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The National Service Framework for older people: 'the promotion of health and active life in older age'
- Author:
- GRANVILLE Gillian
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 11(3), September 2001, pp.6-8.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
The Beth Johnson Foundation has been a lead organisation for over twenty years in demonstrating the need for health promotion for ands with older people. This is the second in a series of working papers that are being produced by the Foundation to support the development of health promotion. The paper examines Standard Eight of the recently published National Service Framework for Older People (Department of Health 2001), which concentrates on promoting health and active life in older age. It introduces the policy context of National Service Frameworks; provides a more detailed examination of Standard Eight of the NSF for Older People, including the 'must dos', and some identified gaps; links to some other health strategies , including NSFs and NHS Plan; and wishes the response of the Beth Johnson Foundation to Standard Eight.
Strong gains: young offenders as volunteers in dementia care
- Author:
- GRANVILLE Gillian
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 9(3), May 2001, pp.20-22.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Reports on how the community placements of young offenders into day care settings for people with dementia brought gains for both generations as well as the host organisations.
Commission relationship-centred care in Essex: an evaluation: report
- Authors:
- GRANVILLE Gillian, et al
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 44
- Place of publication:
- York
This report reviews the improvements Essex County Council made to the commissioning of its care home services for older people. It evaluates the implementation and outcomes of the My Home Life Essex programme, introduced to improve the relationship between commissioners and care home providers, and to enable care home managers to focus on providing relationship-centred care. A ‘theory of change’ framework (Weiss, 1995) was used as the evaluation design, and data were collected from workshops with key stakeholders, in depth case study of care homes, interviews with local and national stakeholders and focus groups. The analysis of findings identified six outcome themes that were evident as a result of the changed relationship between the council and the care home sector. They are: embedding quality in commissioning; enabling managers to improve and innovate; modelling relationship-centred care; making risk more transparent; building stronger relationships with partners in other sectors, particularly in health; and challenging traditional models of care. The study found that support networks established through My Home Life Essex resulted in better quality commissioning and an increase in managers’ ability to motivate staff to provide relationship-centred care to residents. In addition, Essex County Council’s corporate ownership of the new approach led to positive changes in the relationship between the council and the county’s care home sector, investment in the care sector, a focus on quality improvement rather than monitoring compliance, effective leadership and a support network for managers. (Edited publisher abstract)
Increasing the voice, choice and control of older people with high support needs: a research findings paper from the South East Regional Initiative (SERI)
- Authors:
- GRANVILLE Gillian, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office for Disability Issues
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 121p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Following the launch of the Independent Living Strategy in March 2008, the South East Regional Initiative (SERI) was designed to demonstrate and measure the effectiveness of investing in independent living for older people currently living in care homes and those living at home at risk of moving into care. This report shares the findings and conclusions drawn from qualitative research evaluation of SERI. The overarching aim of this qualitative research was to find out and record the impact of increased voice, choice and control on individuals’ experiences and opportunities for independent living. This included finding out what changed for older people with high support needs living in care homes and those at risk of moving into a care home, as a result of the work carried out within and across the 3 SERI sites in Portsmouth, Oxfordshire, and West Sussex. In total, 63 older people with high support needs took part in the research. Over the research period a total of 99 research interactions were carried out, including interviews and focus groups. Analysis of the findings emerged revealed 6 core themes, which apply equally to older people with high support needs living in care homes and those living in their own homes at risk of moving into care. The themes are: living a normal life; maintaining an individual identity; belonging; aspirations and hopes for the future; permission and power; and choice and control over finances. Five overarching messages are distilled from these findings.
Increasing the voice, choice and control of older people with high support needs: a research findings paper from the South East Regional Initiative (SERI): summary
- Authors:
- GRANVILLE Gillian, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office for Disability Issues
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Following the launch of the Independent Living Strategy in March 2008, the South East Regional Initiative (SERI) was designed to demonstrate and measure the effectiveness of investing in independent living for older people currently living in care homes and those living at home at risk of moving into care. This report summary shares the findings and conclusions drawn from a qualitative research evaluation of SERI. The overarching aim of this qualitative research was to find out and record the impact of increased voice, choice and control on individuals’ experiences and opportunities for independent living. This included finding out what changed for older people with high support needs living in care homes and those at risk of moving into a care home, as a result of the work carried out within and across the 3 SERI sites in Portsmouth, Oxfordshire, and West Sussex. In total, 63 older people with high support needs took part in the research. Over the research period a total of 99 research interactions were carried out, including interviews and focus groups. Analysis of the findings emerged revealed 6 core themes, which apply equally to older people with high support needs living in care homes and those living in their own homes at risk of moving into care. The themes are: living a normal life; maintaining an individual identity; belonging; aspirations and hopes for the future; permission and power; and choice and control over finances. Five overarching messages are distilled from these findings.
Older men, work and health: reviewing the evidence
- Authors:
- GRANVILLE Gillian, EVANDROU Maria
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 37p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The relationship between work and the health of older male workers is receiving too little attention, a new report has concluded. ‘Older men, work and health’, a report published by TAEN - The Age and Employment Network - and Help the Aged examines the role work plays in the lives and identity of men and the impact this has on their health, both in and out of work.
Promoting health and active life in older age: lessons from working with Standard 8 of the National Service Framework for Older People
- Authors:
- GRANVILLE Gillian, BOWERS Helen
- Journal article citation:
- MCC Building Knowledge for Integrated Care, 10(6), December 2002, pp.32-42.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Explores how Standard 8 of the NSF for Older People can help local services and communities address the health inequalities agenda. Introduces the initiatives being undertaken by eight pilot sites participating in the Pre-Retirement Health Check Pilots Initiative managed by the Health Development Agency, and shares some of the emerging themes from their work. Concludes by reflecting on the links between the work of the pilots and the requirements of Standard 8, as well as the wider policy and practice implications for sustaining this work beyond the life of the project.
Theory and practice in intergenerational work: a model for social change
- Authors:
- GRANVILLE Gillian, ELLIS Stephen
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 9(2), June 1999, pp.14-16.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
This article explains what occurs within intergenerational exchange and the theoretical framework that underpins it. Follows with a practical programme developed at Manchester Metropolitan University which demonstrates the partnership between education and gerontology and how a multidisciplinary partnership can widen the debate on ageing.