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The relationship between the NHS and residential and nursing care for older people
— a survey of home owners and managers in East Sussex, Brighton and Hove | | Author(s) | Linda Garvican, Graham Bickler |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing, vol 3, no 4, December 2002 |
| Pages | pp 24-33 |
| Keywords | Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Health Authorities and Trusts ; Hospital services ; Social Services Departments ; Interaction [welfare services] ; Social surveys ; East Sussex ; Hove ; Brighton. |
| Annotation | Given the decline in numbers of residential and nursing homes in recent years, East Sussex, Brighton and Hove Health Authority has concerns about optimum usage of places. This project on home owners' and managers' views on their working relationships with the health authority, local hospitals and social services found communication with hospitals to be poor, and relationships with the health authority and social services needed strengthening. Respondents felt that incoming residents were generally frailer and more dependent than a few years ago; funding allocations were inadequate, given the standards now expected of care homes; and there were delays of up to a year in reaching agreement. Several indicated that they would no longer take publicly funded clients, unless the families could top up the payments. 10% of private residential homes surveyed were for sale or due to close. Some 40-50 older people were estimated to be waiting transfer to elderly mentally infirm (EMI) or nursing homes in East Sussex. More than 35% of homes complained about inappropriate discharges of their residents from hospital, and a poor standard of nursing care. Routine admissions were appropriate, but hospital discharges may have been premature. Given that home owners/managers were dissatisfied with their relationship with the NHS, improvements are needed if partnership working is to be developed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030213007 A |
| Classmark | KW: LHB: L4A: LD: PF: QK6: 3F: 8E: 8EC: 8ED |
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