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Making home care for older people more flexible and person-centred: factors which promote this
- Authors:
- PATMORE Charles, McNULTY Alison
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This report examines the factors which make possible a flexible, person-centred approach to providing home care for older people in light of the Department of Health's Green Paper on Adult Social Care.
Caring for the whole person: home care for older people which promotes well-being and choice
- Authors:
- PATMORE Charles, McNULTY Alison
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 93p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This report presents the final account from the three-part research project on flexible person-centred home care for older people, which was funded through the Department of Health Research Programme at the Social Policy Research Unit at York University, from 2001 till early 2005.
That little bit extra
- Authors:
- PATMORE Charles, McNULTY Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 13.10.05, 2005, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
This article presents new research findings on what helps a home care provider to provide flexible, holistic, person-centred service for older people. Topics include: the philosophy of the provider manager, size of management team, policies on staff rotas, and advantages for in-house social services providers.
Flexible, person-centred home care for older people
- Authors:
- PATMORE Charles, McNULTY Alison
- Publisher:
- Social Policy Research Unit. University of York
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This research project interviewed older service users, home care staff, managers and social services purchasers to explore the factors which make possible a flexible, person-centred approach. The findings highlight factors which: influenced flexible, person centred help at independent agencies; led to purchasers promoting flexible, person-centred care; let purchasers to discourage the provision of flexible, person- centred care.