A selection of relevant JRF Findings. For more summaries
of JRF work,
visit the Findings section of our website.
voluntary sector – a selection of JRF Findings |
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| SC1 | The voluntary sector and community care: is there a case for a Care Corporation? | September 1994 |
| G46 | The relationship between local government and voluntary organisations | April 1996 |
| SC56 | Independent organisations in community care | September 1994 |
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assessments – a selection of JRF Findings |
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| 318 | Access
to assessment: the perspectives of practitioners, disabled people
and carers This study - based on observations of social workers’ assessment practice and interviews with disabled people and carers - found that, most social workers’ decisions about access to assessment were influenced by service criteria based on risk and linked to budget considerations. |
March 1998 |
| 358 | Assessing
housing needs in community care This study examined the various circumstances in which housing need forms part of a community care assessment, and found there were substantial differences in approaches both between and within the various professions involved. |
March 1998 |
| SC89 | The assessment process for older people leaving hospital | July 1996 |
| SC65 | Care management and assessment from an anti-racist perspective | March 1995 |
| SC55 | User perceptions of a ‘mixed economy’ of care | September 1994 |
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carers – a selection of JRF Findings |
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| 032 | Informal
care and work after fifty This survey examines the extent to which people in their fifties and sixties are combining work with family caring responsibilities and how this affects their attitudes to employment. |
October 2002 |
| 078 | People
with learning difficulties and their ageing family carers This study concludes that the paid service sector needs to look at the way it works with older family carers and, in particular, at the extent to which they are accepted as equal partners in the provision of support to their relatives. |
October 1998 |
| 478 | The
effect on carers of a frail older person’s admission to a
care home This study found that many family caregivers found the process of choosing a suitable care home for a frail elderly relative intimidating and would have welcomed more advice and support. There was also much confusion about the financial arrangements. |
April 1998 |
| SC100 | Parents
living with children in old age This in-depth study of 24 families where frail, older parents are living with their adult children examines why and how the decision is made to share a house and how they feel about the arrangement. |
November 1997 |
| 412 | The
strengths and needs of black families in which young people have
caring responsibilities This study investigates the experiences of needs of black young people caring for disabled or ill family members and their access to services. |
April 2002 |
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adaptations – a selection of JRF Findings |
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| 811 | The
effectiveness of housing adaptations This analysis concludes that spending on adaptations appears to be a highly effective use of public resources, although in some cases policies intended to save money resulted in major waste. |
August 2001 |
| H186 | Trends in funding adaptations | July 1996 |
| H123 | Adaptations for disability | September 1994 |
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Hartrigg Oaks Findings – a selection of JRF Findings |
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| 913 | Residents’
views of a Continuing Care Retirement Community This evaluation of Hartrigg Oaks, the UK’s first such community, examines residents’ views of the concept, financing options and services provided. |
September 2003 |
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residents with dementia – a selection of JRF Findings |
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| 312 | Designing
and managing care homes for people with dementia This study identifies principles of good practice for those involved in developing high quality care homes for people with dementia. |
March 2002 |
| D19 | Choice,
dementia and people with learning difficulties This small-scale, intensive study found that people with both learning difficulties and dementia were able to express clear preferences about their own lives, but concludes that staff and carers need more time, resources and appropriate training if they are fully to support people to make choices. |
December 1999 |
| 541 | Exploring
ways for staff to consult people with dementia about services This study looks at how staff can encourage people with dementia to express their views and preferences in the course of day-to-day practice. |
May 2001 |
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severely disabled children – a selection of JRF Findings |
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| 631 | The
impact of childhood disability on family life This study describes the spending patterns of parents of severely disabled children and considers some of the adjustments they need to make to their family lives. |
June 2001 |
| 960 | Recruiting
and supporting short-break carers for children who are considered
‘hard to place’ This study investigated why short-break carers provided breaks for ‘hard to place children, and looked at their recruitment, assessment, training and support. |
September 2000 |
| 748 | The
cost of childhood disability This study brought together parents of severely disabled children to establish what they felt to be the minimum essential costs of bringing up their child. The resulting budget standards estimated costs at least three times more than the amount required to bring up a child without a disability, established in a study using similar methodology. |
July 1998 |
| 539 | Minority
ethnic families caring for a severely disabled child Based on interviews with 600 parents of severely disabled children from minority ethnic groups, the study found that these families experience even greater disadvantage and difficulties in caring for a severely disabled child than their white counterparts. |
May 1999 |
| 018 | Housing,
disabled children and their families This in-depth study is the first to examine the impact of housing on the lives of disabled children and their families and finds that unsuitable housing is adding to the strains they experience. |
October 1998 |
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direct payments – a selection of JRF Findings |
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| 553 | Direct
payments for young disabled people This study examines the issues related to 16- and 17-year-olds managing direct payments and what information and services exist in this area. |
May 2003 |
| 592 | A
user-controlled Best Value Review of direct payments This draws out the lessons from an innovative project demonstrating how service users can play a more central role in service reviews. |
May 2002 |
| N60 | Implementing
direct payments This research evaluates a pilot scheme introducing direct payments in a largely rural county. |
November 2000 |
| 430 | Implementation
of the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act This review of local authority practice regarding the implementation of direct payments schemes sought to fill gaps in our understanding of how such schemes are managed. |
April 2000 |
| 649 | People
with learning difficulties and their access to direct payments schemes This study found that direct payments had helped people gain confidence, control and new skills, as well as enabling more individualised packages of support. |
June 1999 |
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paying for long-term care – a selection of JRF Findings |
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| 678 | Disparities
between market rates and state funding of residential care This research shows that there are frequent disparities between the fees that state agencies are willing to pay and the full, reasonable cost of long-term care. The researchers conclude that lack of returns are discouraging private sector care home operators from investing in good quality stock for clients dependent entirely on state funding. |
June 1998 |
| 612 | Calculating
operating costs for care homes This study devised a means of calculating the reasonable operating costs of efficient care homes for older and older mentally infirm people. |
June 2002 |
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