scholarly journals Does the community-based combined Meeting Center Support Programme (MCSP) make the pathway to day-care activities easier for people living with dementia? A comparison before and after implementation of MCSP in three European countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 1717-1734 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorota Szcześniak ◽  
Rose-Marie Dröes ◽  
Franka Meiland ◽  
Dawn Brooker ◽  
Elisabetta Farina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Support Programme ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Multiple Impact ◽  
Pathway To Care

ABSTRACTBackground:The “pathway to care” concept offers a helpful framework for preparing national dementia plans and strategies and provides a structure to explore the availability and accessibility of timely and effective care for people with dementia and support for their informal carers. Within the framework of the JPND-MEETINGDEM implementation project the pathways to regular day-care activities and the Meeting Centers Support Programme (MCSP), an innovative combined support form for people with dementia and carers, was explored.Methods:An exploratory, descriptive, qualitative, cross-country design was applied to investigate the pathways to day care in several regions in four European countries (Italy, Poland, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands).Results:Before implementation of MCSP, of the four countries the United Kingdom had the most structured pathway to post-diagnostic support for people with dementia. MCSP introduction had a positive impact on the pathways to day-care activities in all countries. MCSP filled an important gap in post-diagnostic care, increasing the accessibility to support for both people with dementia and carers. Key elements such as program of activities, target group, and collaboration between healthcare and social services were recognized as success factors.Conclusions:This study shows that MCSP fills (part of) the gap between diagnosis and residential care and can therefore be seen as a pillar of post-diagnostic care and support. Further dissemination of Meeting Centers in Europe may have a multiple impact on the structure of dementia services in European countries and the pathways to day care for people with dementia and their carer(s).

scholarly journals Needs for continuing care of demented people: a model for estimating needs

1992 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 465-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. Wattis ◽  
Janet Hobson ◽  
George Barker
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Social Services ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Continuing Care ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
The Way

The way in which residential and other forms of continuing care have developed in the United Kingdom has been reviewed (Lewis & Wattis, 1988). It has been a story of unclear policy and confusion, especially in respect of people with dementia. At present there is a lack of clarity about who is responsible for providing continuing care for demented people. Traditionally, their care was shared between social services Part III (including EMI – for the ‘elderly mentally infirm’) homes and NHS psychogeriatric and geriatric beds.

scholarly journals The Meeting Centre Support Programme: International Evaluation of a Dyadic Intervention in Dementia

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 758-758
Author(s):  
Dorota Szcześniak ◽  
Katarzyna Lion ◽  
Franka Meiland ◽  
Dawn Brooker ◽  
Elisabetta Farina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Psychosocial Intervention ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
User Evaluation ◽  
Great Satisfaction ◽  
Everyday Activities ◽  
Support Programme ◽  
People With Dementia

Abstract In Europe, 10 million people are living with dementia. Most of them reside in their own home, cared for by their loved ones. As a consequence, there is a great need to provide both, people with dementia and their carers, tailored support. The Dutch Meeting Centres Support Programme (MCSP), adaptively implemented in three European countries within the JPND-MEETINGDEM project, is an excellent example of an effective dyadic psychosocial intervention, which seems to have no cultural barriers. The mixed-methods analysis showed that participant-dyads reported great satisfaction with MCSP. People with dementia experienced improvement of their quality of life, motivation and ability to participate in everyday activities, as well as improvement in their relationship with family members. Carers felt less burdened and highly appreciated the emotional and social support they received. Repeated user evaluation shows that this dyadic support effectively helps people with dementia and their families better deal with dementia.

Quality in long-term care homes for people with dementia: an assessment of specialist provision

2006 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 649-668 ◽  
Author(s):  
SIOBHAN REILLY ◽  
MICHELE ABENDSTERN ◽  
JANE HUGHES ◽  
DAVID CHALLIS ◽  
DAN VENABLES ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
North West ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
National Service Framework ◽  
Specialist Services ◽  
Care Regimes

There has been debate for some years as to whether the best model of care for people with dementia emphasises specialist facilities or integrated service provision. Although the United Kingdom National Service Framework for Older People recommended that local authority social services departments encourage the development of specialist residential care for people with dementia, uncertainty continues as to the benefits of particular care regimes, partly because research evidence is limited. This paper examines a large number of ‘performance measures’ from long-term care facilities in North West England that have residents with dementia. Of the 287 in the survey, 56 per cent described themselves as specialist services for elderly people with mental ill-health problems (known familiarly as ‘EMI homes’). It was envisaged that EMI homes would score higher than non-EMI homes on several measures of service quality for people with dementia that were developed from research evidence and policy documents. The analysis, however, found that EMI homes performed better than non-EMI homes on only a few measures. While both home types achieved good results on some standards, on others both performed poorly. Overall, EMI and non-EMI homes offered a similar service.

scholarly journals The impact of attending day care designed for home-dwelling people with dementia on nursing home admission: a 24-month controlled study

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Marie Mork Rokstad ◽  
Knut Engedal ◽  
Øyvind Kirkevold ◽  
Jūratė Šaltytė Benth ◽  
Geir Selbæk
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Nursing Home Admission ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Exploring young women’s perspectives of a targeted support programme for teenage parents

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 272-277
Author(s):  
Grant James McGeechan ◽  
Michelle Baldwin ◽  
Keith Allan ◽  
Gillian O’Neill ◽  
Dorothy Newbury-Birch
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Teenage Mothers ◽  
Parent Support ◽  
Teenage Parents ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Teenage Parent ◽  
Support Programme ◽  
Free Transport ◽  
Education And Employment

ContextTeenage parents and their children are at risk of poorer outcomes than older mothers, and their peers.ObjectiveEvaluate participants' experiences of a targeted teenage parent support programme.DesignA qualitative study was conducted to gain feedback from participants of a locally commissioned teenage parent support programme. Four focus groups were held with participants attending the programme in different areas of the county, and analysed using applied thematic analysis.ParticipantsTeenage mothers aged 16–19 years from vulnerable backgrounds (n=18) attending a teenage parent support programme in County Durham.ResultsTwo major themes emerged from the analysis focusing on factors influencing enrolment and continued engagement and how the programme leads to personal development for mother and child.The majority of participants felt that the group fostered a supportive environment and led to a reduction in social isolation. The provision of free transport and childcare onsite was seen as a key component of the service without which many would not have been able to attend.DiscussionThe programme appeared effective at increasing the emotional and social capabilities of teenage mothers. It had a positive impact on parents’ engagement in education and employment, as well as impacting on children’s social development.ConclusionsTargeted support programmes have the ability to increase social and emotional capabilities of teenage mothers and their children. They can increase engagement in education and employment for teenage mothers. The provision of transport and free child care places can enhance engagement in such programmes.

Impact of consumer's sensitivity to androstenone on acceptability of meat from entire male pigs in three European countries: France, Spain and United Kingdom

Meat Science ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 572-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Blanch ◽  
N. Panella-Riera ◽  
P. Chevillon ◽  
M. Font i Furnols ◽  
M. Gil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Entire Male

Social Work's Evolution in the United Kingdom: A Study of Community Care and Social Control

2009 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 336-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. David Harrison
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Control ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Community Care ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Model Of Practice

Community social work was a model of practice that was advocated by many roughly from the late 1970s through the 1980s, in the United Kingdom. The approach faded as the field of social work and social services changed drastically in subsequent years. This study conducted in 2006 and 2007, follows up a 1984 study of community social work advocates to learn how the same people understood the changes that occurred over more than 20 years. A total of 9 of the original 30 participants discussed the important role of social policy and social changes that appear to have led toward more individualized, mechanistic, and often control-oriented services.

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