Oxford Brookes University

Publications

As a university organisation committed to working for public care, we believe in sharing as much of our work as possible, and you can download many of our publications and abstracts here.

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Help to Live at Home Service: An Outcome-Based Approach to Social Care

Date: April 2012

Type: Report, case study

This case study report by Professor John Bolton of the Institute of Public Care describes the development over three years by Wiltshire Council of its new ‘Help to Live at Home Service’ for older people and others who require help to remain living in their own house rather than going into residential care.

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The Case for Tomorrow: Joint discussion document on the future of services for older people

Date: March 2012

Type: Discussion paper

This discussion paper, produced by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) in partnership with the Institute of Public Care, offers a timely assessment of the future development needed in services for older people.

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Review of Domiciliary Care Services

Date: June 2011

Type: Report

This report has been prepared by IPC for St Monica Trust, a Bristol-based not-for-profit provider of domiciliary services to older people. It examines the principles and practicalities of three broad models of home care provision – a standard ‘home help’ model, a more intensive model tailored to rehabilitation and enhanced independence, and a specialist model for complex needs such as dementia or end-of-life care – analysing current practice and likely future developments for each model, and identifying implications for providers and commissioners in the home care market.

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