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Choosing an adult foster home or a nursing home: residents' perceptions about decision making and control
- Authors:
- REINARDY James, KANE Rosalie A.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 44(6), November 1999, pp.571-585.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Nursing home residents in the USA were interviewed about the nature and circumstances surrounding their decision to move to a foster care or nursing home, including the alternatives they considered, the circumstances leading to the move, their perception of the decision-making process and who influenced it, the characteristics important to them in choosing the care environment, and their perception of their own control over the move.
Working with older people: a community development approach
- Authors:
- JONES Nigel, PORTEUS Jeremy
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 2(2), June 1999, pp.22-24.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Provides an account of two projects initiated by Anchor Trust and funded by the Department of Health Community Care Development Programme for a period of two years - 1996 to 1998. The projects, in Brighton and Hartlepool, were supported by the local authorities, health agencies and the voluntary sector, and worked in close collaboration with them to establish local service networks with older people. The projects were evaluated by the Nuffield Institute for Health, and this article is based on a forthcoming evaluation report.
A place of my own
- Author:
- BOND Henrietta
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.4.99, 1999, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at what to do when clients want to live independently, but that wish is actively opposed by families.
Observation: using more than your eyes
- Authors:
- LE RICHE Pat, TANNER Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 3(1), January 1999, pp.19-22.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The meaning and usefulness of observation is now playing a central role in social work training. Describes what observation should mean in professional practice, its particular usefulness to care management, and its wider application to organisational issues.
A fit person to run a home: registered homes tribunal interpretations of the 'fit person' concept in the United Kingdom
- Author:
- BRAMMER Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 10(1/2), 1999, pp.119-131.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The abuse of people living in residential care in the UK is well documented. A small but significant amount of hard evidence of abuse exists in the reports of the Registered Homes Tribunal decisions. This body has the jurisdiction to hear appeals concerning the running of registered and nursing homes in the UK. Many of the cases which concern the tribunal focus on whether a given individual is a 'fit person' to run a home. It is the aim of this article to consider and reflect on the tribunals' interpretation of that term, in relation to the operation and decisions of the tribunal.
Informed choice? Residential and domicilliary care for older people; final report
- Author:
- LUPTON Carol
- Publisher:
- University of Portsmouth. Social Services Research and Information Unit
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 82p.
- Place of publication:
- Portsmouth
This report details the findings of an investigation into the nature and extent of informed choice on the part of older persons using residential and domicilliary care. The report was commissioned by Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton local authorities and was undertaken between the months April-December 1998.
Advance directives: limitations upon their applicability in elderly care
- Author:
- TRELOAR A.J.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 14(12), December 1999, pp.1039-1043.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Advance directives (ADs) are increasingly used and are seen as a way of directing care after the loss of mental capacity. There are, however, major potential problems associated with their use. They may require the withholding of treatment that will alleviate suffering, and have the potential to cause patients to lose abilities and live with unnecessary suffering or handicap. The requirements for a valid AD are discussed and a simple model for doctors to assess the validity of ADs is proposed.
International migration in later life: social care and police implications
- Author:
- BLAKEMORE Ken
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 19(6), November 1999, pp.761-774.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
An increasing number of older people are international migrants. Using the examples of migrants in minority ethnic communities, this article proposes a typology or scheme with which to relate (a) the principal reasons for migration earlier in the lifecourse to (b) the range of possibilities for migration which may face older people in reference to older migrants in ethnic minorities in Britain. It is argued that the 'minority migrant' example has important lessons for, and applications to, understanding general patterns of international migration in later life.
High and dry
- Author:
- HIRST Judy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.11.99, 1999, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on how short-termist financial decision threaten many older people's care homes.
Organisational determinants of resident satisfaction with assisted living
- Author:
- SIKORSKC Elizabieta
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 39(4), August 1999, pp.450-456.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article examines the relationship of organisational factors of resident satisfaction with assisted living, while controlling for resident characteristics. Results of interviews indicate that more satisfied residents are also happier, more functionally independent, more involved in their housing decision, and less educated. Found that higher levels of satisfaction were associated with smaller facility size, a moderate level of physical amenities, greater availability of personal space, fewer sociorecreational activities and nonprofit ownership. Suggests that these findings might be helpful in structuring a resident-centered regulatory approach to assisted living.