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Meeting the needs of older people living at home with dementia who have problems with continence
- Authors:
- DRENNAN Vari M., MANTHORPE Jill, ILIFFE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 18(4), 2017, pp.246-253.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the question of how to meet the needs of older people living at home with dementia who have problems with continence. The paper is focused on social care practice in community settings. Design/methodology/approach: This paper is practice focused and draws on the authors’ research and experiences in clinical care, workforce development and service improvement. Findings: This paper summarises research on incontinence and its negative effects on quality of life and care relationships. It describes the impact of incontinence in terms of social embarrassment, restricted social activity, extra work (such as laundry) and costs, but also distress. It links research with care practice, with a focus on people with dementia who may be at particular risk of both continence problems and of assumptions that nothing can be done to assist them. Social implications: This paper provides questions that could be addressed in commissioning and provision of services and argues that they need to be informed by care practitioners’ experiences. It provides details of sources of support that are available at national and local levels. Originality/value: This paper draws together research on continence and social care practice to provide a series of self-assessment questions for local services. It focuses on social care workers who are at the frontline of practice including personal assistants and carers. (Publisher abstract)
Intermediate care and older people: building a case for continuous care
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, et al
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Help the Aged Intermediate Care Programme for Older People aimed to establish an integrated service in which the needs of the older person came first and the contribution of the voluntary and community sector was seamlessly interwoven with that of the health and social care services. Volunteers were able to fill the gaps left by statutory provision, and according to service users, made a dramatic difference to the social rehabilitation of frail older people recovering from illness. This report makes a compelling case for continuing care, but the current attitude of service commissioners does not bode well for the longer-term provision of low-level support.
Reading around: dementia and ethnicity
- Author:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 2(5), September 1994, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Rounds up recent research and publications in the area of ethnicity, ageing and dementia.
Care professionals' understanding of the new criminal offences created by the Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, SAMSI Kritika
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 30(4), 2015, pp.384-392.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Objectives: Implemented in 2007, the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 codified decision-making for adults unable to make decisions for themselves in England and Wales. Among other changes, two new offences of wilful neglect and ill-treatment were created under Section 44. This study explored how the MCA was being implemented in community-based dementia care, focusing on frontline practice. Method: Using qualitative longitudinal methodology, the authors interviewed 279 practitioners, in the London and South-East area of England, two or three times over 3 years. A framework analysis to identify and delineate recurrent themes was applied. Results: Views of the new offences were positive overall, but understanding ranged from partial to non-existent among some participants. Conclusions: Clinicians may be increasingly called upon to provide advice on whether an alleged victim or perpetrator lacks decision-making capacity in cases of suspected elder abuse. They need to be aware of the new criminal offences to ensure that people with dementia, among others, are not abused and that abusers are brought to account. (Edited publisher abstract)
Older people
- Author:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, 11, April 2001, pp.42-44.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Highlights recent research on older people. Subject areas include the development of care in the community, responses to abuse and neglect, and intergenerational work.
Working on the fault line
- Editors:
- BRADLEY Greta, MANTHORPE Jill
- Publisher:
- Venture Press/British Association of Social Workers
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 160p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Provides five research studies focusing on health-related social work and its engagement with hospital, primary and community care, with particular reference to services to older people. The studies comprise: social workers in primary care settings; day-to-day activities of social workers in both hospital and community based settings; hospital social work in the context of care management; relevant issues in accident and emergency departments; and a policy study of continuing care.