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The development and training needs of homecarers: some issues explored
- Author:
- SAGE Susan
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(1), February 1994, pp.19-24.
Explores issues surrounding the training needs of carers.
EPIC: an evaluation of a multi-disciplinary care management project; providing home support to frail elderly people; final report
- Authors:
- BLAND Rosemary, HUDSON Harriet
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. School of Human Sciences. Department of Applied Social S
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 24p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
Describes an evaluation of the EPIC project. Look specifically at outcomes for users, carers and home care workers and at the practice of care management in the project.
Home care services: reasons for refusals; an exploratory study into the reasons for home care refusals recorded by Devon Social services teams from 31 March to 3rd August 1993 (4 months)
- Authors:
- LANKSHEAR Gloria, GIARCHI G.G
- Publisher:
- University of Plymouth. Faculty of Human Sciences. Community Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 148p.
- Place of publication:
- Plymouth
Taking charge
- Authors:
- ALCOCK Peter, REID Phil
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.4.94, 1994, p.28.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Charging for home care is becoming more widespread. Consider a checking system established in Sheffield to ensure that vulnerable clients don't lose out.
Inspection of home support services in Nottinghamshire: March 1994
- Authors:
- WILSON Joy, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate. Central Inspe
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 79p.
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
Being cared for: a discussion document about older people with depression living at home
- Author:
- COUNSEL AND CARE
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Initial report from a research project looking at the quality of life of older people with depression living in the community, and at the services they are receiving and the kind of services they should be getting.
Curing and coping
- Author:
- WATT Stuart
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 17.3.94, 1994, p.13.
Looks at strategies which can be adopted by care staff in helping clients who are incontinent.
Dispensing with dosage dangers
- Author:
- BELL Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 13.1.94, 1994, p.15.
Home care assistants are not nurses nor are they professionally registered. They are increasingly faced with the issue of administering prescribed medicines to older people who are being cared for in the community. Looks at different policies being developed by Berkshire SSD, the United Kingdom Home Care Association (UKHCA) and Wandsworth SSD.
Disability rights and the local government ombudsman: a study of English social services reports
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- London
I didn't know you cared: a survey of Anchor's sheltered housing tenants
- Authors:
- RISEBOROUGH Moyra, NINER Pat
- Publisher:
- Anchor Housing Trust
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 80p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Results of a survey of Anchor Housing's sheltered housing tenants. Includes data on: the tenants; the move to Anchor; tenants views on housing provided; the housing management and warden service; income, rent and affordability; health, dependency and domiciliary services; and consultation and participation.