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Clean-up operation
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 5.6.97, 1997, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses a social worker's dilemma over an elderly man who is neglecting himself but is adamant that he does not have a mental health problem.
Influencing the health agenda
- Author:
- WILLIS Jenine
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 19.11.97, 1997, pp.62-64.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Older people have an important part to play in the development of services for the next generation. Discusses how they can make their voices heard.
Care-related decision-making satisfaction and caregiver well-being in families caring for older members
- Authors:
- SMERGLIA Virginia L., DEIMLING Gary T.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 37(5), October 1997, pp.658-665.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Examines the impact of structural variables (caregiver type, elder impairment) and family environment (adaptability, conflict, cohesion) on satisfaction with care-related decision making and caregiver well-being, Regression analysis results indicate that aspects of family environment such as adaptability and conflict are the best predictors of decision-making satisfaction. After caregiver type (adult child/spouse), family adaptability and decision-making satisfaction are the best predictors of caregiver depression.
'I often think I wish he were here': why do primary carers institutionalise family members with dementia?
- Author:
- CAHILL Suzanne M.
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 50(3), September 1997, pp.13-19.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
While the topic of why family carers institutionalise persons with dementia has received much publicity in the overseas literature, little is known in Australia about this issue and the processes involved in the permanent placement of a relative with dementia in a nursing home. This article describes the experiences of female primary caregivers who recently institutionalised their family member. Factors explored included the services needs and service users of primary caregivers in the period leading up to the placement, the placement procedure itself including the role of wait-lists and the extent to which carers perceived they had a choice in the selection of the long term care facility. Findings from research are discussed against the background of current community care policy for the aged with dementia in Australia..
Difficult decisions on care and services for elderly people: the dilemma of setting priorities in the welfare state
- Authors:
- THORSLUND M., BERGMARK A., PARKER M.G.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 6(3), July 1997, pp.197-206.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
Describes decision making on the provision of care in Sweden. Four trends are identifies: decentralisation of many controversial decisions; redefining the lines of responsibility between sectors; increasing equality in the accessibility, cost and quality of care; and a general lack of public discussion and debate about central welfare issues.
Who decides: making decisions on behalf of mentally incapacitated adults; a consultation paper issued by the Lord Chancellor's Department; presented to Parliament by the Lord High Chancellor by Command of Her Majesty December 1997
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Lord Chancellor's Department
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 114p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Consultation paper seeking views on a possible framework for providing protection for those who are unable to make decisions for themselves or those who cannot communicate their decisions. The law in this area has developed piecemeal and does not always offer sufficient protection either for mentally incapacitated adults or for those who look after them.
Research, knowledge and practice in community care
- Author:
- FISHER Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Issues in Social Work Education, 17(2), Autumn 1997, pp.17-30.
- Publisher:
- Association of Teachers in Social Work Education
Explores the kind of knowledge required for social work practice in community care, and draws a distinction between evidence-based and knowledge-based practice, and between knowledge for understanding and that designed to underpin intervention.
Care-related preferences and values of elderly community-base LTC consumers: can case managers learn what's important to clients?
- Authors:
- DEGENHOLTZ Howard, KANE Rosalie A., KIVNICK Helen Q.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 37(6), December 1997, pp.767-776.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article describes the development and implementation of a brief values assessment protocol to be used by case managers working in community-based long-term care (LTC) for the elderly in the USA and presents data on the values and preferences of clients at two locations. Describes the implications for research and practice.
End-of-life decisions in the home care setting
- Author:
- SOSKIS Carole W.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 25(1/2), 1997, pp.107-116.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Discusses the issue of advance directives, which allow a person to record preferences for end-of-life care in case of incapacity, in home care. Thirty home care clients, who were either elderly or persons with AIDS, were offered the opportunity to execute individualised advance directives and to include issues of specific importance to them. Twenty-three completed and signed their documents; nearly all expressed wishes, fears, and concerns that are both not always adequately addressed and not necessarily capable of "yes" or "no" answers. These are discussed and explained, with guidelines for clinicians.