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Care and support in very sheltered housing: based on a research study funded by the Department of Health
- Authors:
- BROOKS Liz, ABARNO Tammy, SMITH Miranda
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 110p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Very sheltered housing, extracare, assisted living, supported housing - all are names for a form of provision that has been touted as the future of care for older people in this country. So how does it measure up with the older people who live there? Counsel and Care spoke to 50 tenants of four very different schemes in a representative county. The report is designed as a reference work that can be easily dipped into, giving instant access to the research findings alongside all the relevant standards and regulations, issue-by-issue. Standards covered by the report include the National Service Framework for older people, the National Minimum Standards for Domiciliary Care, the Supporting People Quality Assessment Framework, the Housing Corporation Inspection framework and the Centre for Sheltered Housing Studies Code of Practice.
Guide to the links between national occupational standards and national care standards for older people in care homes in Scotland
- Author:
- SCOTTISH SOCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Scottish Social Services Council
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- Dundee
National occupational standards describe best practice in particular areas of work, are statements of competence, provide managers with a tool for a wide variety of workforce management, quality control and specification tasks and are the basis of training and qualifications.This document matches these standards with National Care Standards for older people in care homes in Scotland.
Domiciliary care: national minimum standards; regulations
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 70p.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
While broad in scope, these standards acknowledge the unique and complex needs of individuals, and the additional specific knowledge, and skills required in order to deliver a service that is tailored to the needs of each person. With the emphasis on caring for people with complex health and personal care needs living in their own home instead of in residential or nursing homes or long stay hospitals, the provision of personal domiciliary care services is evolving rapidly and reflects changes at the interface between health and social care. These standards will be applied to agencies providing personal care to the wide range of people who need care and support whilst living in their own home, including: older people, people with physical disabilities, people with sensory loss including dual sensory impairment, people with mental health problems, people with learning disabilities, children and their families, and personal or family carers.
Improving older people's services: an overview of performance
- Authors:
- BAINBRIDGE Ian, RICKETTS Allan
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 65p.
- Place of publication:
- London
It is social services’ responsibility to plan with service users, carers and other partners to ensure that the right range of services is available to meet older people’s needs locally. The NHS and social care Planning and Priorities Framework 2003-6 has established detailed targets for the improvement of services for older people, which are focused on quality and growth in the provision of services. This report brings together all the information that we collected about older people's services in the year ending March 2003 and presents an encouraging picture about the way that services are being planned and delivered. Overall, councils and their partners were making good progress with strategic and organisational developments. Key achievements in the year have been: more integrated planning and services between health and social care; greater consultation with older people; expanding intermediate care and extra care housing; developing a range of services that promote independence; good systems to safeguard vulnerable older people from abuse; and an active and increasingly engaged role for councillors.
Care homes for older people: national minimum standards and the Care Homes Regulations 2001
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 91p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
This document contains a statement of national minimum standards published by the Secretary of State under section 23(1) of the Care Standards Act 2000. The statement is applicable to care homes (as defined by section 3 of that Act) which provide accommodation, together with nursing or personal care, for older people. Each standard is, for explanatory purposes only, preceded by a title and an indication of the intended outcome in relation to that standard. The standards are grouped under the following key topics, which highlight aspects of individuals' lives identified during the stakeholder consultation as most important to service users: choice of home; health and personal care; daily life and social activities; complaints and protection; environment; staffing, management and administration.