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| An evaluation of needs in elderly continuing-care settings | | Author(s) | Mark D Martin, Geraldine A Hancock, Barbora Richardson |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 14, no 4, December 2002 |
| Pages | pp 379-388 |
| Keywords | Residents [care homes] ; Needs [elderly] ; Evaluation ; Nursing homes ; Care homes ; Essex. |
| Annotation | 34 residents of a residential care home (RC) and 40 in two specialist elderly mentally ill (EMI) nursing care settings (NC) in West Essex were assessed. Each resident and a respective staff member were interviewed using the Camberwell Assessment of Need of the Elderly (CASE) to indicate each resident's current met and unmet needs. The Clifton Assessment Procedure for the Elderly - Behaviour Rating Scale (CAPE-BRS) was completed by the staff member to indicate the participant's current level of dependency. A high number of needs were found for both settings, the level of dependency being proportional to the level of need. A core set of needs in both samples related to difficulties with accommodation, food preparation, and self-care. While both types of homes met those needs, RC residents had a significantly greater level of unmet need with regard to suitable daytime activities. This study's findings have clinical implications for the future development of continuing care for older people; and they highlight the substantial need for specialist services to deal with the unmet needs in continuing care settings, such as interventions for social disturbances in NC. The CANE is a useful instrument for evaluating such needs. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030516203 A |
| Classmark | KX: IK: 4C: LHB: KW: 8ES |
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