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Supporting older carers of people with learning disabilities: planning for the future
- Author:
- MAGRILL Dalia
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 2(4), December 1999, pp.25-29.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Sharing Caring Project (SCP) in Sheffield supports carers between the age of 55 and 96 years who are known to be still caring at home for a person with learning disabilities. Many of these carers now have needs of their own as well as being carers. They need help to maintain the care they give and to plan for the future. This article describes one approach.
Enhancing the quality of extended life years. Identification of the oldest old with a very good and very poor quality of life
- Authors:
- GRUNDY E., BOWLING A.
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 3(3), August 1999, pp.199-212.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The objective of the study was to investigate quality of life in very old age by analysing what proportion of older people had cumulative difficulties across several domains of quality of life, what proportion had no or few problems, and how these distributions changed over time. The study confirms the great diversity of the elderly population, and the need to adopt a multidimensional perspective on quality of life in old age. The study is unique in its longitudinal analysis of a very elderly population, and in adopting a multi faceted approach, rather than analysing each domain of quality of life separately.
Assessing older people's health and social care needs: qualitative research investigating health beliefs and social factors relevant to older people's health
- Authors:
- FEE Lin, et al
- Publisher:
- Health Education Authority
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 85p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports the findings of a study examining the way in which factors such as ethnicity, gender, class, marital status and geographical location affect health experiences, behaviours and attitudes of older people. Concludes with discussion and recommendations.
Care of older people: a comparison of systems in North America, Europe and Japan
- Authors:
- CARPENTER Iain, et al, (eds)
- Publisher:
- Farrand
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 225p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Comparative analyses of care systems and policies for older people: in North America, European countries, and Japan. The book centres on assessment needs and outcomes.
Gerontological social work and the UN International Year of Older Persons
- Author:
- WITKIN Stanley L.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 44(6), November 1999, pp.513-519.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
To highlight the United Nations International Year of Older Persons and to increase awareness of social work issues related to older people, the author conducted an interview with four distinguished social workers involved in gerontological social work. The interviewees identified professional needs and various policy and practice issues for social work education and practice.
The French approach to community care
- Author:
- OGG Jim
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 9(2), June 1999, pp.6-8.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
As in Britain social policy concerning support to older people in France since the 1960s has developed to meet the challenges of an ageing population. During the 1970s community care services were developed at local level and a wide range of statutory and independent care sectors currently exist. Looks at the difficulties France has faced and how they have tried to reduce them.
Vulnerable older people and action research: a consultant's tale
- Author:
- SLATER Phil
- Journal article citation:
- Care the Journal of Practice and Development, 7(2), May 1999, pp.27-37.
- Publisher:
- Pepar
The present article reports on a major piece of practitioner research into the needs of, and effective ways of working with, 'vulnerable' older people. The account is constructed from the particular vantage point of an external consultant to the project in question. In this way, the article attempts simultaneously to publicise the achievements of a particular piece of practitioner research, and to thematise the potential value of independent consultancy to such a project.
An automated telephone system for monitoring the functional status of community-residing elders
- Authors:
- MAHONEY Diane, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 39(2), April 1999, pp.229-234.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This research tests the reliability and validity of an automated telephone monitoring system for assessing changes in the functional status of disabled elders living in the community. The results indicated similarities between the personal and automated telephone assessments, but neither telephone method captured as many impairments as the case manager's home assessment. The findings suggest that the automated system cannot substitute for a case manager's in-home assessment, but it does offer a means to target individuals for additional professional assessment.
Assessment approaches for older people receiving social care: content and coverage
- Authors:
- STEWART Karen, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 14(2), February 1999, pp.147-156.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Assessment was identified as one of the 'cornerstones' of community care. This study presents findings from the first nationally representative analysis of assessment documents used by social services agencies in the UK.
What do service planner and policy-makers need from research?
- Author:
- MARSHALL Mary
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 14(2), February 1999, pp.86-96.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Nine policy preoccupations have been identified in a recent study of dementia care policies in all European countries. These are used to structure a set of issues which researchers might usefully address to assist service planners and policy-makers. Areas where there is already a research literature are identified. Some description and commentary on the application of current policies in the UK is provided to illustrate the need for research. The importance of a research base is stressed with the suggestion that research in related fields could usefully be transferred.