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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 home environments rehabilitation and older persons: a survey of current service provision in England
- Authors:
- WARD Martin, SEVERS Martin, DEAN Taraneh
- Journal article citation:
- MCC Building Knowledge for Integrated Care, 10(1), February 2002, pp.37-42.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Reports on the findings of the first stage of a research programme to investigate the extent of the use of care home environments for the rehabilitation of older people in England. Stage two of the project will explore in more depth the characteristics of the rehabilitation provision identified in stage one.
Public attitudes to healthcare of older people in Scotland
- Author:
- MORI SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
"In December 2000 the Scottish Executive published its Health Plan Our National Health: a plan for action a plan for change, in which it announced that health for older people would be one of a number of priorities for action. Part of the review involved public consultation, and to supplement this, MORI Scotland was commissioned by the Scottish Executive to conduct research amoung those members of the public aged 60 or over, into their perceptions of the NHS in Scotland."
Back to the real sensory world our 'care' has taken away
- Author:
- MACDONALD Colin
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 10(1), January 2002, pp.33-36.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Reflects on research into the effects of multisensory stimulation. Argues that care environments and practices have developed in a way that excludes people with dementia from the pleasurable sensory experiment to compensate for this deprivation, the author argues we should try to bring so me normal experiences back.
How to get past the tip of the tongue
- Author:
- SURR Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 10(1), January 2002, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Difficulties with remembering things can be a source of frustration to people with dementia and a challenge to their carers. Reports on a research project to improve channels of communication and enable people's voices to be heard.
A country where dementia has come in from the cold
- Author:
- LINDSAY Margot
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 10(1), January 2002, pp.11-12.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Reports on services for people with dementia in Norway.
People with dementia reveal their views of homecare
- Author:
- HEISER Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 10(1), January 2002, p.22.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
As part of a 'best value' review, a day centre in west London recently invited people with dementia to contribute their views of the home care services they use. Reports on how the team conducted the review, and what the service users said.
Informal care of the elderly in Scotland and the UK
- Authors:
- LEONTARIDI Rannia, BELL David
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
"This paper assesses some of the evidence on informal care for the elderly both in Scotland and in the rest of the UK. It uses a number of data sources, such as the Family Resources Survey, the British Household Panel Survey and the Scottish Household Survey and was undertaken to inform the thinking of the Care Development Group."
Providing free personal care for older people: research commissioned to inform the work of the Care Development Group
- Authors:
- MACHIN Diane, MCSHANE Danny
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive Central Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 257p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This volume of research is comprised of six studies that were commissioned by the Central Research Unit of the Scottish Executive to inform the deliberations of Care Development Group (CDG) which was set up to develop proposals for the implementation of free personal care for older people in Scotland.
Demand for, and utilisation of, personal care services for the elderly
- Authors:
- STEARNS Sally, BUTTERWORTH Suzanne
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
"This research explores the anticipated demand for personal care by elderly disabled persons in private households in Scotland and the potential increase in demand that may arise from substitution effects due to the introduction of free personal care.