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An introductory guide to community care
- Author:
- GOODENOUGH Alan
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 144p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Basic guide to what community care services are available, covering: the current organisation of care services; the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990; registration and inspection; the individual care plan; record keeping; the roles of the care team members; and health and safety procedures.
Outcomes in social care practice: outcomes in community care practice; number seven
- Editors:
- QURESHI Hazel, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 213p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
The final report of a research project investigating practical ways in which a focus on the results of services could be used to improve social care for older people and disabled people. It describes five practical projects, each investigating a different approach to improving services through a focus on outcomes. Each project was undertaken by a social services department working jointly with SPRU.
Moving home: social integration for adults with intellectual disabilities resettling into community provision
- Authors:
- AGER A., MYERS F., KERR P.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 14(4), December 2001, pp.392-400.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The present study examined levels of social integration for individuals resettling into community provision following the phased closure of Gogarburn Hospital, Edinburgh, UK, and the personal and service-related characteristics which were influential on such integration. The study sample comprised 76 out of 95 individuals consecutively discharged over a 19-month period. Post-move data were collected between 6 and 9 months after community resettlement. At this time, mean 'quality of life' scores, established using the Life Experiences Checklist (LEC), were broadly equivalent to those reported from previous reprovisioning studies in the UK. However, scores in the domains of Relationships and Freedom remained well below general population norms. A pre-move to post-move comparison across the domains of the LEC suggested that the greatest impact of reprovisioning was in the areas of physical quality of residential provision (with overall standards above general population norms) and personal freedoms. Index of Community Involvement (ICI) scores showed a general increase in community presence, although activities requiring a high degree of personal autonomy remained infrequent. Social contacts recorded through diaries suggested a heavy bias towards contacts with staff and other service users as opposed to general community contacts (e.g. neighbours and shop workers). On average, over half the time spent outwith the home was in specialist or segregated service settings. For 18 individuals, there were losses or no gains in community involvement pre-move to post-move. A majority of these individuals were elderly. These findings are discussed in the context of policy targeting community participation, and the need for strengthening service features which encourage higher levels of social integration.
Inspection of best value review of residential and community support services: South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council, June 2001
- Authors:
- WHELLANS Margaret, RHODES Don
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- Gateshead
Direct support: direct payments and older people
- Author:
- LEECE Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 11(3), September 2001, pp.23-25.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Draws together recent research to consider issues around direct payments that are important to older people. Looks briefly at the background to direct payments, how they work, and whether existing schemes are being made available to older people and if these are appropriate to their needs.
Extending the scope of community alarm services
- Authors:
- DOUGHTY Kevin, FISK Malcolm
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 4(2), May 2001, pp.24-27.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The rapid evolution of the social alarm network in the UK during the 1980s is one of the greatest success stories of the local authority housing departments which championed their growth. Yet, during the past decade, when 'care in the community' became a reality and the number of older people living alone in society increased significantly, the number of connections has often grown slowly and investment in new technology has been relatively low. This article describes the features of new generations of 'telecare' using systems with increasing potential.
Should free personal care be available for all older people?
- Authors:
- HUTTON John, LISHMAN Gordon
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 15.3.01, 2001, p.17.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The two authors debate whether personal care for older people should be available free of charge.
Aging in place in assisted living: philosophy versus policy
- Authors:
- CHAPIN Rosemary, DOBBS-KEPPER Debra
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 41(1), February 2001, pp.43-50.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Examines the implementation of the ageing-in-place philosophy in Kansas. The study was part of a larger state agency and university collaborative project to examine admission and discharge policies in these settings. Data analysis was conducted with descriptive statistics. Kansas findings were compared to national findings. Finds that residents' capacity to age in place was limited by facility admission and discharge policies that were more restrictive than state regulations in the areas of behavioural problems, incontinence, and cognition. In general, assisted living facility policies in Kansas were more restrictive than admission and discharge policies found nationally. Concludes that more inclusive assisted living admission and discharge criteria, and concomitant staffing and funding, are necessary if the aging-in-place philosophy is to be more fully implemented.
Public attitudes to the provision of free personal care: focus group research
- Authors:
- JONES Lyn, RIDLEY Julie, ROBSON Anne
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
"The Care Development Group was set up by the Scottish Executive to bring foward proposals for the implementation of free personal care. This study is one component of a programme of research commissioned on behalf of the Group to find out what people think 'personal care' means, how they think it should be provided and paid for, and what they think about services for older people more generally. This part of the research used focus groups."
Emerging patterns of care management: arrangements for older people in England
- Authors:
- CHALLIS David, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 35(6), December 2001, pp.672-687.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article explores whether typologies of care management arrangements for older people can be discerned through the analysis of a series of key indicators. Data were drawn from a survey of all English local authorities, undertaken as part of the PSSRU study 'Mapping and Evaluation of Care Management Arrangements for Older People and those with Mental Health Problems'. Care management arrangements were categorised using a limited number of key indicators chosen on an empirical and an a priori basis. This resulted in the formulation of six categories of care management arrangements of older people, within which approximately 80 per cent of local authorities could be included.