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Issues surrounding care and welfare affect people in many different ways - it may depend on individual circumstances or on the location and nature of the community. The tracks on this album look at welfare issues faced by different communities across the UK, focusing mainly on care of the elderly, and people with physical or mental disabilities. The album also explores how care and welfare in the community has changed over the years. This material was part of The Open University course K202 Care, welfare and community.
Track 20: Inspecting a Nursing Home
The inspection of a nursing home for older people carried out by an informal inspection party and the resulting impressions
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Tracks in this podcast:
| Track | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social Care: Past and Present | A short introduction to this album. Play now Social Care: Past and Present |
| 2 | Changing communities in north Sheffield | Introducing the two adjacent but distinct communities of Darnall and Tinsley in north Sheffield. Play now Changing communities in north Sheffield |
| 3 | Sheffield Health Action Zone | Working with the community to improve individual and community welfare. Play now Sheffield Health Action Zone |
| 4 | Ethnic diversity in Sheffield communities | Sheffield Social Services' dedicated Home Care Service for the Bangladeshi community in Darnall. Play now Ethnic diversity in Sheffield communities |
| 5 | Living with disability in Darnall | A disabled woman talks about the support she gets from Social Services, family and friends. Play now Living with disability in Darnall |
| 6 | Living in Tinsley | Although it's only two miles from Darnall, life in Tinsley has its own distinctive health and social welfare issues. Play now Living in Tinsley |
| 7 | Talking about Care | The different experiences of people caring for family members at home Play now Talking about Care |
| 8 | Carers from Minority Ethnic Groups | The specific needs of carers from minority ethnic groups with emphasis on the Chinese Welfare Association in Belfast Play now Carers from Minority Ethnic Groups |
| 9 | Working Together | The history and background of Middleton based multidisciplinary care scheme MERIT Play now Working Together |
| 10 | How MERIT Works | A detailed description of the MERIT Scheme process from referral and assessment to care provided Play now How MERIT Works |
| 11 | The MERIT Members | MERIT scheme members' personal and professional opinions on the multidisciplinary way of working Play now The MERIT Members |
| 12 | Assessment: Brian and Sylvia's story | The experience of a couple being assessed for various care services and comments on that experience from an occupational therapist and a social worker Play now Assessment: Brian and Sylvia's story |
| 13 | Assessment: Anne's story | The experience of a woman forced to retire due to ill health and comments on that experience from an occupational therapist and a social worker Play now Assessment: Anne's story |
| 14 | Care Transactions | A discussion of different care situations with the people involved asked to consider the transactions, either in cash or kind, that their caring relationships entail Play now Care Transactions |
| 15 | From Home Help to Home Care | The changing provision of social care in Britain over the last seventy years is demonstrated by the transformation of the home help service into home care Play now From Home Help to Home Care |
| 16 | Changing Practice in Social Care | The considerable impact on the roles and skills of health and social care workers by the reduction of long term hospital provision and the implementation of the NHS and Community Care Act Play now Changing Practice in Social Care |
| 17 | Butetown Women | The memories of care and support in Cardiff's Butetown in the 1930s recalled by five former residents. Play now Butetown Women |
| 18 | Something to Offer: LETS Schemes | The idea of providing people with the opportunity to trade skills and goods without cash changing hands was developed into the LETS Scheme Play now Something to Offer: LETS Schemes |
| 19 | Investigating Adult Abuse | Personal accounts by carers regarding their experiences and views of care and abuse Play now Investigating Adult Abuse |
| 20 | Inspecting a Nursing Home | The inspection of a nursing home for older people carried out by an informal inspection party and the resulting impressions Play now Inspecting a Nursing Home |
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