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Youth-guided treatment
- Author:
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S RESIDENTIAL CENTERS
- Journal article citation:
- Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 31(2), 2014, pp.90-96.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Youth-guided care is an important aspect of improving residential treatment in all settings. This paper, authored in collaboration with youth, identifies key aspects of implementing youth-guided care in residential settings. It address practices that can be used at entry, during the course of treatment, and at discharge, and also identifies systemic approaches that will enhance organizational climate and performance. (Publisher abstract)
Review of care products: key messages
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
The Department of Health invited representatives of the financial services industry to conduct a review of the market of products to fund care. These reports have identified opportunities for development of financial care products and the problems they might face. This short report presents key messages from the financial services industry, which briefly outlines the types of plans those entering care (mainly aged 75+), the ‘semi-retired’, and those of working age should make. It suggests the sorts of “products” that could help with care costs, e.g. Equity Release; and that certain conditions are also needed to create consumer demand for such products to make provision for care, for example helping people to access good financial advice. The review was supported by 3 industry-led working groups that looked a: consumers and the marketplace, housing and equity, and pensions and insurance. (Edited publisher abstract)
An exploration of the differential usage of residential childcare across national boundaries
- Authors:
- AINSWORTH Frank, THOBURN June
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Social Welfare, 23(1), 2014, pp.16-24.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The use of residential placements for children needing out-of-home care remains controversial. This article considers the discourse of ‘residential’ and ‘institutional’ care before describing, mainly through administrative data sources, the wide variations in group-care usage in different jurisdictions. In some countries, its use is minimal, with foster care, kinship care and in some cases, adoption being the preferred options. This is not so in other countries where a high percentage of children in care are in residential placements. There is also diversity in the type of residential services, ranging from small group homes to large institutions. The challenges inherent in making process and outcome comparisons across national boundaries are explored. The authors concur with those who argue for more systematic ways of describing and analysing the aims and characteristics of residential settings. Only then can meaningful comparisons be made between outcomes from group-care regimes in different jurisdictions. (Publisher abstract)
Conducting inspections of residential family centres: guidance for the inspection of residential family centres
- Author:
- OFSTED
- Publisher:
- OFSTED
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 34
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
This guidance is designed to assist Ofsted inspectors when conducting inspections of residential family centres. Ofsted has a duty to inspect residential family centres once during every three year inspection cycle. The document covers: scheduling and team deployment; timeframe; pre-inspection activity; gathering the views of parents, staff and other interested parties; deferrals; inspection activity; the use of surveillance; safeguarding concerns; recording evidence; making judgements and using the grade descriptors; feedback to placing authorities about inadequate residential family centres; inspection feedback; writing the report; quality assurance; and concerns and complaints. (Edited publisher abstract)
Care for whom: diverse institutional orientations of non-governmental elder homes in contemporary China
- Author:
- DAI Haijing
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 44(7), 2014, pp.1914-1933.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
In response to the increasing needs of elder care, non-governmental elder homes have mushroomed in China. Despite their important contributions to the ageing population, their management strategies and organisational mechanisms often escape the attention of current research on China's emerging third sector. This article, based on ethnographic data analysis, examines how non-governmental elder homes in L District of Taizhou, a city in south China, address different demands and expectations in the local market and cope with various antagonisms in the field of social service that have occurred during the post-socialist reforms in their diverse institutional orientations. Four categories of institutions—high-end, low-end, village-based and service-oriented—are recognised with distinctive organisational aims, administrative rationales, service delivery models and methods of survival. The article reports their different or shared concerns and dilemmas, and discusses the social environment for these young social service organisations in China. The findings highlight the complex relationships among the local government, the growing market economy and the newly emerged third sector in contemporary China, and the fundamental influences those interactions exert on the future development of social services and the social work profession in the post-socialist nation. (Publisher abstract)
Taking the lead on music for wellbeing: evaluation report
- Author:
- HAAKE Anneli
- Publisher:
- Arts Derbyshire
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 24
- Place of publication:
- Alfreton
An evaluation of a project designed to increase engagement and leadership skills of young people in youth‐led musical activity, to build intergenerational community links, and to help older people increase subjective wellbeing and engagement during youth led music sessions. The project Taking the Lead on Music for Wellbeing was set up by Arts Derbyshire. Three groups of young Derbyshire musicians developed their musical performance and leadership skills specific to taking this work into older people’s care settings in their community. Results showed that overall the project was seen as positive by the young people, the older people, care staff and music staff involved. The older people felt energised and enjoyed taking part in the music sessions, enjoying the music, but also interacting with the younger people. (Edited publisher abstract)
Profile of the adult care home managers in Wales: a report from the Care Council for Wales Register of Social Care Workers, June 2014
- Author:
- CARE COUNCIL FOR WALES
- Publisher:
- Care Council for Wales
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 19
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This is the third profile of adult care home managers based on the data available from the Register of Social Care Workers at June 2014. The report focuses on key characteristics, including age and sex, qualifications held, county of employment, type of employment, length of time in post, profile of managers joining and leaving the register as adult care home managers, and diversity. (Edited publisher abstract)
Changes in the older resident care home population between 2001 and 2011
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of National Statistics
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office for National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- London
This analysis focuses on the changes in the over 65 resident care home population of England and Wales. This age group represents most of the care home population: 82.5 per cent in 2011. However, the care home resident population for those aged 65 and over has remained almost stable since 2001 with an increase of 0.3 per cent, despite growth of 11.0 per cent in the overall population at this age. Fewer women but more men aged 65 and over were living as residents of care homes in 2011 compared to 2001; the population of women fell by around 9,000 (-4.2 per cent) while the population of men increased by around 10,000 (15.2 per cent). The gender gap in the older resident care home population has, therefore, narrowed since 2001. In 2011 there were around 2.8 women for each man aged 65 and over compared to a ratio of 3.3 women for each man in 2001.The resident care home population is ageing: in 2011, people aged 85 and over represented 59.2 per cent of the older care home population compared to 56.5 per cent in 2001. (Edited publisher abstract)
Review of minimum standards for nursing homes: consulation response questionnaire
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This consultation questionnaire seeks views on the Review of Minimum Standards for Nursing Homes. The questionnaire also seeks views on the equality implications of the draft standards. The final version of the standards will be used by the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority in registering and inspecting providers of these services. The consultation closes on 23 October 2014. (Edited publisher abstract)
Framing spaces in places: Creating “respite spaces” in dementia care settings
- Author:
- HARNETT Tove
- Journal article citation:
- Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 13(3), 2014, pp.396-411.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Research on dementia care settings has primarily focused on routine aspects of life, including mealtimes, bathing procedures, etc. However, studies rarely explore how individuals with dementia interact in these settings during the intervals between routines. This study aimed to analyse how residents actively carved out spaces that provided temporary respite from institutional life, termed “framing respite spaces.” Ethnographic data was collected over five months in a dementia care setting in Sweden. Frame analysis was employed to investigate residents’ shared understanding of non-task-orientated situations. The results showed that individuals with dementia adjusted to institutional order, but also actively created respite spaces through conversation. Interestingly, individuals with dementia interpreted conversational cues and often acted logically according to a shared definition of the specific situation. These findings showed that looking beyond task-orientated interactions between staff and residents can provide a more detailed picture of everyday life in dementia care settings (Publisher abstract)