care for others
- Authors:
- WALKER Norah, CARTWRIGHT Pauline, HUGHES Annette
- Journal article citation:
- Community Nurse, 1(10), November 1995, pp.20-22.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
A team of nurses working with older people, finalists in this year's Pathfinder Award, describe how they set up a project to assess the needs of informal carers of the elderly and find ways of empowering them.
Providing for the needs of a dependent patient at home
- Author:
- WALKER Norah
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 22.2.95, 1995, pp.42-43.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Describes the complex nursing and social needs of a patient and her carer which were addressed before discharge home from units for the care of older people. Demonstrates how community care can work given effective planning coordination, collaboration and carer support.