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Spreading the jam more thickly
- Author:
- LEIGH A.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.6.88, 1988, pp.29-30.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
How targeting home care services in Croydon SSD has enabled care managers to better control the allocation of resources.
Older people with dementia and social work: lessons to be learned from an evaluative study
- Author:
- HARDWICK Louise
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 12(2), 2000, pp.33-44.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Examines the impact and resource implications of providing dedicated social care to older people with dementia in a local authority in the North West of England. It examines a pilot project which addressed these issues within the context of specialised care management arrangements. The particular challenges of meeting the needs of older people with dementia are discussed, together with the shortfalls of a welfare model geared to providing practical support when their needs often include emotional and psychological support. This article then examines how well the project responded to the local needs of the piloted population. It considers with an analysis of the implications of the findings for other local authorities seeking to sustain an effective service for older people with dementia.
Cold comfort
- Author:
- BOND Henrietta
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 4.11.99, 1999, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Winter can expose a lack of resources for older people's services. Reports on a new rapid response team in the County of Durham which will deal with emergencies for older people in their homes.
Across the great divide
- Authors:
- CAMERON Kirsteen, O'NEILL K.F.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 6(3), May 1998, pp.10-12.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Describes an example of effective inter-agency collaboration in providing community care for people with dementia in Glasgow.
Time to design upwards in mental health services for older people
- Author:
- GOSS Tony
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 7(3), March 2001, pp.18-22.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Four main areas of working need improvement if services for older people with mental health needs are to match the aspirations of the National Service Framework for Older People and the NHS plan. Describes what needs to be done and says that in the future we should be designing services from the recipient upwards.