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A comparison of elderly day care and day hospital attenders in Leicestershire
— client profile, carer stress and unmet need | | Author(s) | L Furness, R Simpson, S Chakrabarti |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 4, no 4, November 2000 |
| Pages | pp 324-329 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Day services ; Day hospitals ; Informal care ; Consumer ; Needs [elderly] ; Stress ; Comparison ; Leicestershire. |
| Annotation | Traditionally, day care for older people has been provided by health or social services. Recently, however, facilities have been developed by voluntary organisations. This study examined the characteristics of older clients with mental health problems attending these various settings, identifying areas of unmet needs. There were both similarities and important differences between clients attending day hospitals, social services, and Age Concern day centres. While carers and clients were generally satisfied with services, professionals were less satisfied. There is a need for joint planning and commissioning of day care to provide maximum flexibility and co-ordination of services. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001214208 A |
| Classmark | NM: LDD: P6: WY: IK: QNH: 48: 8LE |
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