Summary of an evaluation report on two pilot projects: co-ordinating services for the elderly at local level: swimming against the tide.

摘要

One of the pilot projects was located in Dun Laoghaire Borough, audpredominantly urban area, which forms part of the Eastern Health Boardudcommunity care area. The other pilot project was located in SouthudTipperary, a predominantly rural area which forms most of the SouthudEastern Health Board Tipperary S. R. community care area. The pilotudprojects were initiated jointly by the health authorities and localudauthorities in the two project areas in accordance with Terms ofudReference drawn up by the National Council for the Aged and operatedudfor a four-year period, 1987 to 1991.udThe pilot projects centred on the establishment of formal arrangementsudfor the exchange of expertise, joint planning and joint action at localudauthority and community care area level in order to improve the deliveryudof services at local level to elderly persons.udThe design of the projects provided for the establishment of a steeringudcommittee in each project area with a broad planning brief covering alludaspects of services for the elderly in their catchment area. The interagency,udinter-professional and inter-sectoral composition of the steeringudcommittees was designed to reflect this broad agenda (4.2).