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Venables, D.

Specialist clinical assessment of vulnerable older people: outcomes for carers from a randomised controlled trial

‘Caring for carers’ is high on the United Kingdom policy agenda for community care. Although recent policy advocates the provision of services directly to the carer, research suggests that an alternative way of helping carers is through targeting enhanced services towards the cared-for person. This paper reports a randomised controlled trial of the effects on carer distress of an additional specialist clinical assessment for vulnerable older people at risk of residential or nursing home placement.

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 15:22