Home Truths: Old People's Homes and the Outcome of CareAn empirical study of the relationship between the residential environment of homes for the elderly and the outcome of care, which provides evidence about shortcomings in the quality of care provided and challenges accepted notions of 'good practice' in residential care. |
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Assessing Dependency | 8 |
Levels of Dependency in the Homes | 30 |
Trends in Dependency in Old Peoples Homes | 60 |
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accommodation Additional comments admission analysis assessment attitudes bedrooms behaviour care of residents caring routines census cent changes in dependency chapter characteristics choice cluster analysis dependency of residents Derbyshire dimensions effects elderly evidence example Gerontologist Godlove hospital hostel improvement and deterioration incontinent independent individual induced dependency hypothesis institutional environments institutional regimes interaction Kirklees length of stay less levels of dependency living lock management practices measure mental mental confusion menus moderately dependent multiple regimes needs North Yorkshire Nottinghamshire officers-in-charge old people's homes organisation outcome overall physical positive regimes problems proportion PSSC questionnaire rates of improvement rates of mortality relationship reported residential care residential environment residential homes residential population residential staff responses restrictive regimes severely dependent residents social environment Social Work Service staff and residents superbad Table total institution types of regime variables variations Welsh Office Willcocks