The Short-term Outcomes and Costs of Home Care Re-ablement Services: Interim report

K Jones, K Baxter, L Curtis, H Arksey, J Forder, C Glendinning, P Rabiee

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Abstract

This report concentrates on one aspect of the evaluation, namely the immediate benefits of home care re-ablement. Specifically, its aims are:
1. To provide robust research evidence on the immediate benefits of home care re-ablement, in terms of improved independence, quality of life and perceived health.
2. To describe the costs of home care re-ablement services.
3. To explore the characteristics of re-ablement service users and of re-ablement service interventions themselves that are associated with service user well-being, quality of life and social care outcomes.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationUniversity of York, York
PublisherSocial Policy Research Unit, University of York
Number of pages78
ISBN (Print)978-1-871713-59-6
Publication statusPublished - 2009

Publication series

NameInvestigating the Longer Term Impact of Home Care Re-ablement Services

Keywords

  • older people
  • social care services issues

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