The night comes alive with laughter.
A sense of isolation is often felt by the elderly who may be unable to go out and meet people. In Castleford an evening group has been set up to try to alleviate this and give families an evening off from caring for their elderly relatives. In this Joint Care Award entry Malcolm Hornby, hospital social services officer, Wakefield, and Mike Brown, district general administrator, Wakefield AHA, describe how the scheme was set up; its success is self-evident.
D000368:Aged; D004739:England; D006126:Group Processes; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009551:Night Care / Q000523:psychology*; D011998:Recreation; D012934:Social Isolation