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Implementation of computerised versions of the Looking After Children materials raises wider questions concerning the difficulty of establishing common goals between information technology specialists and social work managers, the need to develop computer systems which are seen to benefit all parties involved and the importance of synchronising information requirements at national and local levels.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgement -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Information management: beyond information technology -- 3 Information driven decision making: fact or fantasy? -- 4 Internet: super highway -- 5 Monitoring for effective management in social services -- 6 Developing an information strategy and systems: reflections on a case study -- 7 A national perspective on information management -- 8 Information management -- an SSI inspection -- 9 IT in the voluntary sector -- 10 Information management and technology -- making sure you benefit from IT

This article summarises some results of an interview survey of older people recently admitted to care homes which aimed to estimate how many might have been able to take advantage of Extra Care housing provision as an alternative. Information was collected via interview and semi‐structured questionnaire relating to 36 older people, their circumstances prior to admission and the factors which were decisive in directing them towards residential care. It was estimated that two‐thirds of the older people included in the survey could have benefited actively from Extra Care provision, either currently or at the time of an earlier move.