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A summary of the monitoring of time trends in the Kent community care scheme: April 1988
- Author:
- CHESTERMAN John
- Publisher:
- University of Kent. Personal Social Services Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 18p., tables.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
A longitudinal overview of the Kent County Council Community Care Scheme for the elderly is summarised by means of the database obtained from systematic monitoring using fieldwork records.
Use of the internet in assessing service provision for older people
- Authors:
- MITCHELL Clive P., MORGAN Gareth, GALLACHER John
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 12(4), 2011, pp.234-238.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
A pilot study of using a web-based platform to evaluate health and social care provision, focusing on the National Service Framework (NSF) for health and social care for older people in Wales, is reported in this article. As part of the Age Well, Feel Good programme on active and successful ageing, a sample of 552 older people, recruited from the Cardiff area, were invited to use a website to provide evaluation data for the study. Participants were asked about awareness of the NSF and satisfaction with areas of service provision covered by the NSF. The article describes the study and its findings, including discussion of the strengths and limitations of web-based data. The authors conclude that the study demonstrates that older people are capable and willing to engage with web-based methods and that the internet is a viable technology for the evaluation of health and social care services with older people.
Consumers' and carers' views of care management
- Author:
- LITTLECHILD Rosemary
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(2), May 1994, pp.36-49.
Describes Warwickshire SSD's evaluation of a trial project in which three social services employees were based in a health clinic in Kenilworth offering a prompt assessment service to those older people identified as having complex needs.
Exploring the challenge: the impact of the design process
- Author:
- DESIGN COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Design Council
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 60
- Place of publication:
- London
An ethnographic evaluation of the ‘Exploring the Challenge’ phase of Transform Ageing, a design-led programme which aims to improve people’s experience of ageing. Transforming Ageing brought together older people, social entrepreneurs and health and social care leaders to develop new solutions that better support the needs and aspirations of ageing communities. Teams were formed around challenges relevant to each location (Torbay, Somerset, North Devon and Cornwall). These included social isolation, hospital discharge, assistive technology, feeling supported as a carer, and being physically active. This evaluation reviews the successes and challenges of using a design-led approach with multiple stakeholders in a community setting. The evaluation uncovered impacts on the participants, documented the process of applying a design-led approach in a community setting and identified opportunities for improvement. The findings are organised around the following themes: diversity and collaboration; accessibility and inclusiveness; human beings first, professionals second; the process and language of design; and ownership and legacy. It is written for those interested in the approach taken in Transform Ageing and those eager to make change to improve people's later life. (Edited publisher abstract)
Dementia case management through the eyes of informal carers: a national evaluation study
- Authors:
- FRANCKE Anneke L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 16(5), 2017, pp.642-655.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This paper focuses on the evaluation of dementia case management in the Netherlands, as well as factors associated with positive evaluations of informal caregivers. A survey was completed by 554 informal carers. The majority of the informal carers were older (69% was 55+), and female (73%), and often concerned the partner or adult children of the person with dementia. Eighty percent indicated that the contact with the case manager facilitated their role as informal carer, while 95% or more stated that the case manager showed sufficient understanding, allowed enough space to decide together on how to approach problems in the care, took time to listen to their story, gave sufficient attention to and showed interest in their relative, took their schedule into account and/or kept appointments. Contrary to the expectations, multilevel analyses did not show association between informal caregivers’ care burden and the evaluation of case management. Neither were the period living with dementia and the number of personal contacts with the case manager associated with the evaluations of informal caregivers. However, being the partner of the patient was significantly related (p < 0.05) to a positive overall evaluation by informal carers. These results suggest that sufficient case management resources should be offered and targeted especially towards partners of people with dementia. (Publisher abstract)
Evercare evaluation: final report
- Authors:
- BOADEN Ruth, et al
- Publisher:
- National Primary Care Research and Development Centre
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 211p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Evercare is a form of case management for frail elderly people which originated in the United States and was introduced in 9 pilot primary care trusts in England in 2003 (Airedale, Bexley, Bristol North, Bristol South and West, Halton, Luton, South Gloucestershire, Walsall, and Wandsworth). This document is the final report of an independent evaluation of the Evercare project carried out between 2003 and 2005, which aimed to assess changes in primary and secondary care for older people resulting from the Evercare model, whether the model promoted good clinical practice, and how key stakeholders evaluated the model. The evaluation involved case studies in Evercare sites, including interviews with nurses, GPs, patients, carers and managers, and analysis of documents and Hospital Episode Statistics. The report describes the methodology and sets out the findings and conclusions of the evaluation; it also discusses the policy implications of the project. The key points highlighted were that the Evercare approach to case management provided additional contacts, monitoring and treatment options that were highly valued by patients and their carers, and that although individual examples of avoided hospital admissions were found, there was no overall effect on emergency hospital admissions.
"Wheelchair access? That's a lifestyle choice!": lessons from a pilot advocacy service in south west England
- Author:
- BRIGHT Les
- Publisher:
- Older Peoples Advocacy Alliance
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 32p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Stoke-on-Trent
The title of this report is based on a direct quote from an exchange between an advocate and a member of staff of a housing association when discussing the situation facing a disabled tenant, and the difficulties the tenant was experiencing with wheelchair access to their home. The exchange took place during the evaluation on which this report is based. It highlights the prejudice and misunderstanding experienced by some advocacy service users, and indicates the valuable role that independent advocates can play in helping people to get their voices heard and action taken. This report highlights lessons arising from the evaluation of a pilot advocacy service for people with physical and sensory disabilities, and older people experiencing general frailty, in South West England during 2008. Combining findings from the project evaluation with reflections from the advocacy scheme’s staff and case examples, the report provides an in-depth insight into the emergence of an innovative independent advocacy scheme and the issues and factors which influenced its success.
Making personal budgets work for older people: developing experience
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper explores the findings of the Individual Budget Pilot evaluation in the context of the experiences of older people and others. It sets out approaches to develop personal budgets to ensure they are attractive and useful to older people.
Stop, look and listen: service user and carer consultation can make a genuine difference to a service
- Author:
- OLDKNOW Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 11(1), March 2007, pp.32-36.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The author describes the aims and objectives of the Doncaster and South Humber Healthcare NHS Trust's clinical audit of its community mental health nursing team. In the audit the views of service users and carers on their initial assessment interview were sought. The following simple changes in practice regarding out-of-hours contact made a genuine difference to service users and carers.
Making contact: an activity-based model of care
- Author:
- POOL Jackie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 9(4), July 2001, pp.25-26.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Changing the culture of care in an institutional setting is never an easy task. Reports on the success of a care practice development project at Addenbrooke residential home in Gosport, Hampshire.