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"We know best what we need" — Local Service Networks: a community development approach to work with older people
Author(s)	Jackie Summerville, Gill Morris
Corporate Author	Anchor Trust
Publisher	Anchor Trust, Kidlington, Oxon, 1998
Pages	26 pp
Source	Anchor Trust, Fountain Court, Oxford Spires Business Park, Kidlington, Oxon OX5 1NZ.
Keywords	Community work ; Development projects ; Evaluation ; Social surveys ; Brighton ; Cleveland.
Annotation	The overall aim of the Local Service Networks was to test the effectiveness of a community development approach to preventative work with older people. The agreed objectives were: to improve access to, and availability of, services for older people and to prevent or delay dependence on long term care services; to increase choice and control for older people; and to use the local community as a resource in developing community care services and support networks. The Local Support Networks were set up in Hartlepool and Brighton, operating in three housing estates in each town. This report describes the Community Audit undertaken for each project, identifying the key issues which older people, community groups and other local stakeholders felt were important. Key points are summarised, and the appendices include a copy of the audit questionnaire. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-990419003 B
Classmark	IGC: IGD: 4C: 3F: 8ED: 8CL
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