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The Pursuit of integration in the assessment of older people with health and social care needs (2010)
Journal Article
Abendstern, M., Hughes, J., Clarkson, P., Sutcliffe, C., & Challis, D. (2011). The Pursuit of integration in the assessment of older people with health and social care needs. British Journal of Social Work, 41(3), 467-485. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcq118

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
Sutcliffe, C., Hughes, J., Chester, H., Xie, C., & Challis, D. (2010). Changing patterns of care coordination within old-age services in England. Care Management Journals, 11(3), 156-165. https://doi.org/10.1891/1521-0987.11.3.157

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
Chester, H., Hughes, J., & Challis, D. (2010). Patterns of commissioning, contracting and care management in social care services for older people in England. British Journal of Social Work, 40(8), 2523-2537. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcq044

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
Clarkson, P., Hughes, J., Challis, D., Thorley, L., & Kilshaw, C. (2010). Targeting, care management and preventative services for older people: The cost-effectiveness of a pilot self-assessment approach in one local authority. British Journal of Social Work, 40(7), 2255-2273. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcq042

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
Abell, J., Hughes, J., Reilly, S., Berzins, K., & Challis, D. (2010). Case management for long-term conditions: Developing targeting processes. Care Management Journals, 11(1), 11-18. https://doi.org/10.1891/1521-0987.11.1.11

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
Abendstern, M., Hughes, J., Clarkson, P., Sutcliffe, C., Wilson, K., & Challis, D. (2010). ‘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. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 11(1), 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423609990314

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.

Supporting People with Dementia at Home: Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century (2009)
Book
Challis, D., Sutcliffe, C., Hughes, J., Von Abendorff, R., Brown, P., & Chesterman, J. (2009). Supporting People with Dementia at Home: Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315611358

Supporting People with Dementia at Home details a groundbreaking study of an intensive care management scheme designed for older people with dementia that are at risk of entry into residential care. The authors use a quasi-experimental approach to co... Read More about Supporting People with Dementia at Home: Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century.

Supporting people with dementia at home: Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century (2009)
Book
Challis, D., Sutcliffe, C., Hughes, J., Von Abendorff, R., Brown, P., & Chesterman, J. (2009). Supporting people with dementia at home: Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century. Routledge

Supporting People with Dementia at Home details a groundbreaking study of an intensive care management scheme designed for older people with dementia that are at risk of entry into residential care. The authors use a quasi-experimental approach to co... Read More about Supporting people with dementia at home: Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century.

Case management for long-term conditions: Implementation and processes (2009)
Journal Article
Reilly, S., Hughes, J., & Challis, D. (2010). Case management for long-term conditions: Implementation and processes. Ageing and Society, 30(1), 125-155. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X09990183

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
Worden, A., Challis, D., Hancock, G., Woods, R., & Orrell, M. (2008). Identifying need in care homes for people with dementia: The relationship between two standard assessment tools. Aging and Mental Health, 12(6), 719-728. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607860802154382

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
Worden, A., & Challis, D. (2008). Care planning systems in care homes for older people. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 9(2), 28-38. https://doi.org/10.1108/14717794200800012

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)
Journal Article
Worden, A., Challis, D. J., & Pedersen, I. (2006). The assessment of older people's needs in care homes. Aging and Mental Health, 10(5), 549-557. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607860600637794

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.

Performance indicators in social care for older people (2006)
Book
Challis, D., & Clarkson, P. (2006). Performance indicators in social care for older people. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315247151

The growing focus on performance review and monitoring means that awareness and use of performance indicators has increased throughout a number of public services. Set within a national context, this book reviews the historical development and measur... Read More about Performance indicators in social care for older people.

Assessing care home quality using routine regulatory information (2006)
Journal Article
Worden, A., & Challis, D. (2006). Assessing care home quality using routine regulatory information. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 7(3), 33-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/14717794200600018

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.

Social work and care management (2005)
Book Chapter
Challis, D., Hughes, J., & Sutcliffe, C. (2005). Social work and care management. In A. Burns, J. O'Brien, & D. Ames (Eds.), Dementia (186-190). (Third edition). CRC Press

Long-Term Care: Matching Resources and Needs (2004)
Book
Knapp, M., Challis, D., Fernández, J., & Netten, A. (Eds.). (2004). Long-Term Care: Matching Resources and Needs. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351153560

Improving equity and efficiency in the long-term care of older people is an international concern, with governments attempting to ensure that policies and practice develop so that resources are used to best effect. This requires good quality evidence... Read More about Long-Term Care: Matching Resources and Needs.

Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): A Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial of a Resource Kit.
Preprint / Working Paper
Coleston-Shields, D. M., Challis, D., Worden, A., Broome, E., Dening, T., Guo, B., …Orrell, M. Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): A Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial of a Resource Kit

BACKGROUND

Improving care at home for people with dementia is a core policy goal in the dementia strategies of many European countries. A challenge to effective home support is the occurrence of crises in the care of people with dementia which ari... Read More about Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): A Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial of a Resource Kit..