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Seeds of success
- Author:
- SNOW Kevin
- Journal article citation:
- Voluntary Voice, 129, November 1998, p.7.
- Publisher:
- London Voluntary Service Council
Looks at the organisation Sixty Plus Support which supports older people with health and/or social care needs. Explains how it is standard policy to recruit volunteers amongst people with unusual backgrounds, often from people who would be categorised as consumers of services.
I spy...
- Author:
- IVORY Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.6.98, 1998, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author takes a fly-on-the-wall look at the work of Claire Rayner, agony aunt and a member of the Royal Commission on Long-Term Care, when she visited a care home in West Sussex.
Framework or straightjacket?
- Author:
- COOPER Kristiina
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 15.10.98, 1998, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The forthcoming White Paper is going to recommend that charging for services will be standardised. Argues that it is understood to include plans to introduce a national framework towards standardising charges for services to elderly and disabled people. Says price consistency could be less freedom for local authorities.
The ideal home expedition
- Author:
- GULLAND Anne
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 20.5.98, 1998, p.15.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Reports on the Royal Commission party which is travelling the UK to canvass opinions on the future of long-term care from users and providers.
Information for older people: a vital but missing link in community care
- Author:
- MAY Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Managing Community Care, 6(2), April 1998, pp.76-84.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
The UK as it approaches the millennium is frequently described as both an 'information society' and an 'ageing society'. This article outlines the findings of a piece of research exploring the relationship between older people and information, with particular references to the NHS and Community Care Act 1990. The research findings suggest that urgent action is required if older people are fully to participate in and benefit from the information society.
On the up
- Authors:
- EVANS Tim, MACKAY Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.4.98, 1998, pp.6-7.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
As the shape of the government's national policy for long-term care becomes clearer, the authors outline how to translate the policy into practice to improve the lives of elderly service users and to ensure their voices are heard.
Relative values
- Author:
- STILES Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.4.98, 1998, p.8.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at ways to involve families of service users more in their care.
Grateful for what you've got?
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS Gwen, KEATING John
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 5.3.98, 1998, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The authors explain how to uncover the views of service users who don't want to be a nuisance.
'The care staff became her friends before they became her carers'
- Author:
- PHILLIPS Marian
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, February 1998, p.15.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
The author, a social worker with older people tells how she learned about her client's dilemmas first hand when her parents could no longer live independently. She found very sheltered housing proved to be an acceptable option for everyone.
I'll tell you what I want
- Authors:
- HENWOOD Melanie, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.1.98, 1998, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Surveys often show that service users are satisfied with the services they receive but the reality is usually more complex. The authors interviewed users of home care services to find out what they really want from their services.