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Person centred dementia care: problems and possibilities
- Author:
- ARGYLE Elaine
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 16(2), 2012, pp.69-77.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The implementation and efficacy of person centred approaches in dementia care is difficult to measure and there are still huge variations in working practices. In order to address these issues the procedure of dementia care mapping has been developed, which aims to assess the wellbeing of people with dementia and other vulnerable groups through the observation of communal activities. This article assesses the implementation of a person centred approach with a group of care home residents. All were female, their ages ranged from 77 to 92. Findings suggest that while participants potentially experienced many benefits from person centred approaches and the social engagement and integration that derived from this, its efficacy and impact was undermined by contextual factors such as staff shortages. The author concluded that practice should transcend its focus on the promotion of individual wellbeing and address the wider group and social contexts which can facilitate or prevent its fulfilment.
Residential care transformed: revisiting 'The last refuge'
- Authors:
- JOHNSON Julia, ROLPH Sheena, SMITH Randall
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 304p.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
Drawing on data deposited at the University of Essex the authors revisit Peter Townsend's classic study of residential care in England and Wales, The Last Refuge (1962), and with input from a hundred older volunteer researchers, the authors traced what happened to the 173 homes that Townsend visited. They also revisited 20 of the surviving local authority, voluntary and private homes. The book straddles the boundary between history and sociology and reviews: the policy context and the history of research into residential care for older people over the last 50 years; provides new insights into the continuing history of residential care for older people about what kinds of homes have survived and why; makes comparisons between particular homes today and in the past demonstrating not only substantial changes but also strong continuities; reveals persisting inequalities in the standard of care home provision in the early 2000s in England and Wales and discusses the ethical and practical challenges involved in designing a revisiting study, reusing archived data and in engaging older people as 'volunteer' researchers.
How social enterprises can make a difference in caring for older people
- Author:
- JONES Ceri
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 13(2), June 2009, pp.13-16.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The author explains why she believes social enterprises should be the 'business model of choice' to deliver social care services for older people, as the focus of social enterprises is on personalised and cost-effective services, and not profit.
The NSF for Older People: a vehicle for reform
- Author:
- PHILP Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 18(3), July 2008, Online only
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
The background to the development of the National Service Framework (NSF) for Older People in England, and its implementation in the seven years since its publication in 2001 are described. The author also provides views on what remains to be done in the three years in the life of the Standard a ten year programme for reforming the culture and system of health and social care for older people. The priorities of empowerment through the use of personalised budgets and direct payments, and improved dementia care are highlighted.
Model answers
- Author:
- IVORY Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.10.08, 2008, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses some of the solutions that are being put forward to tackle the future funding of adult social care. These include social insurance and self-directed support.
A new state of independence
- Author:
- GOSLING Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Chronicle, Supplement, March 2008, pp.4-6.
- Publisher:
- Emap Business
The challenge of an ageing population is changing care provision. The author discusses how councils can respond to growing demand for services, in spite of budget cuts.
Age Concern's response to the Department Health's Proposed Changes to the Regulatory Framework for Adult Services consultation
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Regards, unannounced 'key' inspections of adult services proposed to take place by CSCI who will then make a judgement on the quality of the service based on information gathered. The judgement will help to decide how often it will need to inspect that service. .
Social work with older people
- Authors:
- PHILLIPS Judith, RAY Mo, MARSHALL Mary
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 196p.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
- Edition:
- 4th ed.
Introductory text covering key conceptual issues in work with older people. Provides a step by step guide to assessment and care management, and includes appendices on the main illnesses affecting older people.
My work
- Author:
- MARTIN Dave
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 9(4), December 2005, pp.39-42.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The author, an Associate Director with the Better Government for Older People (BGOP), explains the work of the BGOP and its work to connect politics and older people through active engagement.
The new culture of therapeutic activity with older people
- Editors:
- PERRIN Tessa, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Speechmark
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 236p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bicester
Once viewed as entertainment, activity provision is increasingly being seen as of therapeutic value and an integral part of quality care practice. This change has been so rapid and far-reaching that many staff teams have been left behind, attempting to address new culture requirements with old culture knowledge. This book clarifies and illuminates the changes that have been taking place in the field of activity provision over recent years, and offers a guideline to those who are endeavouring to catch up. Contents include: the difference between old culture and new culture thinking and practice; the new culture from the perspective of the politician, the manager, the care assistant, the activity provider, the researcher, the trainer, and the community worker and the activity charity.