Adapting for Community Care, Part 2

Adams, Jo

doi:10.1177/030802269605900410

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“…Problems arose when the participants were not prepared for the adaptation process, for instance when work took longer than anticipated or there was a lack of monitoring to detect delays. Other studies have highlighted delays in waiting for grant approval (Adams 1996b) and for the work to be carried out (Heywood 1994), but have not especially concentrated on delays during the process itself. This study showed that in some instances, once the participants realised that there was a problem and knew whom to contact to put it right, the problem could be resolved fairly quickly.…”

Section: Focus Group Themesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They also uncovered difficulties with inadequate budgets and the operation of the Disabled Facilities Grant system. Nocon and Pleace (1998) and Adams (1996aAdams ( , 1996b described inequity of services according to housing tenure. Nocon and Pleace (1998) also described criticism by people with disabilities of some professional staff for not involving them in decision making about the adaptation and appearing to 'know best'.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Home Adaptations: User Perspectives on the Role of Professionals

Picking¹,

Pain²

2003

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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People with disabilities often carry much of the responsibility for the process of making adaptations to their homes and look to the professionals involved for support. The study described in this article asked people with disabilities whether they believed that they received appropriate professional support, information and practical help when adapting their homes and sought to learn more about their feelings about the adaptation process. A qualitative research method, using three focus groups in different geographical areas, was carried out with a purposive sample of participants who had received adaptations to their homes and had been assisted by their local authorities. The groups comprised participants from urban and rural populations, who had a mix of housing tenure and a variety of professional support. The findings demonstrated that this method was appropriate as a means of both discovering how people felt about the process and identifying what they found to be the most helpful assistance from the professionals involved. The study suggested that when problems arose or delays were experienced during the building process, an occupational therapist was not the only appropriate professional to provide support because this could be given in a variety of ways by different professionals and helping agencies. The study also suggested that, given sufficient information and choice, some people with disabilities preferred to organise their own adaptations, could manage with minimal professional intervention and should be empowered to do so.

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Section: Focus Group Themesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Home Adaptations: User Perspectives on the Role of Professionals

Picking¹,

Pain²

2003

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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“…Long delays are common, both for assessment and in the subsequent provision of services (SSI, 1993: Keep andClarkson, 1994;Adams, 1996). Disabled people are often insufficiently involved in decisions about meeting their individual needs and in broader service planning (Heywood, 1994;Mackintosh and Leather, 1994;Laurie and Macfarlane, 1995;Sapey, 1995).…”

Section: Meeting Housing Needsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Disabled people are often insufficiently involved in decisions about meeting their individual needs and in broader service planning (Heywood, 1994;Mackintosh and Leather, 1994;Laurie and Macfarlane, 1995;Sapey, 1995). The financial assessment procedures associated with Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs), and particularly the means-testing of whole households and the exclusion of mortgage repayments from calculations, mean that disabled people often cannot afford to pay their assessed contributions (Heywood, 1994;Keep and Clarkson, 1994;Sapey, 1995;Adams, 1996). Moreover, not all SSDs provide top-up funding to overcome this problem and they vary in the way they use such funding (Mackintosh and Leather, 1994).…”

Section: Meeting Housing Needsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, current regulations exclude the possibility of some needs being met, even where these are of high priority for disabled people's wellbeing. The authors would argue, with Adams (1996), for a change in the regulations to allow for greater flexibility in the definition of need and to ensure that disabled people have both greater choice and increased opportunities for independent living.…”

Section: The Funding and Provision Of Adaptationsmentioning

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‘Until Disabled People Get Consulted …’: The Role of Occupational Therapy in Meeting Housing Needs

Nocon¹,

Pleace²

1997

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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This article reports oh a study of the housing needs of people with disabilities (aged 16 to 65) in Shropshire. The study included interviews with disabled people and with frontline and managerial staff in several agencies, a survey of disabled people, and the analysis of quantitative data. The findings highlight the high level of need for adaptations and more appropriate housing for disabled people; the importance of greater user involvement in the way needs are identified and services provided; the need for reform of the Disabled Facilities Grant system; and the need for an integrated inter-agency approach to meeting disabled people's housing needs.

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Examining the intersection of policy and occupational therapy: A scoping review

Lencucha¹,

Shikako‐Thomas²

2019

Can J Occup Ther

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Background. Policy has direct bearing on occupational therapy practice and is a key dimension of the environment. To date, there has not been a synthesis of how policy is addressed in the occupational therapy literature. Purpose. The purpose of this review is to identify and analyze the ways that policy is addressed in the occupational therapy literature. Method. We conducted a scoping review of literature on policy and occupational therapy. Articles were analyzed deductively using a policy framework and inductively to identify overarching themes. Findings. Sixty-four papers were included for analysis. We present the descriptive information of the included articles according to policy type, sphere of action, stage of policy development, level, and actors. The qualitative analysis uncovered two broad concepts: “awareness” about the relationship between policy and practice and messages pertaining to “action.” Implications. There are numerous areas for further research into the policy–occupational therapy nexus, as policy has numerous pathways to shape practice. Practitioners will benefit from better understanding these pathways and actively engaging to align policy with the values of the profession.

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Adapting for Community Care, Part 2

Cited by 4 publications

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Home Adaptations: User Perspectives on the Role of Professionals

Home Adaptations: User Perspectives on the Role of Professionals

‘Until Disabled People Get Consulted …’: The Role of Occupational Therapy in Meeting Housing Needs

Examining the intersection of policy and occupational therapy: A scoping review

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