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What do we know about care home managers? Findings of a scoping review
- Authors:
- ORELLANA Katharine, MANTHORPE Jill, MORIARTY Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 25(2), 2017, pp.366-377.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article reports selected findings from a scoping review of the literature about care home managers in England. The review was undertaken between December 2013 and April 2014, with searches conducted in December 2013, and completed in July 2014. Its aim was to identify the characteristics of care home managers, descriptions of their leadership and managerial roles, their experience, skills and support, and the managers' perceptions of their work and status and to identify knowledge gaps. The databases searched included Web of Knowledge, EBSCO, ASSIA, Embase, AgeInfo, NHS Evidence, Social Care Online and the publication platforms IngentaConnect, Wiley Online and JSTOR together with specialist sites and national information providers. Sixteen relevant studies directly about care home managers, reported in 24 articles, were identified. A further body of literature pertinent to the questions was located (n = 84), including sector reports, professional press, expert opinion, enquiries and reviews, and other material, which also informed the review. A consultation exercise with stakeholders informed the findings of the review. The review found that, despite frequent allusions to their impact on organisational culture, few studies have focused on care home managers, and, such as there are, mainly relate to managers of care homes for older people. This is despite managers' major responsibilities for the care of many frail and disabled people. (Edited publisher abstract)
Planning care for people with dementia
- Author:
- MORIARTY Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 5(1), January 2001, pp.16-20.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
A study by the National Institute for Social Work suggests that estimates can be made about the length of time that a person with dementia will need community and long term care services. This can be done based on an assessment of the severity of dementia at the time of the community care assessment. The author highlights the need for an appraisal of local old age psychiatry services and eligibility criteria, and the importance of monitoring carers' ability and willingness to provide care.
Research focus: community care reviewed
- Author:
- MORIARTY Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 6(4), July 1998, pp.33-37.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Reviews research relating to community care for people with dementia, summarising its messages and highlighting the implications for practice.
Outcome of referral to social services departments for people with cognitive impairment
- Authors:
- ANDREW Toby, MORIARTY Jo, LEVIN Enid, WEBB Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15(5), May 2000, pp.406-414.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The objective of this study was to determine how the entry into long term care of people assessed by their local social services department (SSD) under the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 is predicted by the severity of their cognitive impairment, care provided by family members, and the receipt of community care services. The main outcome measure was survival analysis of time taken from referral to entering long term care at follow-up. Analysis of the interaction between three main effects predicting entry to long term care (severity of cognitive impairment, access to a carer, and the receipt of home care or day care) suggests that while carers are central in determining whether older people with cognitive impairment are able to remain living in the community, there are limits to the care they can provide.
Part of their lives: community care for older people with dementia
- Authors:
- MORIARTY Jo, WEBB Sarah
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 126p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Combines a review of existing literature with statistical analyses, case examples and the direct voices of users and carers, providing information on the experiences of a group of people with dementia and their carers over an eighteen month period. Attempts to address the concerns of an increasing number of people committed to improving the quality of dementia care.