Old People's Homes and the Production of Welfare

In 1980 old people comprised over half the clients of Local Authority Social Services Departments and accounted for about half of their resources, yet until then residential care of the aged had been a backwater of both research and practice. First published in 1981, the authors filled that gap in this book.

Bleddyn Davies and Martin Knapp

Preface. Part One: Introduction 1. The Production of Welfare Part Two: Outputs 2. The Psychological Well-Being of Residents 3. Other Outputs Part Three: Inputs and the Production Process 4. Resource Inputs: Labour and Capital 5. Social Environment 6. Personal Characteristics and Experiences Part Four: Conclusion 7. Concluding Discussion. Appendix A: The Life Satisfaction Rating Scale of Neugarten, Havighurst and Tobin. Appendix B: The Use of Bradburn's Affect Balance Scale with the Elderly in Residential Care. Notes. Bibliography. Index.