The main professional journal for the personal social services. Established in the early 1970s by Reed Group, it has swallowed all its rivals including 'Social Work Today' which was published from 1971.
Caring for people either without resort to residential care or by using small group homes based in the community. First advocated by the 1926 Royal Commission, the idea was taken up by psychiatrists in the 1950s, by the anti-residential care lobby in the 1970s and then by government in the 1980s.
health or social care and treatment outside of hospital. It can take place in clinics, non-acute hospitals or in people's homes.
Relocation of people with long-standing illness from hospitals to accomodation in hostels or homes or sheltered housing where care is delivered day and night or by visiting staff.
The provision of services and support to people who are affected by problems such as ageing, mental health, learning disabilities, or physical or sensory disability, and who need such services to be able to live independently in their own homes, or in homely surroundings in the community (including residential and nursing homes).
The legal framework within which people who require assistance are cared for.
Care provided by the NHS in partnership with Local Authorities to help vulnerable people, such as the elderly or people with disabilities, to live in their own homes rather than institutions.
Services and support enabling people to live in the community, either at home or elsewhere.
We assist those in need of help and support in the community access the amount and type of care they need. Such is our experience that we have been contracted by the Legal Services Commission to advise other solicitors and advice agencies. We also deliver training courses to service providers across the UK. See the news page for details of forthcoming training events.
Services provided by a social services department, the NHS or volunteers - designed to keep people independent, to support the elderly or people with mental health problems/learning difficulties.
Care provided to people in the community encompassing a range of programs including Community Aged Care Packages (CACPs) and Home and Community Care (HACC). N.B: In the Aged Care Act 1997, community care refers solely to Community Aged Care Packages.
Community Care aims to provide health and social care services in the community to enable people to live as independently as possible in their own homes or in other accommodation in the community.
a network of services provided by the NHS, social services and volunteers, designed to keep people independent, and to support elderly people, or people with mental health problems or learning disabilities who might previously have been in hospital..
A way of providing services to people to help them stay in their own homes as long as they are able, or in other settings in the community such as residential homes.
A variety of services provided in the community for those who need extra assistance with daily activities. These may include adult daycare, meal services, and transportation and are designed to help the individual stay in his/her own home.
The provision of services and support to people with problems of ill health or disability to enable them to live in their own homes or ''homely settings'' in the community.
Care or support provided by social services departments and the NHS to assist people in day-to-day living.
A range of support services in the community for older and disabled people. This is enable people to live with greater levels of independence at home, as opposed to traditional forms of care such as long stay hospitals.
Community Care means all the services and support we give to people who have problems caused by getting old, or with mental health, learning disabilities and physical or sensory disabilities. We try to help people live independently in their own homes, or in homely surroundings in the community (including residential and nursing homes).
The policy of providing social support (and health care) to a majority of older people in their own homes rather than in an institution.
The provision of services and support to their own homes to people with special needs, for example, older people or people with learning disabilities (refer also to Care in the Community and Housing Support).
