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The abusive elder: service considerations
- Editor:
- JACKSON Vera R.
- Publisher:
- Haworth Press
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 99p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Looks at abusive behaviour by older people in residential and nursing home care. Includes chapters on: can activities help the abusive resident; learning to manage abusive behaviour; successful redirection of the sexually disruptive resident; the dogmatic resident group member; encouraging social interaction among depressed nursing home residents; and practitioner abuse.
Lifetime homes perception project: residents' perceptions of lifetime homes; a report for the Development Overview Group, Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust
- Author:
- BONNETT David
- Publisher:
- David Bonnett Architects
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 26p.,diags.
- Place of publication:
- London
Research study examining the perceptions of over fifty households living in Lifetime Homes of the value occupants place on the concept in general, and on the design standards in particular.
Special care programs for people with dementia
- Editors:
- HOFFMAN Stephanie B., KAPLAN Mary
- Publisher:
- Health Professions Press
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 244p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Baltimore, MD
Defines ten problems facing providers of special services to older people with dementia in the United States and provides practical suggestions for dealing with each of them. Looks at how to: design special programmes for residents; train staff to work as part of a team; improve the layout of the facility; manage difficult residents; establish appropriate admission criteria; and administrative support.
Residents' money: a guide to good practice in care homes
- Authors:
- JENKINS Ginny, comp
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 112p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Practical guide for people who work in residential and nursing homes for older people and who may be involved in handling residents' money and possibly in helping them to manage their financial affairs. Describes the legal requirements, and outlines the statutory social security benefits that may be available to some residents. Also includes advice for proprietors, home managers and care workers on how to put into practice policies that assist people in managing their own money where this proves necessary.
Death, dying and residential care
- Author:
- SHEMMINGS Yvonne
- Publisher:
- Avebury
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 122p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Research study. Part 1 reviews the literature on death, dying, ageing, and dying in residential care. Part 2 presents the research findings, looking at attitudes to religious beliefs and ageing, feelings about death and dying among residents, and the actions of staff. Part 3 looks at tensions and dilemmas for practice, focusing on accepting death and dying and forming attachments, and at the value of talking and aspects of the environment.
Windows to a damaged world: good practice in communicating with people with dementia in homes
- Authors:
- CLARKE Alison, HOLLANDS Jackie, SMITH Jef
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 50p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains chapters on: creating a new culture of dementia care in homes; making residents feel truly at home; creating environments friendly to people with dementia; helping residents to participate in social activities; developing the full potential of each resident; using a relaxation and stimulation room; and humanity, personhood and communication.
Educating health and social service professionals in the detection and management of mistreated nursing home residents
- Authors:
- CAPEZUTI Elizabeth, SIEGLER Eugenia
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 8(3), 1996, pp.73-86.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
After serving as expert witnesses in the successful criminal prosecution of a nursing home corporation in the USA charged with involuntary manslaughter of two nursing home residents, the authors saw the need to improve recognition and prevention of institutional mistreatment. This article describes their involvement in post-trial advocacy efforts to improve the quality of care of nursing home residents through community education efforts.
The criminal prosecutor's roles in assuring quality of care in long term care settings
- Author:
- WHITLEY Ronald Costen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 8(3), 1996, pp.21-36.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
In 1990, allegations of the wounding and deaths of nursing home residents due to malnutrition, dehydration, and decubitus ulceration were made by long-term care advocates to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General in the USA. This article describes the process by which the Office of Attorney General investigated and successfully prosecuted the corporate entity responsible for the deaths of two Philadelphia nursing home residents. It also describes the positive impact of the prosecution upon the overall quality of care in long-term care settings in Pennsylvania.