City financiers are getting the jitters about falling occupancy relates and plummeting profits in the private care home sector. Looks at how for the residents, it is their lives that are at stake.
City financiers are getting the jitters about falling occupancy relates and plummeting profits in the private care home sector. Looks at how for the residents, it is their lives that are at stake.
Subject terms:
mixed economy of care, older people, physical disabilities, private sector, quality assurance, quality of life, residential care, residents, standards;
These good practice guidelines are intended for services which seek to support young disabled people in their transition to adulthood. The guidelines concern what service providers should try to do. They are based on what young disabled people themselves have said about what helps and does not help in the experience of growing up and becoming more independent.
These good practice guidelines are intended for services which seek to support young disabled people in their transition to adulthood. The guidelines concern what service providers should try to do. They are based on what young disabled people themselves have said about what helps and does not help in the experience of growing up and becoming more independent.
Subject terms:
needs, physical disabilities, quality assurance, quality of life, rights, standards, service transitions, young people, anti-discriminatory practice, best value, equal opportunities, good practice;
This report is based on users' experience in Wiltshire, where disabled people demonstrated the effectiveness of designing and executing the best value process of the 'Four Cs' - challenge, compare, complete and consult, to evaluate the service from their perspective. They reviewed the direct payments service, which linked into their particular understanding of the independent living and quality of life issues. They investigated users experience of direct payments support and care managers' knowledge of direct payments. They then undertook comparisons with services elsewhere including costing exercises.
This report is based on users' experience in Wiltshire, where disabled people demonstrated the effectiveness of designing and executing the best value process of the 'Four Cs' - challenge, compare, complete and consult, to evaluate the service from their perspective. They reviewed the direct payments service, which linked into their particular understanding of the independent living and quality of life issues. They investigated users experience of direct payments support and care managers' knowledge of direct payments. They then undertook comparisons with services elsewhere including costing exercises.
Subject terms:
local government, monitoring, performance evaluation, physical disabilities, quality of life, research dissemination, social services, standards, user participation, access to services, best value, cost effectiveness, direct payments, evaluation, good practice;
Looks at the new research which analyses the impact of government policies designed to promote employment opportunities for disabled people over the last 20 years.
Looks at the new research which analyses the impact of government policies designed to promote employment opportunities for disabled people over the last 20 years.
Subject terms:
income, physical disabilities, policy, poverty, quality of life, resource allocation, social exclusion, standard of living, standards, unemployment, benefits, central government, employment, equal opportunities;
Guide presenting a new approach to setting and judging standards in residential homes in the United Kingdom. Focuses on quality of life of residents as the starting point for more practical issues. Puts the needs, wishes and convenience of users first.
Guide presenting a new approach to setting and judging standards in residential homes in the United Kingdom. Focuses on quality of life of residents as the starting point for more practical issues. Puts the needs, wishes and convenience of users first.
Subject terms:
HIV AIDS, learning disabilities, mental health problems, nursing homes, older people, physical disabilities, quality assurance, quality of life, residential care, service users, standards, user participation, visual impairment, adults, alcohol misuse, care homes, drug misuse, head injuries;