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Health and older people : attitudes towards health in old age and towards caring for older people
- Author:
- FINCH Helen
- Publisher:
- Health Education Council
- Publication year:
- 1986
- Pagination:
- 97p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Reconsidering the term ‘carer’: a critique of the universal adoption of the term ‘carer’
- Authors:
- MOLYNEAUX Victoria, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 31(3), April 2011, pp.422-437.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This article considers the historical development of the term carer. It examines research in various carer-related settings in the UK, such as mental health, physical and intellectual disabilities, cancer, palliative care and dementia. The article concludes that the term carer is no longer effective, and that its continued use should be reconsidered. This conclusion is based on the consistent failure of the term carer as a recognisable and valid description of the relationship between carers and those for whom they care. Also, the term may imply burden and therefore devalue the individual who is cared for, polarising the two individuals who would otherwise work together. Finally, this article suggests that the description of the caring relationship should focus on the relationship from which it arose. In ending, the author suggests that a more accessible term may increase uptake of support services currently aimed at carers.
Abuse: older people at risk
- Author:
- COUNSEL AND CARE
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 25p.
- Place of publication:
- London
User-friendly factsheet intended for enquirers, and directly relevant to older people, their families and carers. This item deals with older people at risk from abuse;
Partners in care
- Author:
- DAVIDSON Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 28.4.99, 1999, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Good support may mean a carer is able to cope who otherwise might not have. The author outlines her family's experience of the Mosely Hall Carer Support Unit.
Dementia: supporting people with dementia and their carers in health and social care: full guideline
- Author:
- NATIONAL COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publishers:
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 417p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Produced by NICE and SCIE, this joint guideline makes recommendations for the identification, treatment and care of people with dementia and the support of carers within primary and secondary healthcare, and social care. The guide is for health and social care staff who work with people with dementia and their carers, and those who work with older people and people with learning disabilities. This includes GPs, nurses, geriatricians, psychiatrists, social workers, care home managers and care staff. It also includes recommendations relevant to commissioners, managers and coordinators of health and social care. Published as NICE Clinical Guideline 42.
Dementia: supporting people with dementia and their carers: understanding NICE-SCIE guidance
- Author:
- NATIONAL COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publishers:
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Produced by NICE and SCIE, this guideline makes recommendations for the identification, treatment and care of people with dementia and the support of carers within primary and secondary healthcare, and social care. The guide is for health and social care staff who work with people with dementia and their carers, and those who work with older people and people with learning disabilities. This includes GPs, nurses, geriatricians, psychiatrists, social workers, care home managers and care staff. It also includes recommendations relevant to commissioners, managers and coordinators of health and social care.
What do we know about the application of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) in healthcare practice regarding decision-making for frail and older people? A systematic literature review
- Authors:
- HINSLIFF-SMITH Kathryn, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 25(2), 2017, pp.295-308.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
In England and Wales, decision-making in cases of uncertain mental capacity is regulated by the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The Act provides a legal framework for decision-making for adults (16 and over) who are shown to lack capacity and where best interest decisions need to be made on their behalf. Frail older people with cognitive impairments represent a growing demographic sector across England and Wales for whom the protective principles of the Act have great relevance, as they become increasingly dependent on the care of others. However, while the Act articulates core principles, applying the Act in everyday healthcare contexts raises challenges for care providers in terms of interpretation and application. This paper presents a review of the published evidence documenting the use of the Act in healthcare practice, with particular reference to frail older people. The aim was to identify, review and critically evaluate published empirical studies concerned with the implementation and application of the Act in healthcare settings. A systematic approach was undertaken with pre-determined exclusion and inclusion criteria applied across five electronic bibliographic databases combined with a manual search of specific journals. This review reports on 38 empirical sources which met the inclusion criteria published between 2005 and 2013. From the 38 sources, three descriptive themes were identified: knowledge and understanding, implementation and tensions in applying the Act, and alternative perspectives of the Act. There is a need for improved knowledge and conceptualisation to enable successful incorporation of the Act into everyday care provision. Inconsistencies in the application of the Act are apparent across a variety of care settings. This review suggest staff need more opportunities to engage, learn and implement the Act, in order for it to have greater resonance to their individual practice and ultimately benefit patient care. (Publisher abstract)
Toward integrated services for dementia: a formal carer perspective
- Authors:
- WOOLRYCH Ryan, SIXSMITH Judith
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 21(4), 2013, pp.208-220.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose – Policy has identified the need for integrated dementia services for older people. However, the role of the formal carer within an integrated framework of service delivery has not been well articulated in practice. The aim of this paper is to understand the experiences of formal carers working with the context of an integrated dementia service by exploring findings from a research-based evaluation. Design/methodology/approach – The evaluation captured the experiences of formal carers working within the service via observations, semi-structured interviews and focus groups. Findings – Working with an integrated service brings about individual, social and organisational challenges to the role of the formal carer, in terms of: delivering flexibility and responsiveness, providing continuity of care, ensuring cross-organisational working and acquiring skills, knowledge and expertise. Originality/value – To facilitate the successful delivery of integrated care, the emerging role of the formal carer needs to be more clearly articulated and supported within a service context. (Publisher abstract)
Death and dying: understanding the data
- Author:
- MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE
- Publisher:
- Marie Curie Cancer Care
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 32
- Place of publication:
- London
End of life care in England is currently provided by a range of organisations, including hospitals, hospices, nursing services, families, carers and volunteers. This diversity brings many benefits; providing services which meet the different needs and preferences of people in the last year of life. It also means that people using these services and in different parts of the country will have very different experiences. This report has been designed to help commissioners, health and social care providers, policy makers and the public across the UK to identify gaps in end of life care in their areas. The report provides headline analysis of the key end of life care data, enabling comparisons for different localities and different health care settings. Sections include demographics; variation in experiences; variation in spending on end of life care; variation in the recognition of palliative care and end of life care needs; variation in hospital use prior to death; conclusions; what does this mean for policy and practice?
Transition from home care to nursing home: unmet needs in a home- and community-based program for older adults
- Authors:
- ROBISON Julie, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 24(3), July 2012, pp.251-270.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
An effort is under way in the United States to move long-term care services from institutional to home and community-based settings. This article employs quantitative and qualitative methods to identify unmet needs of a cohort of 1,577 clients from the Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders who transitioned from a state-wide home and community-based service programme for older adults to long-term nursing home residence. Administrative data, care manager notes, and focus group discussions identified programme service gaps that inadequately accommodated acute health problems, mental health issues, and stressed family caregivers; additional unmet needs highlighted an inadequate workforce, transportation barriers, and limited supportive housing options. Implications for national and state-level policy are discussed.