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Evaluating community care for elderly people — outcomes for users and carers
Author(s)	Linda Bauld, Bleddyn Davies, Ken Judge
Journal title	PSSRU Bulletin, no 11, February 1999
Pages	pp 30-32
Keywords	Community care ; Care homes ; Needs [elderly] ; Informal care.
Annotation	Following the community care reforms of the early 1990s, PSSRU was commissioned by the Department of Health (DoH) to conduct a substantial evaluation of these changes relating to services for older people and their carers. The results study, Evaluating Community Care for Elderly People (ECCEP) has been under way in Kent and LSE branches of the Unit since 1994. The ECCEP data base contained detailed information on a wide range of topics, including need-related circumstances of users and carers, care management processes and interventions, the costs and content of care packages, and results relating to a wide range of outcomes. This short article focuses on two types of outcomes for users and carers: first, the length of time they are able to remain living in the community following referral to social services, and the role played by specific services in extending length of stay; and second, users' and carers' satisfaction with assessment, the services received, and their ability to continue living independently. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-990824248 A
Classmark	PA: KW: IK: P6
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