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Older people with a sensory impairment
— the assessment and management of care | | Author(s) | Catherine Robinson, Diane Seddon, Vanessa Webb |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing, vol 4, no 1, April 2003 |
| Pages | pp 22-31 |
| Keywords | Visual impairment ; Hearing Impairment ; Management [care] ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | The findings of a recent study about the assessment and management of care for older people who may have a sensory impairment are explored. Using qualitative research methods, the work focused on non-specialist practitioners who are responsible for the assessment and management of care for older people and their carers. The findings are based on the analysis of in-depth interviews with non-specialist practitioners, specialist workers, and managers from statutory and voluntary sector agencies. Older people with a hearing or visual impairment are not a homogeneous group of people with a single set of needs or service support networks. It is the existence of non-specialist practitioners, carrying out the assessment and management of care for older people that draw together in one study the three areas of visual, hearing and dual impairments. The findings relate to practitioners' awareness of sensory impairment in their local community; how practitioners assess and manage care; access to services; staff training and development; and information strategies. The interface between non-specialists and practitioners with particular expertise in sensory impairment is also examined. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030516235 A |
| Classmark | BR: BV: QA: 3F |
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