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Can we trust the care trusts
- Author:
- HEPTINSTALL Derek
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 4(4), October 2000, pp.17-19.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The government's plans for Care Trusts offer the hope that a single and comprehensive service responsible for the health and social care needs of older people will bring increased cooperation and coordination among professionals. The author warns that the new service needs the meaningful involvement of patients and service users if it is to avoid the mistakes of the past.
Multi-level networked governance: reflections from the better government for older people programme
- Authors:
- HAYDEN Carol, BENINGTON John
- Journal article citation:
- Public Money and Management, April 2000, pp.27-34.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Two parallel concepts within the Government's modernisation programme, namely 'citizen-centred governance' and 'community leadership', imply the need also for vertical integration between different levels of governance. This article explores multi-level governance in terms of the complex inter-relationships between UK central government, local government, and civil society, drawing on an evaluation of the Cabinet Office-led programme of Better Government for Older People (BGOP). Argues that new structures, on their own, are inadequate without the necessary changes in the inter-connections and inter-relationships.
Understanding variation in resident needs and services in homes for adults
- Author:
- THOMPSON Jon M.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 30(2), 1999, pp.49-63.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Long term care in the U.S. has been influenced greatly by the emergence and growth of alternatives to traditional nursing homes. This article summarises findings from a study of adult homes and profiles their operating characteristics, services, and resident needs. Findings indicate differences between licensed and unlicensed homes for adults in terms of the needs of their residents, use of coordination of care for the elderly are addressed.
Planning for older people at the health/housing interface
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Housing issues are of fundamental importance to the health and independence of older people. Previous research projects exploring the views of older people living in their own homes have revealed their needs for housing services. However, this analysis of community care plans and Director of Public Health reports in three health regions found they made little provision for such services. The plans reviewed were from the year 1996/7; this was before the advent of Primary Care Groups but at a time when, in some of the areas studied, GPs were already administering 30 per cent of the Health Authority budget. Presents the findings.
Geriatric care in the United Kingdom: aligning services to needs
- Authors:
- BOWMAN Clive, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 23.10.99, 1999, pp.1119-1121.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
The recent report from the Royal Commission on Long Term Care, 'With Respect to Old Age', recommends the establishment of a national care commission to monitor trends, costs and accountability, the interests of the consumer and to set national benchmarks. This article outlines a possible solution that integrates and aligns health and personal care for elderly people in a practical and incremental manner.
Towards better assessment for clients and carers
- Authors:
- BISSET Ann, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 7(4), July 1999, pp.23-25.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Multidisciplinary assessment of people with dementia in a day hospital setting offers many advantages as well as disadvantages. The authors tried out CarenapD, a multi-disciplinary needs assessment tool, and found it a very useful tool on which a full assessment can be based. Discusses the findings of their study.
Across the great divide
- Authors:
- CAMERON Kirsteen, O'NEILL K.F.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 6(3), May 1998, pp.10-12.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Describes an example of effective inter-agency collaboration in providing community care for people with dementia in Glasgow.
Continuing care needs of older people
- Authors:
- McDONALD Ann, McLEAN Mary
- Publisher:
- University of East Anglia
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 47p.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
Report from a project jointly sponsored by Norfolk SSD and East Norfolk Health Commission. Looks at issues relevant to the continuing care needs of older people, including: policies and procedures at national and local level; how these are being implemented in the East Norfolk area; relationships between health and social services regarding the provision of continuing care; and options for improving services.
Evaluation of 75 and over health checks: report 3; the social services - primary care interface; a review of the literature
- Author:
- DICKIE Susan
- Publisher:
- University College London Medical School. Department of Primary Care and Populat
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 38p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The product of a systematic literature review, conducted using both medical and social databases, this study aims to discover as much as possible about how GPs and social workers work together when providing services to older people. The specific objectives were: to clarify what difficulties exist at the interface between primary care and social services; to review the initiatives that have been evaluated; and to suggest what further evaluation is necessary.
AIDS and aging
- Authors:
- NAZON Marie, LEVINE-PERKELL Joan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 25(1/2), 1996, pp.21-31.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Discusses attitudes towards older people who are infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in the United States of America. Argues that it is because of ageist attitudes that the nation has only just begun to address the issues of older people and HIV/AIDS.