Publications
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Help to Live at Home Service: An Outcome-Based Approach to Social CareDate: 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. |
The Case for Tomorrow: Joint discussion document on the future of services for older peopleDate: 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. |
Review of Domiciliary Care ServicesDate: 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. |