All Outputs (181)

Emergent approaches to care coordination in England: Exploring the evidence from two national organizations (2011)
Journal Article

For many years, there has been an international concern about the fragmented nature of health and social care services for vulnerable older people and younger adults. This article examines the implementation of two major policies in England designed... Read More about Emergent approaches to care coordination in England: Exploring the evidence from two national organizations.

Personalisation through individual budgets: Does it work and for whom? (2011)
Journal Article

In England, 'personal budgets' are being implemented at a time of financial austerity. They are part of a growing trend internationally to give users of publicly funded social care and support more choice and control. In the individual budgets' (IB)... Read More about Personalisation through individual budgets: Does it work and for whom?.

The identification and detection of dementia and its correlates in a social services setting: Impact of a national policy in England (2011)
Journal Article

Dementia continues to be under-recognized, an important issue in many countries. Policy addressing this has focused on the role of general practice-based staff, but dementia represents an area in which closer collaboration between community health an... Read More about The identification and detection of dementia and its correlates in a social services setting: Impact of a national policy in England.

Identification and recognition of depression in community care assessments: Impact of a national policy in England (2011)
Journal Article

Background: Depression continues to be under-recognized in older people. Most policies addressing this issue focus on the primary health care team. However, recognition may be improved by use of assessment tools and collaboration between secondary he... Read More about Identification and recognition of depression in community care assessments: Impact of a national policy in England.

Implementing Consumer Choice Long-term Care: The Impact of Individual Budgets on Social Care Providers England (2011)
Journal Article

common with many advanced welfare states, England has increasingly relied on consumerist principles to deliver both greater quality and improved efficiency the long-term care system. The Individual Budget (IB) pilots marked the next step this process... Read More about Implementing Consumer Choice Long-term Care: The Impact of Individual Budgets on Social Care Providers England.

The personalization of care services and the early impact on staff activity patterns (2011)
Journal Article

• Summary: This study examines the early impact on care coordinators' (care managers') work activity patterns of implementing the current personalization agenda within English local authorities. The Individual Budget (IB) pilots operated between 2005... Read More about The personalization of care services and the early impact on staff activity patterns.

Implementation of case management in long-term conditions in England: Survey and case studies (2011)
Journal Article

Objectives: Our aim was to describe the current provision of case management arrangements in primary care for people with long-term conditions in England and identify the extent and nature of self-care support services within it. Methods: Cross-secti... Read More about Implementation of case management in long-term conditions in England: Survey and case studies.

Integrating assessments of older people: Examining evidence and impact from a randomised controlled trial (2011)
Journal Article

Case management for people with long-term conditions: impact upon emergency admissions and associated length of stay (2011)
Journal Article

This paper describes findings from a study that evaluated the implementation and impact of case management for long-term conditions (CMLTC) in 10 primary care trusts (PCTs). Patients who have long-term conditions and complex health and social needs m... Read More about Case management for people with long-term conditions: impact upon emergency admissions and associated length of stay.

The Pursuit of integration in the assessment of older people with health and social care needs (2010)
Journal Article

The provision of timely and effective services for older people with health and social care needs is dependent on the collection of accurate assessment information being shared with relevant agencies and accepted by them. This requires an integrated... Read More about The Pursuit of integration in the assessment of older people with health and social care needs.

Changing patterns of care coordination within old-age services in England (2010)
Journal Article

There has been a focus internationally in recent years on policies and strategies to divert the long-term care of frail older people away from residential and nursing home care and enhance provision of community-based care by improving care coordinat... Read More about Changing patterns of care coordination within old-age services in England.

Patterns of commissioning, contracting and care management in social care services for older people in England (2010)
Journal Article

A current objective of social care policy in England is to provide more personalised care services. This has implications for the provision of community based care for frail older people. Using data from a national postal survey of local authorities... Read More about Patterns of commissioning, contracting and care management in social care services for older people in England.

Targeting, care management and preventative services for older people: The cost-effectiveness of a pilot self-assessment approach in one local authority (2010)
Journal Article

As social services councils face a more constrained economic environment and as eligibility criteria tighten, the issue of targeting becomes increasingly relevant. This paper presents findings from a pilot project in one local authority that aimed to... Read More about Targeting, care management and preventative services for older people: The cost-effectiveness of a pilot self-assessment approach in one local authority.

Case management for long-term conditions: Developing targeting processes (2010)
Journal Article

Intensive case management (ICM) is traditionally targeted atpatients with complex needs and exists within a wider service context. Targeting is integral to the efficiency of the service. A process and outcome evaluation of case management wasconducte... Read More about Case management for long-term conditions: Developing targeting processes.

‘We need to talk’: Communication between primary care trusts and other health and social care agencies following the introduction of the Single Assessment Process for older people in England (2010)
Journal Article

The article seeks to provide evidence of developments in relation to the extent and type of information sharing between primary care trusts (PCTs) and other settings involved in the assessment and provision of services for older people with health an... Read More about ‘We need to talk’: Communication between primary care trusts and other health and social care agencies following the introduction of the Single Assessment Process for older people in England.

Case management for long-term conditions: Implementation and processes (2009)
Journal Article

This paper presents a structured literature review that focused on comprehensive case management by nurses for adults with long-term conditions living in the community. The emphases of the review are the implementation of case-management approaches,... Read More about Case management for long-term conditions: Implementation and processes.

Identifying need in care homes for people with dementia: The relationship between two standard assessment tools (2008)
Journal Article

Considerable effort has been invested in improving assessment processes for older people, some of the most vulnerable of whom live in care homes. The paper compares two well-known assessment tools used in care homes, the CANE and the Minimum Data Set... Read More about Identifying need in care homes for people with dementia: The relationship between two standard assessment tools.

Care planning systems in care homes for older people (2008)
Journal Article

Care planning is important in the provision of good-quality care and serves a variety of functions, including acting as a communication tool. An accessible format for care plans is therefore important. The National Minimum Care Standards in England n... Read More about Care planning systems in care homes for older people.

The assessment of older people's needs in care homes (2006)
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In many countries there is a concern to improve assessment procedures for older people to avoid misplacement in nursing homes and ensure that rehabilitation takes place where possible. The study examined assessment documentation in 126 care homes in... Read More about The assessment of older people's needs in care homes.

Assessing care home quality using routine regulatory information (2006)
Journal Article

Quality is an essential criterion by which care homes for older people are judged. However the measurement of quality is both challenging and potentially costly. This paper examines the potential of using routinely generated data from inspection proc... Read More about Assessing care home quality using routine regulatory information.