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Research and the local planning of services for elderly people: an interactive approach
- Author:
- NIES Henk
- Journal article citation:
- Policy and Politics, 20(1), January 1992, pp.1-13.
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
Discusses the use of research in the service planning process, particularly in relation to needs assessment and local policy issues; presents a case study of research on services to elderly people needing nursing home care.
Help in old age: facing up to the challenge; a longitudinal network study
- Author:
- WENGER G. Clare
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 237p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Liverpool
Examines support networks for people over the age of 75, using quantitative and qualitative longitudinal data to show how the availability and sources of help in a wide range of areas depend on factors beyond the control of the individual. Draws attention to the significance of variation in network type and distribution of network type for care in the community, and suggests that these variations have not been given sufficient consideration in service planning.
Establishment programme plans
- Author:
- WIENER Ron
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 1(4), October 1992, pp.25-31.
Describes the development of Establishment Programme Plans as a key element in building quality into Northumbria SSD's residential and day care establishments for adults, in particular a training programme for officers-in-charge and managers aimed at enabling them to translate departmental values into operational guidelines, procedures and practices.
Tayside dementia services planning survey
- Author:
- CARR John S
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. School of Human Sciences. Department of Applied Social S
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 79p.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
Research study which looked at the prevalence of dementia in the Tayside area, and at ways of measuring and recording the incidence more efficiently so that service providers could have a definitive base on which to plan future services.
From concept to reality: the Danish experience in caring for elderly people; a conference and exhibition ... 27th - 28th August 1992 at Forte Crest Hotel, Glasgow; conference papers
- Authors:
- STRATHCLYDE. Social Work Department, DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE
- Publisher:
- Strathclyde. Social Work Department
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 35p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
Outlines the Danish system of care for older people, including the development of care in the community in recent years. Also looks at planning and implementing care systems.
Evaluating social work discharge planning services for elderly people: access, complexity and outcome
- Authors:
- OKTAY Julianne S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Work, 17(4), November 1992, pp.290-298.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Reports on a study of 1,100 elderly patients from Baltimore hospitals which examined the extent to which elderly people most in need receive social work services, the extent to which the discharge planning performed is a professional task and the effectiveness of discharge planning for those who return to their own homes.
Having your say: planning dementia services; a guide for carers
- Authors:
- DAVIDSON Ewan, et al
- Publisher:
- Scottish Action on Dementia
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 39p.,bibliog.,illus.,list of org
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Guide for people who are caring for someone with dementia which outlines ways in which carers and sufferers others representing them can influence the development of local services. Includes sections on: community care plans; setting up a carers forum; joining in conferences and meetings; assessment; complaints; surveys and research; and using your MP and local councillor.