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Care homes for older people: admissions, needs and outcomes
- Authors:
- BEBBINGTON A, DARTON R, NETTEN A
- Publisher:
- University of Kent. Personal Social Services Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 102p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
This report presents the main findings of the Personal Social Services Research Unit Survey of Admission to Residential Care Homes. The survey provides a perspective on waht happens to publicly funded residents after admission, making it possible to relate circumstances at admission to subsequent events.
Care homes for older people: facilities, residents and costs
- Authors:
- NETTEN A, DARTON R, FORDER J, BEBBINGTON A
- Publisher:
- University of Kent. Personal Social Services Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 102p,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
This report focuses on the characteristics of homes and their residents in twenty-one local authorities, and on the relationship between costs and dependency. In the homes data was collected about occupancy, turnover, care policy and costs. Information on personal characteristics, fees, source of admission and source of funding was collected at an individual level from a sample of residents.