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Sustaining the self in later life — supporting older people in the community
Author(s)	Denise Tanner
Journal title	Ageing and Society, vol 21, pt 3, May 2001
Pages	pp 255-278
Keywords	Independence ; Personality ; Self esteem ; Living in the community ; Community care ; Social Services Departments ; Qualitative Studies.
Annotation	A small-scale qualitative study, currently in progress, has been looking at the implications for older people of decisions made by a social services department (SSD) of ineligibility for service provision. While the operation of eligibility criteria in the UK has been shown to exclude an increasing number of prospective users from receiving a service, little is known about how those refused a service contend with their difficulties, or the implications these strategies have for them. This paper focuses on themes that have emerged during the study's first phase in relation to how older people endeavour to manage their "unmet need". It is suggested that a key integrative theme concerns their efforts to maintain a positive sense of self, indicating the need for processes involved in the seeking, receiving and giving of help to be managed in a way that sustains the older person's sense of self. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-011004001 A
Classmark	C3: DK: DPA: K4: PA: PF: 3DP
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