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Statistics Release: residential care homes, Scotland 2000
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. National Statistics
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Statistics Release: vacancy monitoring in residential care homes and nursing homes, Scotland 2000
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. National Statistics
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Institutional care demeans the individual
- Author:
- HINCHCLIFFE David
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 7(1), September 2000, pp.23-25.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
The author, chair of the influential Commons Health Select Committee, argues that residential care homes are an anachronism.
Residential care for adults
- Author:
- PEACE Sheila
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, 9, April 2000, pp.36-38.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
The research reviewed in this article considers contrasting approaches to residential care, and the different lifestyles the residents may experience as a result.
Residential care homes, Scotland 1999
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Scottish Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Scottish Office
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 7p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
The German system of long-term care insurance
- Author:
- ZGANEC Nino
- Journal article citation:
- Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku Journal of Social Policy, 7(1), 2000, pp.55-62.
- Publisher:
- University of Zagreb
This article provides an overview of the German system of long-term care insurance that was introduced in 1995.
A MDS/RAI assessment tool in action: staff views from five care homes
- Authors:
- PATSIOS Demi, GALLAGHER June, COOPER Marilyn
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 7(2), December 2000, pp.11-15.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Tools used for assessing the needs of older people have been widely criticised. Researchers from the University of Bristol recently piloted a comprehensive assessment tool designed to provide a holistic assessment of health and social care needs. Pioneered in the United States, it is now used in many other countries and could provide the basis for a national standardised system for the UK. Discusses the results of the pilot.
Practice guide for pain management for people with dementia in institutional care
- Author:
- MCLEAN W.
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. Dementia Services Development Centre
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
Based on research done by the author it highlights the low detection of pain in care settings. A suggested approach to recognising and managing the pain in residents is presented. The guide provides putting ideas into action -- ethical issues, practical applications.
Planning for dementia care in Ireland: conference proceedings
- Editors:
- MURPHY Edel, O'SHEA Eamon, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- National Council on Ageing and Older People
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 76p.
- Place of publication:
- Dublin
With the numbers of dementia suffers projected to increase by over 25 per cent in the coming decade, a range of issues are critical to the successful implementation of the Action Plan for Dementia, These issues were discussed at a Council conference on planning for dementia care in Ireland. The proceedings are an important record of the conference participants concern to identify the issues, which must be addressed if significant improvements in the quality of life of people with dementia in Ireland are to be achieved in the years ahead. A strong feeling among conference participants was that care management could be an effective integrating mechanism in the care of people with dementia, because of its potential to bring together the various elements of primary and secondary care services.
Vacancy monitoring in residential care homes and nursing homes: Scotland 2000
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The purpose of this statistical release is to present information on occupancy rates and admissions and vacancies in residential care homes and nursing homes in Scotland. It contains provisional information only.