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The Casson Memorial Lecture 2000: reflect on the past to shape the future
- Author:
- MAYERS Christine A.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 63(8), August 2000, pp.358-366.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article is a transcript of the Casson Memorial Lecture given at the 24th Annual Conference of Occupational Therapists. Discusses how past lessons and user involvement can help develop the profession. Focuses on work with other people.
Age and change: models of involvement for older people
- Authors:
- CARTER Tony, BERESFORD Peter
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 55p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Aims to offer practical guidance to increase the involvement of older people across public policy. Outlines various models of involvement and their strengths and weaknesses. Discusses the theories underpinning of involvement in its political, policy and personal context. Details a number of specific examples of older people's involvement and identifies key issues.
Agents for change
- Author:
- SHREEVE Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Chronicle, 11.8.00, 2000, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Emap Business
Argues that as the number of older people in communities grows it is time to make use of and encourage the skills they offer.
Including the person with dementia in designing and delivering care: I need to be me
- Author:
- BARNETT Elizabeth
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 224p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Suggests that traditional approaches to caring for people with dementia have been wanting and that the views of older people with dementia need to be applied to the design, management, evaluation and implementation of the services that support them. Addresses three fundamental questions: why should we access the perspective of older people with dementia; how should we attempt to achieve this; and what are the implications when we do so?
Older people speaking out: developing opportunities for influence
- Author:
- THORNTON Patricia
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation/York Publishing Services
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 25p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Looks at organised opportunities for older people to have a say in influencing the services they use and the society they live in. Discusses the development of the concept of involvement, methods of involvement, issues where older people may miss out, and effects and evaluation of involvement.
Can we trust the care trusts
- Author:
- HEPTINSTALL Derek
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 4(4), October 2000, pp.17-19.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The government's plans for Care Trusts offer the hope that a single and comprehensive service responsible for the health and social care needs of older people will bring increased cooperation and coordination among professionals. The author warns that the new service needs the meaningful involvement of patients and service users if it is to avoid the mistakes of the past.
Involving people who have dementia in the evaluation of services: a review
- Authors:
- CHESTON Rik, BENDER Mike, BYATT Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 9(5), October 2000, pp.471-479.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Government policy and good practice dictate that health and other care services should routinely involve service users in the evaluation of the services that they receive. While the carers of people with dementia have been involved in this process relatively often, it has been much rarer for people with dementia themselves to be involved. This article reviews five methods of gathering the experiences of people with dementia as those experiences relate to the services that they receive: questionnaires and structured interviews; semi-structured interviews; observation; advocacy; and focus groups. A number of ethical issues are highlighted including: consent; the capacity to make decisions; confidentiality and empowerment.
Joined-up thinking: a co-housing community pilot project
- Author:
- BRENTON Maria
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 3(3), September 2000, pp.20-22.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Government's welfare and housing agenda focuses on 'joined-up' thinking, choice, balanced communities and social inclusion. Because there is also much concern about the impact of an ageing population, local planners and service providers are encouraged to think creatively and work together. Presents a example from research in the Netherlands that shows how local authorities and the non-profit sector can work together in an integrated approach to older people.
Public participation and citizen-centred local government: lessons from the best value and better government for older people Pilot Programmes
- Authors:
- MARTIN Steve, BOAZ Annette
- Journal article citation:
- Public Money and Management, 20(2), April 2000, pp.47-53.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Examines the contribution that public participation can make to the development of 'citizen-centred government'. It draws upon the evidence of the Best Value and the Better Government to develop and test out new approaches to service delivery for Older People pilot programmes. Suggests that the notion of 'citizen-centred government' and the forms of participation that are required to achieve it are liable to a range of different interpretations. In particular there is an important distinction between approaches which seek to promote community planning and user-focused services, and those that envisage a much more active role for local people in designing and delivering local services.
Implementation of advance directives among community-dwelling veterans
- Authors:
- MOLLY David William, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 40(2), April 2000, pp.213-217.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing a "Let Me Decide" advance directive education programme in the USA, the authors studied veterans. Two methods of systematically implementing a directive programme were evaluated after the intervention period and 6 months later.