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Why family carers matter: a local study of the work of Suffolk Family Carers (part of the Princess Royal Trust Carers Centre Network)
- Authors:
- McDONALD Ann, BAILEY Sue
- Publisher:
- University of East Anglia. School of Social Work and Psychosocial Studies
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 41p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
The report is an evaluation of ‘Suffolk Family Carers’ which is a registered charity providing support for people who are caring at home for a family member or friend who is frail, elderly, sick or disabled. The evaluation has a number of different strands. Firstly it will look at who uses their services; where in Suffolk they live, which services they use and with what frequency. Secondly it evaluates whether and how Suffolk Family Carers help carers in their caring role. Thirdly it considers the impact that the organisation has on aspects of carer wellbeing and quality of life, and whether the services enable carers to maintain and develop social and leisure contacts, remain in employment and maintain good health. Fourthly it assesses any preventative impact that the organisation’s services have, in terms of avoiding increased levels of dependency on public services by the carer and the cared-for person. Finally the views of key stakeholders, including commissioning and funding bodies, are sought as to how the organisation is fulfilling its role.
Developing services for people with dementia: findings from research in a rural area
- Authors:
- McDONALD Ann, HEATH Becky
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 9(4), December 2008, pp.9-18.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This article describes a piece of work carried out in East Anglia designed to map services across the statutory, voluntary and private sectors, and to describe the ways in which national policy is being interpreted to meet local need. Examples of innovative practice, as well as gaps in service design and delivery, were identified though an examination of local policy documents and qualitative interviews with strategic managers, frontline managers and practitioners, and local carers of people with dementia. The findings confirm that services for older people with dementia are under-developed in comparison with services for older people generally, and in comparison with mental health services for working age adults. There are particular gaps with respect to rarer types of dementia, services for people with learning disabilities, and services for people from minority ethnic groups. Carers have also been affected by a shortage of joined-up information, high eligibility criteria and a change to short-term working by practitioners.