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For the sake of their health: older service users' requirements for social care to facilitate access to networks following hospital
Facilitating older service users' requirements for access to or re-engagement in social networks following hospital discharge is recognised in social care analysis and policy as critically important. This is because of the associated benefits for restoring physical health and psychological well-being. However, it tends to be a neglected dimension of current social care/intermediate care. Our paper draws on a qualitative study of voluntary sector hospital aftercare social rehabilitation projects in five UK localities, which focused on addressing this issue.
How family carers view hospital discharge planning for the older person with dementia
Making evidence fit for purpose in decision making: a case study of the hospital discharge of older people
Part of the problem or part of the solution? the role of care homes in tackling delayed hospital discharges
Effective partnership working: a case study of hospital discharge
Discharging responsibilities? delayed hospital discharges and the health and social care divide
Show me the way to go home: a narrative review of the literature on delayed hospital discharges and older people
Care management and social work: a case study of the role of social work in hospital discharge to residential or nursing home care
The role of social work with vulnerable adults has changed markedly in many countries, including England and Wales following the 1990 NHS and Community Care Act. The basis for this paper is a small qualitative study of the social work role in helping people entering residential or nursing care in the independent sector following an emergency hospital admission in England (Phillips and Waterson 1997). This double transition is an under-researched area (Bywaters 1993; Downs and Crossan 1999).