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Old, alone, and neglected: care of the aged in the United States and Scotland
- Author:
- KAYSER-JONES Jeanie Schmit
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 121p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Berkeley, CA
First published in 1981, reissued in 1991 with a new epilogue. Studies the dynamics of institutional life for elderly people.
Serving the elderly: skills for practice
- Editor:
- KIM Paul K.H.
- Publisher:
- De Gruyter
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 350p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Intended as a basic text and reference work for training, this collection of papers identifies 7 approaches to clinical gerontology.
Common knowledge: a coordinated approach to information-giving
- Author:
- TESTER Susan
- Publisher:
- Centre for Policy on Ageing
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 106p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Describes and evaluates a project which compiled and distributed a loose-leaf information pack to enable workers in agencies to give wide-ranging information to older people. Documents the various stages of the project, includes sample pages from the pack, and provides a full review of previous work in this field.
Cognition of caregiving tasks: multidimensional scaling of the caregiver task domain
- Author:
- ALBERT Steven M.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 31(6), 1991, pp.726-734.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Reports on a study of the tasks performed by carers to distinguish the distinctions they make between different types of caring.
For better or for worse: the experience of caring for an elderly dementing spouse
- Authors:
- POLLITT P.A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 11(4), December 1991, pp.443-469.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Reports on a study of married couples, describing their attitude to dementia in one partner, assistance received from statutory services and informal carers and characteristics of elderly carers.
Family Care of the elderly with dementia in Hong Kong
- Author:
- CHU Irene P.L.
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 34(4), October 1991, pp.365-372.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Dementia is a disease which affects intellectual, emotional and behavioural changes in the elderly. The disease affects not only the elderly themselves, but also the family members who are involved in caring for them. An understanding of the nature of the stresses experienced by family caregivers and the factors correlated with this stress will enable the policymakers and health and welfare professionals to develop intervention programmes which meet the needs of our older population and the family support system.
PSSRU/CHE survey of private and voluntary residential care and nursing homes
- Authors:
- DARTON Robin, WRIGHT Ken
- Journal article citation:
- PSSRU Bulletin, 8, October 1991, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Personal Social Services Research Unit
Reports on a surveys carried out among private and voluntary homes and local authority residential homes, comparing characteristics of residents, dependency levels, and the relation between resident characteristics and variations in fees charged.
Home revision
- Author:
- CHURCHILL James
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 31.10.91, 1991, p.19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on the government's agreement that Home Life needs to be revised to take account of the changing demands of residential care.
Informal and formal care: exploring the complementary
- Authors:
- CHAPPELL Neena, BLANDFORD Audrey
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 11(3), September 1991, pp.299-317.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The authors study the characteristics of those who do and those who do not make use of both systems, analysing the data from a Canadian survey; it appears that use of the formal system in conjunction with informal care takes the form of sharing the overall task load.
Still caring
- Authors:
- WRIGHT Fay, ALISON Virginia
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.8.91, 1991, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on research carried out by Age Concern and the Spastics Society into older people caring for an adult disabled child.