Penhale Bridget
Department of Social Work and Community Health, University of Hull, UK.
J Interprof Care. 2002 Aug;16(3):235-47. doi: 10.1080/13561820220146676.
This article draws on the findings of a recent study funded by the Nuffield Foundation. The study explored attitudes, practices and policy in relation to charging and assessing older people who were considering entering residential and nursing home care. In five differing local authorities, a sample of social services practitioners (care managers) completed a postal questionnaire and interviews were held at a number of levels with staff. At the same time, independent legal practitioners in these areas, who are involved in advising older people, were surveyed and a small number of individual practitioners were interviewed. The focus of this article is on contrasting the attitudes and views of care managers and legal practitioners towards their work in relation to older people, finances and charging for long-term care. In particular, there will be an emphasis on the ethical dilemmas identified by the respondents from the different professions involved in the study.
本文借鉴了最近由纳菲尔德基金会资助的一项研究结果。该研究探讨了与对考虑入住养老院和护理院的老年人收费及评估相关的态度、做法和政策。在五个不同的地方当局，抽取了一批社会服务从业者（护理经理）填写邮寄问卷，并与各级工作人员进行了访谈。与此同时，对这些地区参与为老年人提供咨询的独立法律从业者进行了调查，并对少数个体从业者进行了访谈。本文的重点是对比护理经理和法律从业者对其在涉及老年人、财务和长期护理收费方面工作的态度和观点。特别是，将重点关注参与该研究的不同专业受访者所识别出的道德困境。
