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A bill of rights for older people in Scotland
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Sets out the basic needs of older people, and emphasises that local government reorganisation in Scotland can be a positive force in that it provides an opportunity to re-examine the way services are provided to older people and the way decisions are made about services.
Who decides: empowerment and advocacy for older people
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The terms empowerment and advocacy are used a great deal, but there is often no common understanding of what is meant by these terms. Aims to put the words into a practical context by demonstrating various approaches adopted by Age Concern Scotland. Describes projects which are aim to ensure that older people are encouraged and enabled to play a greater role in the decisions about their case
User panel project: seminar report Silverburn 16 November 1992
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- Kirkcaldy
Seminar report on a project which aims to establish panels of older people who are community care service users and potential users.
Regulating standards in private and voluntary residential care and nursing homes in Scotland: the case for change
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1987
- Pagination:
- 24p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Considers the case for a change in Scottish law to protect and improve the quality of life for elderly people unable to live at home.
Provision of housing and care services for older people in rural Angus and Perth & Kinross: report of research findings
- Authors:
- AGE CONCERN SCOTLAND, et al
- Publisher:
- Scottish Homes
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- Dundee
Study undertaken in order to better inform planning and provision of housing and care services for older people in rural areas of Scotland.
At home with Scotland's older people: facts and figures 2009-2010
- Authors:
- AGE CONCERN SCOTLAND, HELP THE AGED IN SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Age Concern Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 23p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This Fact card is a pocket sized guide to the key facts and figures that illustrate the experience of older people in Scotland. It also demonstrates the future challenges that face Scottish society as the proportion of older people increases towards 2031: with older Scots being more likely to live alone, raising issues about housing supply and affordability as well as care and isolation. The following areas are covered in Fact card: Ageing Profile; Ageing Equally; Age Discrimination; Elder Abuse; Money; Housing; Health and Wellbeing; Employment; Volunteering; Engagement and Participation' Mobility, Leisure and Learning.
Hungry to be heard survey: older patients’ experience of hospital meals
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN SCOTLAND AND HELP THE AGED SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Age Concern Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Age Concern Scotland developed the Hungry to be Heard campaign to investigate the experience of older patients and offer recommendations for future action. As part of the campaign, research was carried out across Scotland with over 100 older people who had recently been in hospital. The survey was designed to gain an insight into whether the standards for nutritional care in acute hospitals
AGEnda: information for Older People
- Authors:
- AGE CONCERN SCOTLAND, SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scottish Executive Older People's Unit
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
A magazine with information for older people. In this issue: 'listening and involving'; 'older people and the arts'; 'useful information from age concern'; 'safe and secure'; 'good health'; and 'money matters.
AGEnda - information for older people
- Authors:
- AGE CONCERN SCOTLAND, SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Older People's Unit
- Publisher:
- The Scottish Executive Older People's Unit
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
A collection of articles for older people. In this winter edition the contents is "well and warm this winter"; "free central heating at the end of your phone"; "study proves huge volunteering benefits"; "mental health and well-being in later life"; "the pension service"; "getting extra reassurance and advice in Aberdeen", and "help delivered by Postwatch Scotland"