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Individual standards for intermediate care for older people with mental health difficulties
- Author:
- HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ADVISORY SERVICE
- Publisher:
- Health and Social Care Advisory Service
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper presents the standards and the early findings from the Department of Health funded national project on Intermediate Care for Older People with Mental Health difficulties. The project benchmarked the intermediate care service provision in seven sites across England during March and April 2006 against best practice standards developed by HASCAS. An overarching view is that is that there is often poor integration and understanding between mainstream older peoples intermediate care services and older peoples mental health services and that this results in sub optimal care.
Care homes for older people guidance log
- Author:
- COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL CARE INSPECTION
- Publisher:
- Commission for Social Care Inspection
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 109p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidance logs (formerly known as precedent logs) are used by inspectors to apply the National Minimum Standards. Inspectors use the logs when queries arise about the interpretation of a particular standard, or where clarification is needed on how a particular aspect of a service should be inspected against the standards.
Domiciliary care guidance log
- Author:
- COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL CARE INSPECTION
- Publisher:
- Commission for Social Care Inspection
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 69p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidance logs (formerly known as precedent logs) are used by inspectors to apply the National Minimum Standards. Inspectors use the logs when queries arise about the interpretation of a particular standard, or where clarification is needed on how a particular aspect of a service should be inspected against the standards.
North West London Strategic Health Authority falls services baseline survey
- Authors:
- YOUNG Michael, ELIAS Ralph
- Publisher:
- North West London Strategic Health Authority
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Falls are one of the sector’s priorities within the implementation of the older peoples national service framework (OP NSF). This paper contains a draft baseline survey aimed at taking a “snapshot” of the health and social care economy with respect to this important area. The aim is to finalise the survey by the end of January, to conduct it in February and to report back result by early March 2006.
Report of the national audit of continence care for older people (65 years and above) in England, Wales and N. Ireland: summary report
- Authors:
- WAGG Adrian, et al
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Physicians of London
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The purpose of this audit is to allow clinicians and those involved in managing continence to compare their services’ performance with evidence based quality standards (National Service Framework for Older People, Good Practice in Continence Services) against the other participants in the audit. This will allow variations in the standards of care between different Trusts, PCTs and care homes to be highlighted and hopefully lead to an improvement in the standard of care provided to older people with continence problems.
Standards of care in day hospitals and day centres: a comparison of services for older people with dementia
- Authors:
- REILLY Siobham, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 21(5), May 2006, pp.460-468.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Current policy in England emphasises the importance of caring for highly dependent older people for as long as possible at home. It is therefore crucial that day care services are effective and widely available. This study aimed to compare the type and standard of care provided for older people with dementia in day centre and day hospital settings. A cross-sectional postal survey design was employed. Representatives from three-quarters of identified specialist day care services for older people with dementia in the North West of England provided information on a range of indicators including: basic structural features; delivery of care; service content; and quality measures. The results found day hospitals tended to have more day care places and a greater number of attendees, but lower occupancy rates than day centres. Day hospitals reported higher standards of care in relation to systematic assessment and care planning, promotion of rehabilitation, carer involvement and individualised provision of care. They were also more likely to employ building design features to encourage independence and choice for people with dementia. A higher proportion of day centres provided services exclusively to older people with dementia and a greater proportion of staff in day centres had undergone specific training in caring for people with dementia. Day centres were also more likely to have effective transport arrangements in place. It is concluded that the standards developed for the study were sufficiently reliable to allow for an acceptable estimate of quality. Day centres and day hospitals appeared to perform two distinct, but complementary functions. These results provide key material for shaping the provision of day care for older people with dementia, especially given the absence of national standards in this area.
Improving mental health services for older people
- Authors:
- HALL John, WALDOCK Helen, HARVEY Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 11(4), December 2006, pp.7-13.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
The authors look at government policy development and practice guidance in the area of mental health services for older people. They then discuss the reasons for the variable implementation of policy and practice guidance within services.
Draft national occupational standards: falls
- Author:
- SKILLS FOR HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Skills for Health
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 58p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This workforce competence is about working directly with individuals, and where appropriate their carers, to assess their risk of falls. The assessment may be aimed at primary or secondary prevention of falls and may take place on an ad hoc basis or as part of a structured programme for identifying individuals at risk of falls. The process should involve a holistic assessment of each individual and his or her specific needs.
From paper to practice: the views of occupational therapists on the impact of the National Service Framework for Older People on practice
- Authors:
- JACOB-Lloyd H., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 69(11), November 2006, pp.490-496.
- Publisher:
- Sage
A research project was undertaken, which aimed to investigate the views of occupational therapists about the implementation of the National Service Framework for Older People in order to identify the key areas and issues that have had an impact on practice. The research design was qualitative and took the form of focus groups. The focus group data were analysed using a long-table analysis method, which identified five key themes: a raised profile of older people's services, a changing delivery of services, a revisiting of occupational therapy core skills, assessment and resource allocation. The emerging themes suggested that the NSF for Older People has had an impact on the practice of the occupational therapists involved in the focus groups.
Commissioner for Older People in Wales draft regulations
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Following its successful passage through Parliament the Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Act 2006 received Royal Assent on 25th July. The Act empowers the Assembly to establish an independent Commissioner with a wide range of powers to help ensure that the interests of older people in Wales, who are aged 60 or over, are safeguarded and promoted and that services are improved to meet their needs. The Commissioner will be able to act as a source of information, advocacy and support for older people, to encourage best practice in their treatment and to examine individual cases (where wider issues of principle are involved.) He or she will also be able to review the effect on older people in Wales of the discharge of, proposed discharge, or failure to discharge, functions by certain public bodies. These bodies will include the Welsh Assembly Government, local authorities, fire and rescue authorities, Local Health Boards, NHS Trusts, and further and higher education corporations. The overall aim is to ensure that the work of public bodies has a positive impact on, and takes account of, the needs of older people.