1st Edition
Planning Local Authority Services for the Elderly
406 Pages
by
Routledge
406 Pages
by
Routledge
406 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the 1960s, planning the development of services for the elderly was a subject of considerable importance in Britain, both because existing services were known to be inadequate, and because the proportion of older people, especially of those over seventy-five, was expected to increase during the next thirty years. Originally published in 1969, this book describes how a sample of local... Read more
Foreword. List of Tables. Introduction. Part I: Background to the Study 1. Developments in National Policy since 1945 2. Services in 1965 – Residential Accommodation 3. Services in 1965 – Housing 4. Services in 1965 – Domiciliary Services Part II: Problems of Development – The Assessment of Needs 5. Residential Accommodation – Planning for Replacement 6. Residential Accommodation – The Nature of Current Need 7. Residential Accommodation – Estimating Future Need 8. Sheltered Housing 9. Local Authority Housing Programmes and Plans for the Elderly 10. Domiciliary Services – Planning to Improve Quality 11. Domiciliary Services – Planning for Unmet Needs 12. Domiciliary Services – The Ten-Year Plans Part III: Problems of Development – The Mobilization of Resources 13. Staffing – Recruitment Difficulties 14. Staffing – Employment Policies 15. Finance – Capital Projects 16. Finance – Revenue Expenditure 17. Finance – Housing for the Elderly 18. Sites 19. Architectural Services and Building Resources 20. Alternative Suppliers – Other Statutory Bodies 21. Alternative Suppliers – Voluntary Organisations 22. Alternative Suppliers – The Private Sector Part IV: Conclusions and Recommendations 23. Conclusions 24. A Possible Approach to Planning – Recommendations. Appendices. Selected Bibliography. Index.
Biography
Greta Sumner and Randall Smith
