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TY - JOUR
T1 - Standards of care in home care services
T2 - a comparison of generic and specialist services for older people with dementia
AU - Venables, Dan
AU - Reilly, Siobhan
AU - Challis, David
AU - Hughes, Jane
AU - Abendstern, Michele
PY - 2006/3
Y1 - 2006/3
N2 - Current policy in England emphasises both the importance of caring for highly dependent older people for as long as possible in their own homes, and the development of specialist care services for people with dementia. However, the differences between specialist and generic home care services for people with dementia are poorly understood. This cross-sectional postal survey describes the standards of home care services for people with dementia in the North West of England, and investigates the differences in quality standards between specialist and generic home care services. Forty-six percent of identified services provided information on a range of quality indicators. Most services provided only a few of the indicators utilized by the study, and there was little evidence of services adopting national minimum standards. Few differences were found between the two service types, although generic services appeared to offer a greater degree of flexibility than specialist services. These results help to inform the understanding of home care service mix and provision, and the uptake of national minimum standards. They provide key material for shaping the future provision of home care for older people with dementia.
AB - Current policy in England emphasises both the importance of caring for highly dependent older people for as long as possible in their own homes, and the development of specialist care services for people with dementia. However, the differences between specialist and generic home care services for people with dementia are poorly understood. This cross-sectional postal survey describes the standards of home care services for people with dementia in the North West of England, and investigates the differences in quality standards between specialist and generic home care services. Forty-six percent of identified services provided information on a range of quality indicators. Most services provided only a few of the indicators utilized by the study, and there was little evidence of services adopting national minimum standards. Few differences were found between the two service types, although generic services appeared to offer a greater degree of flexibility than specialist services. These results help to inform the understanding of home care service mix and provision, and the uptake of national minimum standards. They provide key material for shaping the future provision of home care for older people with dementia.
KW - Aged
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Dementia
KW - England
KW - Home Care Services
KW - Humans
KW - Quality of Health Care
U2 - 10.1080/13607860500310518
DO - 10.1080/13607860500310518
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 16517495
VL - 10
SP - 187
EP - 194
JO - Aging and Mental Health
JF - Aging and Mental Health
SN - 1360-7863
IS - 2
ER -