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Users' views of the Oxford city night care service
- Author:
- LLOYD Nicola
- Journal article citation:
- Social Services Research, 1 1994, 1994, pp.63-64.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Oxfordshire SSD is working in partnership with Oxford City Housing Department to provide a Night Care service to people over 65 living at home in Oxford City. Describes the method used in evaluating the service.
Enabling research: people with learning difficulties. Elderly people. Young children
- Authors:
- SIMONS Ken, RICHARDS Sally, HAYDEN Carol
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 12(2), 1994, pp.4-8.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Workshop leaders were tasked with presenting a session about particular issues arising when carrying out consumer research with different groups of people. The groups of people under consideration were people with learning difficulties, older people and young people. Reports on the issues explored in the different workshops.
Quality issues in discharge from hospital - the views of older people and their carers
- Authors:
- POWELL Jackie, LOVELOCK Robin, BRAY Jane, PHILIP Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Social Services Research, 1 1994, 1994, pp.42-55.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
The article is based upon a qualitative study which gained the views of patients and carers on the quality of in-patient care and discharge arrangements on and Elderly Care Unit in a large general hospital in Southampton. The methodology used is discussed in some detail and is followed by presentation and discussion of the findings on the selected topics of: discharge to home or to a carer's home, and discharge to residential care.
Group residences for older adults: physical features, policies and social climate
- Authors:
- MOOS Rudolf, LEMKE Sonne
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 298p.,tables,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Describes a new procedure for evaluating how older people living in nursing homes, residential care, and sheltered housing are affected by their environments. Reports the results of a United States wide survey using the method. Also looks at resource allocation.