Permanent care: Practice implications of older people moving between residential settings

The Good News and the Bad News for Frail Older People

“…Again, many of these changes are imposed on older people because the current home may feel it cannot meet their needs -very few of these changes will be at the instigation and desire of the older person themselves. Skilled social work is needed when older people have to face such a change (Dwyer 2003) and there are times when a transfer should be resisted.…”