Care and Health Magazine, 31, 12.3.03, 2003, pp.38-39.
Publisher:
Care and Health
Explains government guidance issued to social services department to help former patients be discharged to safe and supportive environments.
Explains government guidance issued to social services department to help former patients be discharged to safe and supportive environments.
Subject terms:
home adaptations, hospital discharge, housing, central government, older people, assessment, assistive technology, community care, grants, physical disabilities;
A social worker who needs to help an elderly person remain at home, whilst they refuse to have a hoist and other appliances essential to their well-being and that of their carers, talks about her dilemma.
A social worker who needs to help an elderly person remain at home, whilst they refuse to have a hoist and other appliances essential to their well-being and that of their carers, talks about her dilemma.
Subject terms:
home care, independence, older people, risk, social services, social work methods, social workers, user views, vulnerable adults, assistive technology, carers, community care, decision making;