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Involving older people in planning and evaluating community care: a review of initiatives
- Authors:
- THORNTON Patricia, TOZER Rosemary
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 111p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Getting started: an empirically derived logic model for age-friendly community initiatives in the early planning phase
- Author:
- GREENFIELD Emily A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 61(3), 2018, pp.295-312.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Age-friendly community initiatives (AFCIs) foster efforts across stakeholders to make localities more supportive and inclusive of older adults, and potentially better for residents of all ages. This study drew on in-depth interviews with leaders of nine newly forming AFCIs in northern New Jersey to develop an empirically based logic model for the initiatives in the early planning phase. The results obtained from a conventional content analysis indicated three main activities in the early planning phase: assessing the community; meeting; and communicating with stakeholders; and facilitating communitywide communications. These activities worked toward two outputs: increased understanding of ageing in the community and more engaged stakeholders in ageing. Participants described leveraging the contributions of lead staff, consultants, elected officials, organisational partners, volunteers, interns, funders, and other AFCIs to engage in their focal activities. Based on these findings, a logic model for AFCIs in the early planning phase is presented. AFCI leaders can draw on this model to evaluate AFCI processes and outcomes in their formative stages, as well as to strategically plan for the start of an AFCI within a given locality. Findings also suggest important directions for future research on the development of AFCIs and the community changes that they seek to influence. (Edited publisher abstract)
Planning, program development and evaluation: a handbook for health promotion, aging and health services
- Author:
- TIMMRECK Thomas C
- Publisher:
- Jones and Bartlett
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 239p.,diags.
- Place of publication:
- Boston, MA
Presents a clearly structured approach to planning, programme development, and evaluation, which focuses specifically on older people, but which could be applied to a wide range of user groups. The approach can be used in a broad range of agencies, including hospitals, nursing homes, social services departments, health services and community health services.
Telling the story of Hartfields: a new retirement village for the twenty-first century
- Authors:
- UNIVERSITY OF YORK, CENTRE FOR HOUSING POLICY
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This brief findings report describes key points from an evaluation study of Hartfields, a new retirement village in Hartlepool developed by the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust, Hartlepool Borough Council, and other local partners. Opened in 2008, Hartfields is a mixed tenure development with 242 units of one and two bedroom accommodation, intended to be an independent living setting but with the capacity to accommodate people with high levels of need for care and support, and primarily for people aged over 60 with a strong connection to Hartlepool. The evaluation study tracked and analysed major decisions and developments in the planning and implementation of Hartfields, described challenges and constraints encountered and strategies used to overcome these, and explored ideas and expectations on housing with care for older people. The study found that Hartfields is a successful scheme, designed and built within budget and on schedule, with contributory factors including a clear strategic view of the housing and support needs of older people, local planners proactively identifying suitable sites, funding from the Department of Health's Extra Care Housing Fund, an effective partnership committee, and community consultation.
Telling the story of Hartfields: a new retirement village for the twenty-first century
- Authors:
- CROUCHER Karen, BEVAN Mark
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 40p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
In 2004, the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust, Hartlepool Borough Council, and other local partners started working together to develop Hartfields, a new retirement village in Hartlepool, with funding from the Department of Health's Extra Care Housing Fund and the Housing Corporation. Opened in 2008, Hartfields is a mixed tenure development with 242 units of one and two bedroom accommodation, intended to be an independent living setting but with the capacity to accommodate people with high levels of need for care and support, and primarily for people aged over 60 with a strong connection to Hartlepool. This evaluation study aimed to track major decisions and developments in the planning and implementation of Hartfields, to describe and analyse challenges and constraints encountered and strategies used to overcome these, and to explore ideas and expectations on housing with care for older people. Data was collected through documents and plans, semistructured interviews with key staff in the partner agencies, and focus groups and interviews with residents. The report covers the strategic context and housing needs and provision in Hartlepool, the key decisions and challenges and working in partnership, the early life of Hartfields as a new community, and key learning points and future challenges, concluding that Hartfields is a successful scheme.
The development of a national standard assessment instrument for use in continuing care homes
- Authors:
- CHALLIS David, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 5(3), March 1999, pp.19-21.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
This study examines the possibility of developing a standard assessment instrument for residents in care homes, which could assess individual care needs, assist in constructing care plans and help to cost the level of care provided. Staff used a modified American Minimum Data Set/Resident Assessment Instrument in the pilot study. This showed that the MDS/RAI has the potential to be used in continuing care homes in the UK.
Involving people who have dementia in the evaluation of services: a review
- Authors:
- CHESTON Rik, BENDER Mike, BYATT Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 9(5), October 2000, pp.471-479.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Government policy and good practice dictate that health and other care services should routinely involve service users in the evaluation of the services that they receive. While the carers of people with dementia have been involved in this process relatively often, it has been much rarer for people with dementia themselves to be involved. This article reviews five methods of gathering the experiences of people with dementia as those experiences relate to the services that they receive: questionnaires and structured interviews; semi-structured interviews; observation; advocacy; and focus groups. A number of ethical issues are highlighted including: consent; the capacity to make decisions; confidentiality and empowerment.
PLANEC - Information based care for elderly people
- Authors:
- VAARAMA Marja, VOUTILAINEN Lic Paivi
- Journal article citation:
- New Technology in the Human Services, 12(1/2), 1999, pp.125-129.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Human Service Technology
The article describes the development process of PLANEC Performance Management System that was carried out by launching a European research project during 1996 and 1998. The PLANEC system is used in Finland as a tool for planning, monitoring and evaluation of the care of the elderly to achieve a balance of care by matching needs to resources. The theoretical frame, structure of the system as well as thorough validation process are discussed in detail.
The role of carers in evaluating mental health services for older people
- Authors:
- DENING Tom, LAWTON Claire
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 13(12), December 1998, pp.863-870.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article uses published literature and local service experience to examine the contributions that carers can make to the development and evaluation of specialist mental health services for the elderly. There is considerable scope for involving carers in the development and evaluation of services, though there are also some potential concerns, not least that carers and users may have different perspectives. These issues are discussed, along with possible future developments, such as the needs for a standardised assessment of carer satisfaction.
A standardized menu for Goal Attainment Scaling in the care of frail elders
- Author:
- MORROW-HOWELL Nancy
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 38(6), December 1998, pp.735-742.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS), an individualised measurement approach, is particularly attractive for the evaluation and care planning of frail elders, who often experience multiple, complex problems. Some service providers find GAS too unwieldy for routine use. A modified version of GAS that uses a standardized menu of goals and attainment levels has been developed by a regional referral hospital in Nova Scotia, Canada. This article reviews the development, implementation, benefits and challenges of the standardised menu, as well as the results of a retrospective descriptive study of its measurement properties.