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Older people with dementia and social work
— lessons to be learned from an evaluative study | | Author(s) | Louise Hardwick |
| Journal title | Practice, vol 12, no 2, 2000 |
| Pages | pp 33-44 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Community care ; Social Services Departments ; Management [care] ; Projects ; Pilot ; Evaluation ; North West England. |
| Annotation | The 1996 Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) report, "Assessing older people with dementia living in the community" highlighted a range of practice and policy issues concerning specialist services for this group. This article examines the impact and resource implications of providing dedicated social care to older people with dementia in a local authority in the North West of England. It examines a pilot EMI (elderly and mentally infirm) project which considered these issues within the context of specialised care management arrangements. The particular challenges of meeting the needs of older people with dementia are discussed, together with the shortfalls of a welfare model geared to providing practical support when their needs often include emotional and psychological support. The article examines how well the project responded to the local needs of the pilot population group, and the implications for other local authorities seeking to sustain an effective service for older people with dementia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000719206 A |
| Classmark | EA: PA: PF: QA: 3E: 4UC: 4C: 82NW |
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