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B J Spitler: geriatric care management pioneer
- Author:
- FRATES Janice
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 50(3/4), 2008, pp.133-141.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
B. J. Curry Spitler, who died in 2004, pioneered a geriatric care management model that combined care management with home health services, and emphasised high levels of training and professionalism for all members of the care team. This assessment of her life is provided by someone who both worked with Spitler (to produce a marketing plan for her agency, Age Concerns) and used her services to care for her mother. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
A prospective baseline study of frail older people before the introduction of an immediate care service
- Authors:
- YOUNG John, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 13(4), July 2005, pp.307-312.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article describes the first part of a two-stage research project designed to investigate the clinical and service outcomes of a comprehensive intermediate care service. It is a baseline study of patients presenting to two elderly care departments as emergencies with the clinical syndromes of falls, incontinence, confusion or poor mobility before the introduction of a city-wide intermediate care service. The outcome measures were: mortality; disability (Barthel Index, BI); social activities (Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living); service use; and carer distress (General Health Questionnaire 28). These were measured at 3, 6 and 12 months after recruitment. Eight hundred and twenty-three patients were recruited (median age 84 years; 70% were women; 45% had cognitive impairment). There was a high mortality rate (36%), evidence for incomplete recovery, a gradual decline in independence over 12 months and a high degree of carer stress. There was little use of rehabilitation services, about 25% required readmission to hospital by each assessment point and there was a gradual increase in institutional care admissions. These findings support a needs-based argument for a more comprehensive community service for frail older people.
Public attitudes to the provision of free personal care: older people's focus group research
- Authors:
- DEWAR Belinda, O'MAY Fiona, WALKER Esther
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
"This research, which was commissioned to inform the deliberations of the Care Development Group, explores the views of specific groups of older people regarding services and the provision of a free personal care system for older people in Scotland."
Informal care of the elderly in Scotland and the UK
- Authors:
- LEONTARIDI Rannia, BELL David
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
"This paper assesses some of the evidence on informal care for the elderly both in Scotland and in the rest of the UK. It uses a number of data sources, such as the Family Resources Survey, the British Household Panel Survey and the Scottish Household Survey and was undertaken to inform the thinking of the Care Development Group."
Demand for, and utilisation of, personal care services for the elderly
- Authors:
- STEARNS Sally, BUTTERWORTH Suzanne
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
"This research explores the anticipated demand for personal care by elderly disabled persons in private households in Scotland and the potential increase in demand that may arise from substitution effects due to the introduction of free personal care.
Providing personal care to older people in Scotland: the perspective of independent home care providers
- Author:
- MATHEW Dinah
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Care Development Group of the Scottish Executive commissioned the United Kingdom Home Care Association Limited to undertake a survey of organisations providing home care in the independent sector to provide information on the private purchase of personal care and to contribute to mapping of current provision of personal care in Scotland.
Elderly people in the community: screening, support and services; report of Newham's Elderly Screening Project
- Author:
- ITZIN Catherine
- Publisher:
- Newham Health Authority. Community Services Unit
- Publication year:
- 1986
- Pagination:
- 208p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Using ecological frameworks to advance a field of research, practice, and policy on aging-in-place initiatives
- Author:
- GREENFIELD Emily A.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 52(1), February 2012, pp.1-12.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
A growing number of initiatives have been developed in the United States over the past 2 decades to transform health care and community settings to promote aging-in-place. Moreover, recent federal policies include a growing number of provisions for local efforts to promote aging-in-place. To date, much of the research on ageing-in-place initiatives has focused on describing singular initiatives in their own right. Integrative theory development is critical to identify similarities and differences among aging-in-place initiatives and ensure that they do not become fragmented from each other. This article utilises ecological frameworks as tools for conceptualising a range of programmes as aging-in-place initiatives and for characterising them in comparison to each other. Theoretically derived dimensions along which to characterise aging-in-place initiatives include environment-focused aspects (e.g., the types of social systems and structures that the initiatives target for change) and person-focused aspects (e.g., the extent to which the initiatives target particular subgroups of older adults). The article concludes with a discussion on how these theoretically derived dimensions can be used to advance and integrate research, practice, and policy to systematically develop and expand aging-in-place initiatives.
The roles and functions of the informal support networks of older people who receive formal support: a Swedish qualitative study
- Authors:
- DUNER Anna, NORDSTROM Monica
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 27(1), January 2007, pp.67-85.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Several studies of frail older people have focused on the relationship between formal and informal care, while others have examined the character of inter-generational relationships. Yet knowledge of the significance of the informal-support networks of older people who receive formal care is still scarce. The aim of this paper was to explore how older Swedes who receive formal elder-care experienced their informal support networks. The findings presented emanate from a qualitative case study. The structural, interaction and functional dimensions of the support networks were the main analytical tools. In the study population, the size of the formal support network varied from one to 12 people (or categories of people), and the size of the informal support network varied from one to six people (or categories of people). The main results demonstrate the importance of informal support with reciprocal relationships, and the value of confidants and emotional support, both of which contribute to feelings of belonging, security and wellbeing. A well-functioning formal and informal support network allows individuals to maintain autonomy in old age, even when they have to depend on help from others.
Retirement homelessness
- Author:
- CAMM John
- Journal article citation:
- Community Practitioner, 78(3), March 2005, pp.81-82.
- Publisher:
- Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association
Looks at the problems facing older homeless people and the role of the community practitioner, given that homeless people often have difficulty accessing health services, but it can be even harder for those who are older.