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Community care for the frail elderly: an urban experiment
- Authors:
- CHALLIS David, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 18(Supplement), 1988, pp.13-42.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Describes the development of the Gateshead project, outcomes, measures of quality of life and adequacy of care.
Care management, dementia care and specialist mental health services: and evaluation
- Authors:
- CHALLIS David, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 17(4), April 2002, pp.315-325.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article evaluates a model of intensive case management for people with dementia based in a community-based mental health service for older people. Individuals in one community team setting received case management and were compared with those in a similar team without such a service. The impact of the scheme upon placement occurred in the second year at the end of which 51% of the experimental group remained at home compared with 33% of the comparison group. For the experimental group significant improvements in the social contacts of older people were noted; a decrease in the stress of their carers was observed, together with a reduction in their input to the care of the client; and there were significant improvements on ratings of overall need reduction, aspects of daily living and level of risk. Differences between the two groups based on service receipt showed higher costs for the experimental group. Discusses the issues which influence the cost-effectiveness of intensive case management. The benefits of locating this service within a specialist mental health team are explored in the context of promoting greater service integration between health and social services.
Life was better at home
- Authors:
- CHALLIS David, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 4(1), September 1997, p.17.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Describes the Lewisham Case Management Scheme which was one of a number of care management schemes studied by the Personal Social Services Research Unit. Summarises the Unit's findings which show that providing specialist domiciliary services for people with dementia can benefit service users and carers.
Community care for the frail elderly
- Authors:
- CHALLIS David, DAVIES Bleddyn
- Publisher:
- University of Kent. Personal Social Services Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1987
- Pagination:
- 324p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
Research study evaluating a scheme in Kent which involved decentralisation of resources to individual social workers to enable them to construct more effective community care packages and make better use of resources. The study looks at: key workers and case management; responding to need; supporting carers; developing community support networks; the outcomes of care and the costs of care.
Supporting people with dementia at home: challenges and opportunities for the 21st century
- Authors:
- CHALLIS David, et al
- Publisher:
- Ashgate
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 223p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Providing integrated and co-ordinated community-based care for older people with dementia has gained prominence against the background of an aging population and financial constraint in national budgets. This study of an intensive case management scheme designed for older people with dementia at risk of entry to residential care uses a quasi-experimental approach, where individuals in one community mental health team for older people received case management and were matched to those in a similar community mental health setting without such a service. The Lewisham Case Management Scheme is described in detail. The evidence was analysed in relation to the eventual placement of the older person, their quality of care, quality of life and overall needs, and the needs of their carers. Detailed analyses were carried out of the costs of care, the ways in which case managers undertook their work and how they addressed the problems and needs of the older people and carers in the study. The book offers evidence about the factors which can maximise the independence and well being of older people with dementia from the perspective of older people and their carers. It provides insights into three current areas of concern about the development of services and the implementation of policy: sustainability of innovatory service models, personalisation and the deployment of personal budgets, and the roll out of the National Dementia Strategy. The authors believe that the findings will be of particular value to those commissioning services.
Care management and health care of older people: the Darlington Community Care Project
- Authors:
- CHALLIS David, et al
- Publisher:
- Arena
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 380p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Study focusing on care management in the setting of a geriatric multidisciplinary team and the provision of care through community support staff with wide ranging roles. Provides an overview of community care provision for older people and goes on to outline the Darlington care management model and to look at its application in practice. Examines the role of home care assistants and of multidisciplinary working. Looks at users and outcomes of care, the experience of carers and the costs of care. Concludes with a chapter on care management and health care of older people.
Community care: new agendas and challenges from the UK and overseas
- Editors:
- CHALLIS David, DAVIES Bleddyn, TRASKE Karen
- Publisher:
- Arena
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 340p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Contains essays by leading experts in community care from gerontology, medicine, and related fields in the UK, Europe and the United States. Includes sections on: the changing context of community care; care and choice; carers and informal support; assessment, case management and community services; policy changes in contrasting countries; community based care - opportunities and constraints; and community care - immediate concerns and long term perspectives.