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Critics talking 'arrant nonsense'
- Author:
- CAMPBELL Diana
- Journal article citation:
- Caring Times, March 1997, p.6.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Reports on how plans by health and social services in Cambridgeshire to delegate more nursing tasks to unqualified staff has prompted deep disquiet among some nursing home providers.
Gender and interactions between care staff and elderly nursing home residents and dementia
- Authors:
- LINDESAY James, SKEA Derek
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12(3), March 1997, pp.344-348.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Explores the relationship between gender and the interactions of care staff and elderly people with dementia in residential care. Findings suggest that gender may be a significant factor determining the rate of interactions between staff and residents in residential care, but further studies are required to confirm their generalizability across settings.
As others see us: a study of relationships in homes for older people
- Author:
- RELATIVES ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Relatives Association
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 68p.,1 booklet,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report of a project based on a series of group discussions on relationships between older people in residential care homes, their relatives and friends, and the care staff in the homes.
Management of the patient with disruptive vocalisation
- Authors:
- SLOANE Philip D., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 37(5), October 1997, pp.675-682.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Discusses how disruptive vocalisation (DV) is a common problem in the management of cognitively and physically impaired older people. This article reports the results of a consensus meeting in the USA convened to provide guidelines for clinicians and recommendations for researchers in this difficult and little-studied behavioural problem.
From hell-hole to heaven
- Author:
- JENKINS Deirdre
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 13.8.97, 1997, pp.27-29.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Explains how simple changes can transform care and raise morale among staff and residents in a nursing home.
Helping carers change their role
- Author:
- POOL Jackie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 5(3), June 1997, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Describes a new project in which occupational therapists aim to educate carers and staff working closely with an individual with dementia, to facilitate successful occupation.
Enabling people to be themselves in residential care
- Authors:
- BOUNDS Joy, HEPBURN Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 5(4), March 1997, pp.5-17.
Discusses ways in which residential homes can ensure that the older people they care for are empowered and can remain individuals in their own right.
Responding to elder abuse: a guide for careworkers
- Author:
- MULLAN Catherine
- Publisher:
- Action On Elder Abuse
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 20p.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Short, practical guide for care workers, particularly those undertaking S/NVQs in Direct Care levels 2/3.
Ageing matters: pathways for older people with a learning disability; unit one; introduction; working with older people with a learning disability
- Authors:
- HARRIS John, BENNETT Lucille, HOGG James
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 35p.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
Unit one of a set of training materials aimed at staff working with older people with learning difficulties. This section introduces ageing and using the right words, looks at attitudes towards ageing and goes on to examine the effects of increasing age on people with learning difficulties. Concludes with a chapter on helping people to adapt as they grow older and a summary of points of practice.
Staff development for working with lesbian and gay elders
- Author:
- METZ Pam
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 6(1), 1997, pp.34-45.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
In order to provide sensitive and knowledgeable services to lesbian and gay elders and their friends and family members, administrators and staff must prepare themselves through staff development. This article describes a seven step process and experiential exercises to assist social service providers in providing services to lesbian and gay elders.