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Creating new horizons
- Author:
- GHANDI Kalyani
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 6(4), December 2002, pp.15-17.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Looks at the work of the Eastwards Trust, founded in the London Borough of Newham in 1981. Its key objectives are to advocate and to provide for the diverse needs of ethnic minority elders.
Hydra revisited: substituting formal for self- and informal in-home care among older adults with disabilities
- Author:
- PENNING Margaret J.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 42(1), February 2002, pp.4-16.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
In response to concerns among policy makers and others that increases in the availability of publicly funded formal services will lead to reductions in self- and informal care, this study examines the relationship between the extent of formal in-home care received and levels of self- and informal care. Two-stage least squares regression analyses were conducted, using data drawn from interviews conducted with a sample of 661 older users and nonusers of publicly subsidized home care services. No evidence was found to indicate that more extensive use of formal services is associated with less extensive self- or informal care. This is true among those receiving publicly subsidized services as well as those required to pay part or all of the cost of the in-home services they receive. The findings provide little support for the substitution hypothesis that an increase in the use of formal in-home services will tend to erode levels of informal or self-care.
Play and metaphor in dementia care and dramatherapy
- Author:
- KNOCKER Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 10(2), March 2002, pp.33-37.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Looks at the role of art therapies and dramatherapy in responding to the deeper psychological needs of people with dementia. Focuses on the languages of play and metaphor, which are already part of the vocabulary of people with dementia.
Combining the role of social worker with that of care organiser
- Author:
- THOMPSON Gretta
- Journal article citation:
- Irish Social Worker, 20(1/2), Summer 2002, pp.9-10.
- Publisher:
- Irish Association of Social Workers
Describes the service offered by the Home First project based in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin and discusses balancing the role of the care organiser and social worker in responding to the needs of older people.
Self-talk versus needs-talk: an exploration of the priorities of household older people
- Authors:
- BALDOCK John, HADLOW Jan
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 3(1), March 2002, pp.42-48.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
The effect of religious coping on caregiving appraisals of mothers of adults with developmental disabilities
- Authors:
- MILTIADES Helen B., PRUCHNO Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 42(1), February 2002, pp.82-91.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This American article explores the association between race and religious coping on caregiving appraisals for mothers who coreside with an adult child with mental retardation. Black women were more likely to use religious coping. Religious coping was associated with higher levels of caregiving satisfaction, but not with burden. Blacks experienced higher levels of caregiving satisfaction. Blacks also experienced higher levels of caregiving burden due to their poor health. The needs of Blacks should be considered when developing "best practices" in service provision. Culturally sensitive outreach approaches should not ignore the importance of faith and faith-based organisations in the lives of Blacks.
Welcome and introduction to the innovative practice section
- Author:
- MORIARTY Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 1(1), February 2002, pp.113-120.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Describes the work of Alzheimer's Concern Ealing and EI Portal, who provide dementia care that is sensitive to the ethnic and cultural background of the person with dementia.
Misplaced and forgotten: people with learning disabilities in residential homes for older people
- Author:
- THOMPSON David
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 5(1), February 2002, pp.19-22.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
A significant number of people with learning disabilities live in nursing and residential homes for older people. Based on research undertaken by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, this article describes why they entered these services and their lives once there. It raises serious concerns about their quality of life and challenges learning disability services to meet better the needs of people with learning disabilities as they age.
Frail old people at the margins of care:some recent research findings
- Authors:
- CHALLIS David, HUGHES Jane
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 180, February 2002, pp.126-130.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Community-based care at the margin is a substitute for institutional care. Three factors are considered critical: definitions of eligibility, assessment procedures and balance of care. This research examines determinants of the margin between institutional and home-based care, reviews current practice, identifies the implications and contributes to planning of integrated long-term care services for frail older people. Findings suggest that greater standardisation of approaches to the determination of eligibility for social care and to assessment of need is required. Providing care at home for some of those currently entering care homes is feasible, but will require different service structures and staff roles, including specialist clinicians.
Dementia in a social conext
- Author:
- GILMOUR Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 10(1), January 2002, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Describes a research project focused on a rural community.