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Old age tensions
- Author:
- DICKSON Niall
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 27.4.94, 1994, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Analyses the arguments about whether older people are discriminated against in the NHS.
Quality in social work services
- Editors:
- BLACK Stewart, GEORGE Carol
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 52p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
5 seminar papers on quality in social work services in Scotland: what is quality; attempting to promote quality in social work; quality in health care services; quality in services for older people; and one persons experience of quality assurance.
Watching your language
- Author:
- BARRETT David
- Journal article citation:
- Health Visitor, 67(8), August 1994, p.269.
- Publisher:
- Health Visitors' Association
Examines how health professional both hear and interpret what is being said by older people during community care assessments.
Alzheimer's Disease and other confusional states
- Author:
- BENNETT Gerry
- Publisher:
- Optima
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 159p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Deals in depth with the condition of confusion in elderly people. Sets out to explain the causes and effects of confusional states; how to get the most out of health and social services; networks of professional and informal help; how to cope with particular problems; and the legal implications. Includes chapters on multi-infarct dementia and memory clinics.
Access to health care services and information in residential care
- Authors:
- McDONALD Ann, TAYLOR Margaret
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(4), December 1994, pp.41-51.
In the provision of residential care to older people, health care needs are of importance. On entering residential care people are concerned that access to health care, the range of services, and continuity of care are equal to those available in the community. It is also necessary for the residential home to have continuing support from community services, which include accurate, often detailed, information on the health care needs of their residents. Discusses how information and health care services are accessed in residential care.
A vital part of community care
- Author:
- LAUDER William
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 2(3), May 1994, p.13.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Argues that long term care services are a vitally needed resource and complementary to community care.
The application of the concept of normalisation to nursing services for older people
- Author:
- PICKERING Sharon
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(1), February 1994, pp.37-45.
Explores the principles of normalisation and considers their value to older adults and in the organisation and delivery of nursing services for those who require health care interventions.
The graying of the world: who will care for the frail elderly?
- Editor:
- OLSON Laura Katz
- Publisher:
- Haworth Press
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 345p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Binghamton, NY
Comparative study of policies for older people in 11 countries. Countries covered include Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Israel, Japan, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States and Yugoslavia.
Old age in modern society: a textbook of social gerontology
- Author:
- VICTOR Christina R.
- Publisher:
- Chapman and Hall
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 262p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Review of present and future needs of older people in late 20th century Britain. Examines their social and economic circumstances and the main policy issues including pensions, housing, health and social care. Aimed at social and health care professionals, sociologists and social policy analysts.
Health promotion with older people: ideas for primary health care teams
- Author:
- AGEING WELL (UK)
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 36p.,illus.
- Place of publication:
- London
Booklet providing details of a wide range of practical health promotion projects for older people, organised by and run by core members of primary health care teams, including community nurses, GPs, health visitors and practice nurses.