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Time: the hidden local resource
- Author:
- BOYLE David
- Journal article citation:
- Volunteering, 33, December 1997, p.11.
- Publisher:
- Volunteering England
Time Dollars is a way of providing non-medical services to older people. It originated in the USA as a practical way of creating a sense of community for people. Volunteers offer services such as help with shopping, which enables older people to stay in their own home. Explains why the idea may be of value as a new kind of community resource in the UK.
Self-serving
- Author:
- SONE Kendra
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 31.7.97, 1997, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at how government backing for the right of local authorities to reassess service provision according to their resources is hitting disabled and elderly people hard, as they fear their care needs may be overlooked.
Lost horizon
- Author:
- SEYMOUR Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 26.3.97, 1997, p.43.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Abuse of older people does not always stem from deliberate harm or neglect. It can also happen when professionals get their priorities wrong. The author looks at some typical cases.
Who cares for an ageing Europe: a report by the European Resource Unit at Age Concern England
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 12p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Brief report on the major challenge facing European countries as the proportion of older Europeans grows. Offers a brief overview of care for older people across Europe, comparing the situations in different member states as well as making general points about the whole of the European Union.
A question of risk: community care for older visually impaired people in England and Wales
- Authors:
- COLES David, WILLETTS Graham, WINYARD Steve
- Publisher:
- Royal National Institute for the Blind
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 22p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
A critique of service provision to older visually impaired people. Looks at the legislative, financial and demographic framework and goes on to examine the rationing of home care and to present an overview of RNIB research into the subject.
Implications form the Gloucestershire pensioners' case
- Author:
- PATRICK Hilary
- Journal article citation:
- SCOLAG Journal, 246, November 1997, pp.175-178.
- Publisher:
- ScoLAG(Scottish Legal Action Group)
R v Gloucestershire County Council and another, ex parte Barry might not be bad news for all users of community care services. Legal Adviser with the Scottish Association for Mental Health, considers the implications for service users in Scotland.
A stitch in time
- Authors:
- MILNE Alisoun, MORGAN Dennis
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.7.97, 1997, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
In an effort to direct limited resources to where they are needed, Berkshire social services invested in preventive services. The authors explain how this has helped vulnerable people in the county.
The department for pensioners
- Author:
- GROOCOCK John
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 7(2), June 1997, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Argues for the establishment of a Department for Pensions to act as a body to monitor the provision of services for pensioners with reference to the resources of the nation in general.
Social care in old age: more than a funding problem
- Author:
- BALDOCK John
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 31(1), March 1997, pp.73-89.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
There is currently a debate about the future funding of long-term care for old people. Welcome as it is, there is a risk that the focus on finance will observe equally important questions about who should provide the care and what models of care should be chosen. Many years of research and innovation in the care of the elderly have shown that the effective and efficient provision of simple care services is very difficult to achieve. This article describes some essential characteristics of social care which make it unlikely that a solution to the funding problem will improve either the allocation or the outcomes of long-term care.
Rights and risks: the implications of Cheshire County Council's policy and procedures on financing long term care
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN CHESHIRE
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- Northwich
Paper looking at the effects of Cheshire SSDs policy of financing long term care for older people and highlighting concerns that older people in Cheshire are entering long term care without a 'safety net'.