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Sounds familiar
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.4.03, 2003, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at the importance of communicating with service users sensibly and sensitively, avoiding patronising expressions that may give offence.
Keeping a diary helped staff find their own solutions
- Author:
- CHAWNER Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 11(5), September 2003, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Describes how the process of recording in a diary all interactions with a woman labelled 'aggressive' enabled staff to work out their own solutions-leading to increased well-being for all concerned.
Sexuality and intimacy in care homes
- Author:
- HEYMANSON Cynthia
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 11(5), September 2003, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Describes a training programme to address issues around sexuality and intimacy among care staff in residential homes.
Making a move: care-home residents' experiences of relocation
- Authors:
- REED Jan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 23(2), March 2003, pp.225-241.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Reports on a research study to identify patterns of relocation across care-homes, describe the strategies used by care-home staff to manage moves, and to explore older peoples experiences of relocations. A questionnaire was distributed to care homes in two English local authorities to determine the incidence of relocation. 10 homes were also approached to take party in further studies which included case-not audits and interviews with staff and 12 older people who had relocated. This article focuses on the experiences and narratives of older people involved in relocation. The study found that the pattern of moves was complex and that some residents were active in deciding to relocate and in the selection of the relocation home. However, for residents to have an active role, they must be given support to access the information required for decision-making and to implement their decisions.
Just chatting?
- Author:
- HINDS Anna
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.2.03, 2003, p.40.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on the Growing Older Programme, funded by the ESRC, which investigated the benefits of conversation and reminiscence can have for older people.
Developing partnerships at 67 Birch Avenue Nursing Home: the Support 67 Action Group
- Authors:
- DAVIES Sue, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 4(4), December 2003, pp.32-37.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Describes a partnership project between staff, residents and relatives at a nursing home for older people with dementia, and researchers at the University of Sheffield. The aim of the partnership was to develop care within the home and to create a positive environment for living, working and learning. The main principle was the need to ensure that all participants: residents, relatives and staff, feel that they are valued members of the community. The project is using an action research approach and a range of methods, including: observation; interviews; questionnaires; process recording of meetings; and focus groups, to gather evidence about the research process and impact of the project. The article includes a summary of achievements to date and suggestions for future activity.
Vulnerability to elder abuse and neglect in assisted living facilities
- Authors:
- WOOD Stacey, STEPHENS Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 43(5), October 2003, pp.753-757.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The purpose of this study was to examine the decision-making abilities of residents in assisted living regarding abuse and neglect. Twenty-seven residents in assisted living facilities were recruited for this descriptive study. Participants were administered an interview to assess baseline knowledge of support services, including ombudsman programs. They were next asked to watch videotaped scenarios of common types of elder abuse (physical, verbal, fiduciary, neglect) and asked to identify abusive situations. Finally, the participants were asked to develop a plan of action if they were to experience similar situations. The results suggested poor awareness of available elder support services (M = 25%). Residents performed fairly well in the simple identification of the abusive situations (54%), but had difficulty generating acceptable strategies for handling abusive situations. Approximately 25% had no suggestion, 50% reported they would consult a family member, and 25% had nonspecific suggestions (e.g., talk to staff about problem). The results of this study suggest that residents of assisted living facilities are poorly informed about protective services and uncertain about options if care were not optimal. Further work with larger samples is needed to confirm these results.
The social impact of workplace ageism: the Maturity Works report; June 2003
- Author:
- MATURITY WORKS
- Publisher:
- Maturity Works
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- Croydon
Ageism has consequences far beyond the workplace. For 78% of older people who have been victims of ageism, the experience of ageist discrimination has stayed with them and continues to scar their lives. Indeed, an astonishing 71% admit that ageism has affected their mental well-being, and almost one in three believe it has affected their marriage. Moreover, the impact isn’t limited to senior workers as ageism is now undermining workers as young as 35. 65% of victims of ageism are not confident of getting another job, 83% believe they have been denied employment on the grounds of age, and 71% admit to being anxious about the future. Within organisations, older workers see themselves as targets for redundancy, feeling frustrated and resentful that their valuable skills are going to waste when they still have much to contribute to an employer.
Big brother is watching you-the ethical implications of electronic surveillance measures in the elderly with dementia and in adults with learning difficulties
- Authors:
- WELSH S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 7(5), September 2003, pp.372-375.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Electronic surveillance has insidiously seeped into the fabric of society with little public debate about its moral implications. Perceived by some as a sinister Orwellian tool of repression and social control, the new technologies offer comfort and security to others; a benevolent parental watchful eye. Nervousness at being watched has been replaced increasingly by nervousness if we're not. These technologies are now becoming widely available to health care professionals who have had little opportunity to consider their ethical and moral ramifications. Electronic tagging and tracking devices may be seen as a way of creating a more secure environment for vulnerable individuals such as the elderly with dementia or people with learning disabilities. However, the proponents of surveillance devices have met with considerable resistance and opposition, from those who perceive it as contrary to human dignity and freedom, with its connotations of criminal surveillance. In addition, they cite increased opportunity for abuse through, for example, the withdrawal of staff and financial resources from the care of people with complex needs. Implementing these technologies, therefore, has ethical implications for human rights and civil liberties. Optional alternatives to long-term and/or restrictive care, in the context of the practical difficulties involved in caring for those who represent a risk to themselves from wandering, demands rigorous exploration of pragmatic questions of morality, with reference to risk versus benefit strategies. Like reproductive cloning techniques, the mere existence of surveillance technologies is morally neutral. Rather it is the use (in this instance that of health and social care settings) to which it is put which has the potential for good or bad.
Life at the edge
- Authors:
- MORBEY Hazel, PANNELL Jenny, MEANS Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.8.03, 2003, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on research from the University of the West of England which evaluated a three-year programme funding 17 projects for older homeless people's services. The projects involved Help the Aged, the Housing Associations' Charitable Trust and Crisis. Services provided included: street outreach and day centre services; resettlement and tenancy sustainment; and housing and benefits advice. The study challenged traditional images of older homeless people and found that a combination of difficult experiences and circumstances can often lead to homelessness. The study also revealed how voluntary agencies working in this area also survive on the margins and have difficulties in funding services.