The community care reforms of the 1990s were shaped in part by experiences in
the 1980s. Whilst many problems emerged in that period, some important lessons
were also gained from the Care in the Community Demonstration Programme. Each of
28 demonstration projects helped long-stay hospital residents move to the
community. In many ways, the projects tested modes of working which were later
to become national policy. "Care in the Community: Challenge and Demonstration"
describes these projects, the people who made the momentous move from hospital,
and the community care that was established. The book reports the wide-ranging
evaluation of the Demonstration Programme, including accounts of client
outcomes, costs,