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Older people and community care in Scotland - a review of recent research (summary)
- Author:
- MACDONALD Charlotte
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Older people and community care in Scotland - a review of recent research (full text)
- Author:
- MACDONALD Charlotte
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 62p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
National minimum information standards for older people
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Health Department
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
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.
Implementing community care in an area team
- Author:
- FORD Roslyn
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Scottish Office. Central Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 74p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Report from a research study in Clydebank looking specifically at team based services for older people.
Heritage under threat
- Author:
- MITCHELL David
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.5.94, 1994, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The new regulations requiring older people to pay for their residential care through sales of assets could have a dramatic affect on Scottish crofters. Asks whether they should be a special case.
Overnight success
- Author:
- PEARSON Charlotte
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 6.2.92, 1992, pp.15-17.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Reports on a project in Glasgow's Govan district, which provides an overnight service for people with dementia living in the community.