Performance Indicators in Social Care for Older People
- ISBN-10
- 0754647447
- ISBN-13
- 9780754647447
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 350
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
- Authors
- David Challis, Paul Clarkson, Raymond Warburton
Description
Set within a national context, this book reviews the historical development and measurement issues of performance indicators within social care and the public sector for older people. It will be of particular interest in the UK for local service providers
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