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The assessment of frail elderly people being considered for or in receipt of continuing care: a joint policy statement by the British Geriatrics Society, the Association of Directors of Social Services and the Royal College of Nursing
- Authors:
- BRITISH GERIATRICS SOCIETY, ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF SOCIAL SERVICES, ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING
- Publisher:
- British Geriatrics Society
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Defining needs, defining systems: a critical analysis
- Author:
- DILL Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 33(4), August 1993, pp.453-460.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Examines the model of need assessment commonly used in social service programmes for older people in America; a model defining need as an individual attribute which can be measured in a scientific way. However, if an individual's expressions of need or self assessment cannot be framed by the forms or professional assessments that are used, information is lost and the individual's needs as perceived by the assessor are distorted. Gives a case study to demonstrate the consequences of this model for clients, staff and ageing programmes.
A framework to discharge frail older people
- Author:
- LEES-DEUTSCH Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 112(37/38), 2016, pp.13-15.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
A framework to discharge frail older patients who have had an unplanned admission to hospital and are subsequently discharged (or transferred)to another setting. It discusses current issues in discharge practice, briefly reviews the background policy to guide the discharge assessment of older people and examines challenges in discharging them from the acute setting. Finally, it uses an assessment framework to integrate current principles form national discharge guidance into practice. (Publisher abstract)
Housing choice for older people: a discussion paper
- Author:
- OLDMAN Joe
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 60p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This discussion paper gives an overview of some of the current policy issues impacting on older people's housing in England: the diversity of housing needs, and housing options. Part 3, Finding solutions, first examines the extent to which strategic planning and policies such as Supporting People (SP) and the Decent Homes Standard deliver results. The role of co-ordinating housing advice and information is considered in the context, for example, of HOPDEV (the Housing and Older People Development Group), Link-Age, the Single Assessment Process (SAP), Home Improvement Agencies ((HIA), and Housing Options for Older People (HOOP).
BME carers: challenging the myth;"they look after their own"; a good practice guide
- Author:
- WALES. National Assembly
- Publisher:
- Wales. National Assembly
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This examination of the extent to which carers services in Wales are accessible to Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) carers is located within the overall 'Caring about Carers - a Strategy for Carers In Wales (Implementation Plan)', a project initiated by the Welsh Assembly Government. Supported also by the Welsh Assembly Government, and carried out within the auspices of AWEMA (All Wales Ethnic Minority Association) as a BME Carers project, this study sets out to explore the needs of BME carers in Wales and the extent to which they felt that their needs were being recognised and addressed by mainstream services. (Edited publisher abstract)
Measuring the quality of care for older people
- Authors:
- POTTER Jonathan, GEORGIOU Andrew, PEARSON Michael
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Physicians
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 136p.,tables,diags.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines how to measure standards in health care for older people. Begins with a discussion of techniques for measuring quality. Moves on to discuss the national agenda for quality, with reference to the National Service Framework and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence. Then examines care studies of specific areas of health care, including stroke and incontinence, with critiques of their methodology. Concludes with recommendations for future practice.
Personhood and the social work relationship in the assessment of older people with dementia
- Author:
- BRYAN Serena
- Publisher:
- University of East Anglia
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 56p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
Uses the concept of personhood to examine what is required of a professional working with people with dementia. Explores the methodology of a person-centred approach, its implications for social work practice and its compatibility with current government policy and guidelines. These government requirements for the participation of people with dementia in the assessment of need are scrutinised, and a post-modernist analysis applied.
It is expected by the year 2000: using lessons from the past to plan for the elder boom
- Author:
- CHAPIN Rosemary K.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 32(2), 1999, pp.21-40.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Analyses the accuracy and utility of forecasts made in the USA in the 1930s to help social workers anticipate the composition and needs of the current cohort of older adults. Examines the implications for social service professionals now attempting to make forecasts and develop practice and policy strategies for the 21st century when the baby boom cohort will become the elder boom.
Universality of selectivity in income support to older people: a comparative assessment of the issues
- Author:
- SHAVER Sheila
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy, 27(2), April 1998, pp.231-254.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
This article reviews the issues involved in policy choices with respect to universality and selectivity in income support to older people. It considers four questions: the practical meaning of universality and selectivity in the income support system of various countries, the effectiveness of universal and selective arrangements in the alleviation of poverty among this group, the role of universal and selective arrangements in redistributing income among elderly people and the relative generosity of universal and selective arrangements. Draws on data from the 'second wave' of the Luxembourg Income Study for six countries: Australia, (West) Germany, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States, concerning the incomes of elderly couples and single (non-married) women.
Ethnic minority senior citizens: the question of policy
- Author:
- VIGILANCE Georgina
- Publisher:
- Standing Conference of Ethnic Minority Senior Citizens
- Publication year:
- 1987
- Pagination:
- 76p., tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at the policies of London SSDs, and the service and developments that ethnic elderly receive.