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Partner or perish?
— exploring inter-organisational partnerships in the multicultural community aged care sector | | Author(s) | Harriet Radermacher, Yoshitha Karunarathna, Nicci Grace, Susan Feldman |
| Journal title | Health and Social Care in the Community, vol 19, no 5, September 2011 |
| Pages | pp 550-560 |
| Source | http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/hscc |
| Keywords | Community care ; Ethnic groups [elderly] ; Services ; Health services ; Interaction [welfare services] ; Coordination ; Australia ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | This study examined the experiences of partnership between organisations and small community groups from Melbourne, Australia, who delivered community based support services to older people from culturally diverse backgrounds. It identified key factors that facilitated or hindered the formation, maintenance and effectiveness of partnerships within the ethnic and multicultural community aged care (EMCAC) sector. Participants included 14 individuals representing nine community and health service organisations who took part in semi-structured interviews. Interviewees reported that partnerships between organisations were necessary and beneficial within the EMCAC sector. Organisational capacity, access to information and guidelines, and the inequality experienced by smaller organisations were key issues identified by participants. The authors conclude that increasing organisational capacity and a reduction of the inequalities experienced through partnerships could be addressed through training and education about the nature of partnerships. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-111124008 A |
| Classmark | PA: F:TK: I: L: QK6: QAJ: 7YA: 4C |
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