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Personalised befriending support for older people. |
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Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 12(3), October 2011, pp.180-183. |
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1471-7794 |
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2042-8766 |
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The author’s purpose is to raise awareness of the many benefits associated with older people accessing befriending services and to increase the number that are set up and commissioned. The paper contains a literature review and focuses on the results of two pilot projects. Befriending services can be used to support older people in a variety of ways: as a personalised form of care for those who may be isolated or lonely; to prevent the onset of dementia; to encourage more active lives; and to increase quality of life. Befriending services can also lead to cost saving benefits for the NHS through the early intervention and prevention of complicated health issues and through reducing dependency on its resources too. The positive results from the pilot projects suggest that befriending services should be available as an option of choice for all older people; particularly those with personal budgets. |
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article; |
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befriending schemes; older people; personal budgets; person-centred approach; prevention; quality of life; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=5c91b033-0ac2-456b-9036-00b23b3e3ba8 |
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