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Outcomes in social care practice: outcomes in community care practice; number seven
- Editors:
- QURESHI Hazel, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 213p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
The final report of a research project investigating practical ways in which a focus on the results of services could be used to improve social care for older people and disabled people. It describes five practical projects, each investigating a different approach to improving services through a focus on outcomes. Each project was undertaken by a social services department working jointly with SPRU.
Outcomes in community care practice number six: outcomes of social care for disabled people and carers
- Authors:
- BAMFORD Claire, QURESHI Hazel, NICHOLAS Elinor, VERNON Ayesha
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 44p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
This report summarises the first phase of a research and development project on the outcomes of social care for younger disabled people (adults aged eighteen to sixty four) and their carers. The aims of the first phase were: to identify the desired outcomes of social care from the perspectives of a range of stakeholders; to explore preferred ways of collecting outcome information in routine practice; and to develop an understanding of the specific local context and identify opportunities for implementing an outcomes framework in the authority.
The community dependency index: a standardised assessment of need and measure of outcome for community occupational therapy
- Authors:
- EAKIN Pamela, BAIRD Helen
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 58(1), January 1995, pp.17-22.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Key elements of the Government's community care policy are the assessment of disabled people's needs and the measurement of the outcome of any services provided. Describes the development of a standardised assessment which could be used by community occupational therapists both to assess the level of need and to measure outcome in relation to occupational therapy.
User-defined outcomes of community care for Asian disabled people
- Author:
- VERNON Ayesha
- Publisher:
- Policy Press,|Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 38p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
A study in the North of England collected the views of 28 Asian disabled people on what would make their lives better) and on what would make community care services better. Asian disabled people and their families lacked confidence and trust in service provision. This contributed to low take-up of services. Low take-up of services did not mean low levels of need. People reported feelings of isolation, forced dependency on family members, frustration at not being able to move about freely at home, anxiety and distress. People felt that service providers lacked cultural knowledge, and that they expected Asian disabled people to 'fit in' with existing provision. Several people felt discriminated against on the grounds of disability and race - sometimes by service providers, sometimes by attitudes within their families and communities.
Resident outcomes of Medicaid-funded community residential care
- Authors:
- HEDRICK Susan C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 43(4), August 2003, pp.473-482.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Washington State's initiatives to increase the availability and quality of community residential care presented an opportunity to describe clients entering adult family homes, adult residential care, and assisted living and to identify outcomes of care. We enrolled 349 residents, 243 informal caregivers, and 299 providers in 219 settings. We conducted interviews at enrollment and 12 months later, and we collected data from state databases. The average resident was a 78yearold woman reporting dependence in two of six activities of daily living. Residents in adult family homes demonstrated significantly more disability. Seventy-eight percent of residents survived at the 12-month follow-up. In analyses that controlled for differences at enrollment, residents in the three types of settings were very similar in health outcomes at follow-up. State policies should reflect the wide range of needs of residents seeking care in these settings. Choices among type of setting can be based on the match of needs to individual preferences.
Outcomes in community care practice: number three; expert seminars
- Authors:
- QURESHI Hazel, NOCON Andrew
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 54p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Main findings from a series of seminars held to discuss the routine measurement of outcomes in personal social services. The seminars focused in turn on older people; people with learning difficutlies; mental health; disability; and carers.