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Older people
- Author:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, 9, April 2000, pp.14-16.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Describes recent research that does much to shed light on what older people need from social care to make a real difference to their lives.
Championing older people: making a difference; findings from 209 older people's champions
- Author:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Publisher:
- Better Government for Older People
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 30p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report reveals the many varied perspectives and experiences of a group of people with the title Older People’s Champion. It is based on analysis of the 209 replies to a postal survey undertaken in England during the summer of 2003. Older people’s champions have taken on this role with mixed feelings. Most are highly committed to improving services for older people.As local champions they are not always clear about what is expected of them, or how to influence or take the lead on change.They find it helpful to talk with other champions, to draw on local networks and to work across organisations. Most see their role as a way of raising the profile of older people’s services, and of maintaining the momentum of the National Service Framework for Older People
Championing older people: making a difference; summary survey findings from 209 older people's champions
- Author:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Publisher:
- Better Government for Older People
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report reveals the many varied perspectives and experiences of a group of people with the title Older People’s Champion. It is based on analysis of the 209 replies to a postal survey undertaken in England during the summer of 2003. Older people’s champions have taken on this role with mixed feelings. Most are highly committed to improving services for older people.As local champions they are not always clear about what is expected of them, or how to influence or take the lead on change.They find it helpful to talk with other champions, to draw on local networks and to work across organisations. Most see their role as a way of raising the profile of older people’s services, and of maintaining the momentum of the National Service Framework for Older People.
Eating out: dementia carers' views on the pleasures and pitfalls
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, WATSON Roger
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 10(6), November 2002, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
This article uses examples from a content analysis of the Food for Thought survey (Alzheimer's Society 2000) to explore the experiences of family members when with their relative with dementia in a social setting.