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Staying home alone: working in the community with older people who have dementia
- Author:
- MCDONALD Annette
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 98p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This is a training pack with simply structured guidelines, notes for facilitators and clear learning objectives. It is specifically geared towards the training needs of home care workers. Each workshop is cross-referenced to S/NVQ Units in Care Level 2. The sessions are designed to help staff understand their own attitudes and assumptions and to re-think their practice through case scenarios. It includes a factual session on 'what is not dementia' which is an important area of knowledge for home care workers, and one which not all training packs include. Practical guidance is given on how to apply person-centred principles, and action planning sheets are included for staff to take away and consider how to put their learning into practice.
Guide to integrating community equipment services
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides guidance on the integration of health authority and local authority roles in providing community equipment such as equipment for home nursing, daily living and communication. Outlines how to meet users' needs at different stages in their lives, how services are going to be integrated, how they will be funded and targets for implementation, with a list of useful contacts and resources.
The administration and control of medicines in care homes
- Author:
- ROYAL PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN
- Publisher:
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book provides guidance according to current legislation and replaces previous guides: 'Pharmaceutical services to nursing homes' 1990, and 'The administration and control of medicines in residential and children's homes' 1994. This guidance applies to England, Scotland and Wales.
Not alone: a good practice guide to working with people with dementia in sheltered housing
- Authors:
- MCDONALD Annette, CURTIS Jaqueline
- Publisher:
- Housing Corporation/Anchor Trust
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This good practice guide is based on the principles which guide the Anchor Trust's approach to mental health. These include: non discrimination in accessing and using housing care and support services; support for initiatives and partnerships with other organisations; user focus; expectations of full quality of life issues for users; and the principle that every person is an individual. Topics covered include: understanding dementia; challenging behaviour; older people from ethnic groups; research and overview; and the effect on carers.
Opening doors: working with older lesbians and gay men
- Authors:
- SMITH Anthony, CALVERT Jackie
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 74p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Resource pack intended for any individual or organisation interested in developing services for, or working with, older lesbians and gay men. The guidance is applicable to a wider audience including all who work with lesbians and gay men. The report sets out the basic principles of good practice in working with older lesbians and gay men and looks how to develop an inclusive organisation with adapted services, training and consultation. The pack is accompanied by a literature review in a separate booklet.
Making connections: good practice in the prevention and management of elder abuse: learning from SSI inspection reports in community and residential care settings
- Author:
- MCCREADIE Claudine
- Publisher:
- Age Concern Institute of Gerontology
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 48p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report makes use of local SSI inspection reports to connect findings on different inspection topics. It originates in the recognition that standards relating to the abuse of older people, both in their own homes and in residential settings, have been used in a range of inspections since 1994. The overall aim of the study is to examine the evidence about responses to the problem of elder abuse, as revealed in the SSI reports. The report then selects and analyses examples of good practice (focusing in particular on prevention and protection), summarises SSI findings, links the findings to the research literature, and makes suggestions for further research.
Involving relatives and friends: a good practice guide for homes for older people
- Author:
- BURTON-JONES Julia
- Publisher:
- Relatives and Residents Association
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 57p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide aims to promote the understanding of how to enable the families and friends of older people in residential care to remain involved in the care provided in homes and to enable relationships built up over the years to continue. It is based on actual experiences of residents, families, friends and staff and contains examples of good practice. The book is aimed at those working in residential care and it contains chapters on: involving relatives through the admission process; enabling visiting; continuing involvement in day to day care; keeping in touch with relatives and friends; and being open to suggestions from friends and relatives.