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Paths to empowerment
- Editors:
- BARNES Marian, WARREN Lorna
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 148p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
In two sections. Section one looks at definitions of empowerment, and existing models and practice. Section two discusses issues for research and researchers. Includes illustrations of different, and sometimes conflicting, voices to emerge from within the user movement and from among voluntary and statutory sector allies.
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.
Speaking up: advocacy for people with dementia
- Author:
- GOODCHILD Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 7(6), November 1999, pp.19-20.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Advocacy can help an older person with dementia to have more control over their life - to exercise choice and represent their own interests. Describes Westminster Advocacy Service's two-year pilot project, which was independently evaluated and has produced guidelines for further work in this area.
Better Government for Older People: the York experience
- Author:
- FLETCHER Bob
- Journal article citation:
- LGIU Equalities News, 34, August 1999, pp.4-5.
Looks at York's achievements so far as part of the Better Government for Older People pilot programme in creating a comprehensive strategy for future service provision.
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.
The heart of the home - but how are kitchens used?
- Author:
- GRESHAM Meredith
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 7(2), March 1999, pp.20-23.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
In Australia kitchens are now considered essential facilities at low care residential dementia centres. The aim is to make a unit more homely. Reports on a survey of ten facilities in Sydney to find out how the kitchens are actually used.
Two rungs make a right
- Author:
- SOULSBY Jim
- Journal article citation:
- Adults Learning, 10(7), March 1999, pp.14-17.
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Adult Continuing Education
Lifelong learning can enhance the lives of older people, yet many are reluctant to climb the 'ladder of learning opportunity'. Explains why the first rung must be the easiest step to take.
You can't ring the bell
- Author:
- HOLLINGBERY Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 9(1), March 1999, pp.17-19.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
This article is based on a proposal to develop 'Mystery Visitors' as a Quality Audit system using the experience of older people who use Health and Social Services.
Policy, programme and perspectives
- Author:
- DUNNING Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 9(1), March 1999, p.20.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Reports on recent developments relating to the Better Government for Older People initiatives.
More than just a family affair
- Author:
- BOND Henrietta
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.12.99, 1999, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on a scheme for Asian elders in London that plays an important role in limiting social exclusion among a group of people who do not always turn to social services.