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Hanging onto freedom
- Author:
- MARCHANT Catriona
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.4.93, 1993, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on practice guidelines published by the voluntary organisation Counsel and Care, funded by the Mental Health Foundation which offers advice and help to staff on risk-taking in residential settings.
Process and preference: assessment of older people for institutional care
- Authors:
- SAMUEL Elaine, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Scottish Office. Central Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 127p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Multi-disciplinary assessment for residential accommodation: a social work view
- Authors:
- GIBSON Peter, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 2(1), Spring 1988, pp.85-92.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Describes an example of assessment carried out in the day hospital of a district general hospital, involving social workers, medical nursing and para-medical staff.
The mentally ill in nursing and old people's homes: an economic method of case-finding and assessment
- Authors:
- LEHMKUL D., BOSCH G., STEINHART I.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Psychiatry, 22(4), 1987, pp.192-201.
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Independent review of residential care for the elderly within the London Borough of Camden
- Author:
- CAMDEN. Social Services Department
- Publisher:
- Camden. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 1986
- Pagination:
- 109p., tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Assessment procedures for elderly people referred for local authority residential care
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health and Social Security. Social Services Inspectorate. Development Group
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health and Social Security
- Publication year:
- 1985
- Pagination:
- 17p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Ready for care?: residential assessment of the elderly; an evaluation of Mellers Court Assessment Unit
- Authors:
- GRIFFITHS Sue, TURNOCK Stuart
- Publisher:
- Nottinghamshire. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 1984
- Pagination:
- 118p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
Measurement features of a long-term care quality of life (LTC-QoL) assessment scale
- Author:
- McDONALD Tracey
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Care Services Management, 7(3), 2013, pp.76-86.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The issue of life quality for older people admitted for long-term care is of concern to those keen to provide services that support an acceptable quality of life. This study investigates measurement characteristics of the long-term care quality of life (LTC-QoL) assessment scale developed to address a gap in quality in life assessment in such contexts, i.e. an easy to use single scale generating summary information on the life quality experienced by all older adults in care, indicating aspects requiring attention from direct care personnel and providing management information on individual and care unit outcomes in supporting residents' experiences of life quality. Analysis of repeated LTC-QoL data for 62 long-term residents in an Australian aged care facility establishes the instrument as having good reliability and validity. Exploratory factor analysis of nine items revealed high internal consistency, good test–retest reliability, and validity across age, gender, and cognitive capacity of participants. Findings establish that the LTC-QoL has adequate reliability and dimensionality. Content validity and management utility were verified by experts using and refining the scale over 7 years in long-term care contexts, resulting in an easy to use and reliable assessment tool for long-term care recipients. (Publisher abstract)
Factors predicting admission of elderly people to local authority residential care
- Authors:
- SINCLAIR Ian, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 18(3), June 1988, pp.251-268.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Reports on a study of a sample of old people admitted to residential care designed to identify personal and social factors, and discusses the results as possible predictors.
The problems with assessing the need for residential care
- Authors:
- BRADSHAW J., GIBBS I.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 10.8.87, 1987, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Discusses the recommendations of the Firth Committee.