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Making the change
- Authors:
- PHILLIPSON J., GREEN A.
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 18.5.90, 1990, pp.1O-12.
Describes various stages in managing change in a residential home.
Report on services for mentally ill people and elderly people in the Islington Health District
- Author:
- NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH ADVISORY SERVICE
- Publisher:
- National Health Service Health Advisory Service
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 75p.
- Place of publication:
- Sutton
Describes the existing services, draws attention to matters of immediate concern, gives advice on better management of resources and suggests directions for the future.
Services for elderly people: report of an inspection of the arrangements for the management of care at home ... and of residential homes...in Northamptonshire Social Services
- Authors:
- RIDDELL W., FRYER R.G
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 94p., tables, diags.
- Place of publication:
- London
An inspection which covered management and monitoring; individual homes; care at home.
Report of an inspection of the arrangement for the management of care at home and of residential homes for elderly people in Northamptonshire... summary of conclusions
- Authors:
- RIDDELL W., FRYER R.G
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Summary and conclusions from an inspection which covered management and monitoring; individual homes; care at home.
Care in private homes: a qualitative study carried out by the Social Survey Division of OPCS on behalf of the Department of Social Security
- Author:
- TODD Jean E
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 41p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Research based on sixty in-depth interviews with managers of private residential and nursing homes for the elderly designed to collection information on policies, philosophies and levels of care provided.
Homes in a warm climate
- Authors:
- BROWN Derek, BREARLEY Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Insight, 4.7.90, 1990, pp.24-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Publishing
Draws out some of the conclusions from an SSI programme of inspection on the arrangements for managing local authority residential care for the elderly, which led to the publication of 'Towards a Climate of Confidence.'.
Good practice in group care of elderly people: Elton House
- Author:
- MULLENDER A.
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 4(2), 1990, pp.80-95.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Describes changes made in a residential home to empower residents, giving them more choice and privacy in daily living, raising activity levels and changes in staff organisation.
An evaluation of the effects of relocation within institutions - Part 1 : A review of research - for whom is the risk greatest?
- Authors:
- HOLTOM Rebecca, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 18(2), 1990, pp.60-63.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
Reviews research on the 'relocation syndrome' with reference to the stress experienced by patients who are moved from one hospital ward to another and describes appropriate guidelines to minimise stress.
Living alternatives: a study of 10 supported accommodation projects in Lothian, providing 24-hour support for people with special needs
- Author:
- DUNCAN Isabel
- Publisher:
- Scottish Council for Single Homeless
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 98p.,tables,illus.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Gives detailed descriptions of 10 housing projects and includes the views of people living in them. Types of housing for the projects are: care housing for older people and people under 60; supported housing for mentally ill people; hostels for mentally ill people; neighbour support housing; and supported flats. Design, management, finance, staffing, selection of tenants, and problems encountered are discussed. Makes recommendations for future developments.