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The assessment of frail elderly people being considered for or in receipt of continuing care: a joint policy statement by the British Geriatrics Society, the Association of Directors of Social Services and the Royal College of Nursing
- Authors:
- BRITISH GERIATRICS SOCIETY, ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF SOCIAL SERVICES, ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING
- Publisher:
- British Geriatrics Society
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The assessment of elders in community care: a consideration of the power dimensions
- Authors:
- COKER Victoria, GORMAN Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(1), February 1994, pp.11-17.
Discusses the issues around the assessment of older people following the NHS and Community Care Act 1990.
Understanding support networks and community care: network assessment for elderly people
- Author:
- WENGER G. Clare
- Publisher:
- Avebury
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 131p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Research report presenting an account of the development of a network type assessment instrument which would enable community care workers to predict responses of older people living in the community to the problems which befall them, the services that would be the most appropriate and how they would respond to service intervention.
Assessing elderly people in hospital and community care
- Editor:
- PHILP Ian
- Publisher:
- Farrand
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 171p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Practical text aimed at practitioners involved in assessing older people for community care services. Describes assessment methods in detail.
Assessing the needs of elderly people: challenges old and new
- Author:
- RICHARDS Sally
- Publisher:
- University of Portsmouth. School of Social and Historical Studies. Social Servic
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 9p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Portsmouth
Discusses issues around defining and assessing the needs of older people.
Forward planning
- Author:
- GOFF Betty
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 30.12.92, 1992, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Describes a scheme to assess and place elderly hospital patients in community based private nursing homes.
Home truths
- Author:
- HEPTINSTALL Derek
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 30.7.92, 1992, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Proper assessment is crucial if good community care is to be carried out - but are social workers adequately trained? Offers some pointers for good practice.
The reliability and validity of the safety assessment of function and the environment for rehabilitation (SAFER Tool)
- Authors:
- LETTS Lori, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61(3), March 1998, pp.127-132.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article presents the results of a study undertaken to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Safety Assessment of Function and the Environment for Rehabilitation. The instrument was developed by occupational therapists to evaluate people abilities to manage safely within their home environments. The Safety Assessment of Function and the Environment for Rehabilitation Tool is described, followed by a brief review of the psychometric properties examined in this study.
The NHS and Community Care Act 1990: is it a success for elderly people?
- Authors:
- AJAYI Victoria, MISKELLY Frank G., WALTON Ivan G.
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 18.2.95, 1995, p.439.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Very brief notes on statistical analysis in Hammersmith and Fulham into the effect of the NHS and Community Care Act on the discharge of older people from hospitals. Findings show that changes implemented on 1st April 1993 enabled patients to be discharged from home earlier and that they were more likely to be discharged home than elsewhere.
Watching your language
- Author:
- BARRETT David
- Journal article citation:
- Health Visitor, 67(8), August 1994, p.269.
- Publisher:
- Health Visitors' Association
Examines how health professional both hear and interpret what is being said by older people during community care assessments.