Elderly care. Early warning system.
In one area in Merseyside, primary care teams were only identifying elderly people with dementia in times of crisis, resulting in earlier than necessary residential or nursing home placements. Employing a social worker to work with primary care teams as a specialist care manager for this group has resulted in earlier and more appropriate care in the view of both carers and care workers. Following the appointment, interviews with 10 carers revealed that eight out of 10 patients were now receiving health and social care when nine out of 10 had previously received none.
McNally
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Knowsley Social Services, St Helens and Knowsley Health Authority.
Roe
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Barringer
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Bergquist
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D000368:Aged; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D005194:Family Practice / Q000458:organization & administration; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom