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Transitions to a care home - the importance of choice and control
- Authors:
- REED Jan, STANLEY David
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 7(4), December 2006, pp.12-17.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This article reports on a seminar organised as part of an ESRC-funded series on older people and care homes that focused on the period of transition into a care home and the experiences of older people immediately before and after they made the move. The papers presented suggest that there were ways in which older people could exercise choice and control over the process, but that problems existed, ranging from the ways in which assessment and referral systems were crisis or service led, to how people were supported after their move. This article outlines these arguments, and concludes that such processes need to be addressed if the quality of care at this difficult period is to be improved.
Health, well-being and older people
- Authors:
- REED Jan, STANLEY David, CLARKE Charlotte
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 202p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Personhood, empowerment and justice also concern older people's health and well-being. This book take a broad definition of health and links research and discussion of services to older people's perceptions. This is what is clearly needed: a bridge between people's experiences and thoughts across the multiple divides of services, policy and life's practicalities and unforeseen changes. With moves towards greater integration of health and social care services, there is a need for improved understanding of the importance and benefits of a person-centred, holistic approach to work in these fields. The book provides an overview of relevant research and service development literature; presents and discusses a range of issues that are important to the health of older people including attitudes and ageism, the body, the environment, family and community, sexuality and having fun; draws on material developed and, in some cases, written by older people themselves; and integrates theory and empirical evidence with practice experience.