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Disembodied voices
- Author:
- TINKER Anthea
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 13.4.95, 1995, p.30.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Suggests that telecommunication technology could be the key to independent living for disabled people in the future.
The direct route
- Author:
- McCURRY Patrick
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.9.99, 1999, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Direct payment schemes have been around for more than two and a half years and yet inconsistencies between local authorities are rife and take-up is low. Looks at the problems and solutions.
Rehabilitation: an old concept in a new policy context
- Author:
- ROBINSON Janice
- Journal article citation:
- Managing Community Care, 6(3), June 1998, pp.103-106.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Discusses how inadequate opportunities for rehabilitation have resulted in a distorted system of care and public disquiet about the impact on vulnerable older people and their families. Investment in rehabilitation offers a way out of a vicious circle of increasing demands for care and escalating expenditure. Argues that the system of health and social care needs to be re-shaped to enable older people to regain the independence so often impaired after illness or injury. Health and local authorities face a daunting challenge, but suggests they will make progress if they follow the five-point plan in this article.
Evaluating smart home technology in the Finnish context
- Author:
- HORELLI Lisa
- Publisher:
- STAKES. National Research and Development centre for Welfare and Health
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- Helsinki
Evaluation of how new technology can expand the scope of independent living for disabled people and older people.
Please ring for service
- Authors:
- THORNTON Patricia, MOUNTAIN Gail
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.6.92, 1992, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes research which shows that new approaches to community alarm systems can be used as a means of helping elderly people to live independently.
Explaning about bathing safely
- Author:
- SCHOLES Barry
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 9(2), June 2005, pp.8-10.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Describes the physical hindrances commonly felt by disabled older people when taking a bath and highlights how immobility in these circumstances can affect the person's psychological well-being. It also examines these problems from the prospective of how they impact upon the care worker. The article concludes by recommending how barriers to bathing safely can be overcome by installing emergency resue devices, having brighter illumination and clearing away clutter in the bathroom.
Smart thinking
- Author:
- FISK Malcolm
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Nurse, February 2002, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Explores the use if technology in homes to empower vulnerable people and enable them to retain their independence.
Direct payments scheme delivers at a distance
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 8(1), September 2001, pp.26-28.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Reports on one of the winners of the health and social care awards. Looks at Hampshire County Councils experience of extending the use of direct payments to older people.
Occupation forces
- Author:
- BOND Henrietta
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 15.1.98, 1998, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at how more effective use of the skills and experience of occupational therapists could keep elderly people out of hospital and help them retain their independence at home.
The relationship of person-environment fit to perceptions of autonomy, competency and satisfaction among older adults with developmental disabilities
- Authors:
- HUTCHINGS B. Lynn, CHAPLIN Erica
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 14(3), 2017, pp.214-223.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The overlay of age-related cognitive and physical impairments onto existing intellectual and physical disabilities, a paucity of informal social relationships, a limited education and low income levels place the current generation of ageing adults with intellectual disabilities at risk of premature behavioural limitations and increased dependency. Person-environment fit and its relationship to perceptions of autonomy, competency, and satisfaction were explored through qualitative data collected from consumers. Face-to-face, in home interviews were conducted with 91 consumers who were asked to assess their own ability to carry out self-care and household tasks. Interviewers then observed consumers performing these tasks. A multi-stage data analysis process identified emergent themes that included issues related to autonomy versus dependence, belonging versus isolation, residential permanency versus transience, and social inclusion versus exclusion. The study also collected quantitative data, both from consumers and interviewers acting as observers. Consumer ratings of their own ability were consistently lower than observer ratings. Fostering home-based independence and autonomy among people ageing with developmental disabilities are discussed in relation to perspectives on the home environment. (Edited publisher abstract)