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To have and to hold: the bond between older people and the homes they own
- Authors:
- ASKHAM Janet, et al
- Publisher:
- York Publishing Service/Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 62p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Presents the findings of a detailed interview study looking at the attitudes of older home owners to their property. Finds that the interviewees see the independence and financial aspects of home ownership as both beneficial and burdensome. Individual circumstances, such as divorce, disability or widowhood influenced their views about moving home and about residential care.
Measuring dignity in care for older people
- Authors:
- MAGEE Helen, PARSONS Suzanne, ASKHAM Janet
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 86p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This study was carried out to identify indicators of dignity in care for older people. The study involved a literature search, focus group discussions and telephone interviews. The aim was to make recommendations on the best way to measure each of the Help the Aged domains of dignified care: personal hygiene; eating and nutrition; privacy; communication; pain; autonomy; personal care; end-of-life care and social inclusion. A set of proposed indicators across these nine domains have been drafted as a result of this research. Four cross-cutting themes were identified within the indicators: choice, control, staff attitudes, and facilities.