This report looks in detail across ethnic groups and different aspects of life to examine the links between ethnicity and poverty in Wales. It draws on previous research and statistical data to analyse why some ethnic groups earn more, have higher qualifications, make more effective use of services and are better able to prosper in different places. Areas discussed include: employer behaviour and workplace culture; places and local labour markets; caring and earning; social networks; poverty through the recession; occupational and residential patterns; and employment projections for 2020. The authors look at the implications and make recommendations for policy makers, practitioners and citizens. Recommendations include finding ways to better engage with disadvantaged groups; integrating interventions to address ethnic inequality across mainstream programmes; and using early intervention and prevention approaches; shaping labour market activity, and using evidence of what works to tackle barriers caused by racism and discrimination.
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This report looks in detail across ethnic groups and different aspects of life to examine the links between ethnicity and poverty in Wales. It draws on previous research and statistical data to analyse why some ethnic groups earn more, have higher qualifications, make more effective use of services and are better able to prosper in different places. Areas discussed include: employer behaviour and workplace culture; places and local labour markets; caring and earning; social networks; poverty through the recession; occupational and residential patterns; and employment projections for 2020. The authors look at the implications and make recommendations for policy makers, practitioners and citizens. Recommendations include finding ways to better engage with disadvantaged groups; integrating interventions to address ethnic inequality across mainstream programmes; and using early intervention and prevention approaches; shaping labour market activity, and using evidence of what works to tackle barriers caused by racism and discrimination.
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poverty, ethnicity, black and minority ethnic people, employment, education, prevention, labour market, social networks;
The 33 studies in this collection are the findings of reviews of existing policy and research on a wide range of social issues that are related to poverty. The reviews are split into five sections: the bigger picture, with a focus on gender, religion and sexual orientation; welfare and work, examining benefits take-up, employment and pay, means-testing and universalism and welfare to work policies; money and the cost of living, considering debt, saving, transport and fuel issues; education, personal relationships and community, examining family structure, social networks and the NHS and complex needs, focusing on crime, disability and long-term conditions, homelessness, institutional care and poverty among asylum seekers and refugees.
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The 33 studies in this collection are the findings of reviews of existing policy and research on a wide range of social issues that are related to poverty. The reviews are split into five sections: the bigger picture, with a focus on gender, religion and sexual orientation; welfare and work, examining benefits take-up, employment and pay, means-testing and universalism and welfare to work policies; money and the cost of living, considering debt, saving, transport and fuel issues; education, personal relationships and community, examining family structure, social networks and the NHS and complex needs, focusing on crime, disability and long-term conditions, homelessness, institutional care and poverty among asylum seekers and refugees.
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poverty, gender, religions, welfare state, debt, families, social networks, crime, disabilities, homelessness, asylum seekers, refugees, cost of living;
This report introduces the Liveable Lives project – a major study of ‘low intensity support’ in Glasgow. The study is focused on three neighbourhoods in and around the city – Hillhead, Maryhill and Bearsden – chosen in part for their diversity, but also the strong social and geographical links between them. It draws on a series of interviews with individuals about their experiences of everyday help and support. It examines how people jointly construct and maintain the webs of ordinary support that make life ‘liveable’ and considers what makes the giving and receiving of such support difficult and how people understand everyday help. The report examines three specific accounts of help and support and identifies key themes for further investigation. These include: the way that specific instances of help and support are ‘nested’ within layers of wider relationships and previous experience; the often blurred nature of the relationship between helping and being helped; the iterative and incremental way in which trust develops through relatively small acts of help and kindness; the central role of mobility in many accounts of help and support; the importance of the physical setting of help; the potential tension between cohesion and exclusion within particular communities; and the sometimes compensatory and sometimes complementary character of the relationship between online and offline help and support.
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This report introduces the Liveable Lives project – a major study of ‘low intensity support’ in Glasgow. The study is focused on three neighbourhoods in and around the city – Hillhead, Maryhill and Bearsden – chosen in part for their diversity, but also the strong social and geographical links between them. It draws on a series of interviews with individuals about their experiences of everyday help and support. It examines how people jointly construct and maintain the webs of ordinary support that make life ‘liveable’ and considers what makes the giving and receiving of such support difficult and how people understand everyday help. The report examines three specific accounts of help and support and identifies key themes for further investigation. These include: the way that specific instances of help and support are ‘nested’ within layers of wider relationships and previous experience; the often blurred nature of the relationship between helping and being helped; the iterative and incremental way in which trust develops through relatively small acts of help and kindness; the central role of mobility in many accounts of help and support; the importance of the physical setting of help; the potential tension between cohesion and exclusion within particular communities; and the sometimes compensatory and sometimes complementary character of the relationship between online and offline help and support.
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carers, neighbourhoods, interpersonal relationships, social networks, communities;
This report evaluates the overall impact of the JosephRowntreeFoundation Neighbourhood approaches to loneliness programme. The main principles of the Neighbourhood approaches to loneliness programme are that community activities can contribute to the well-being of people at risk of, or experiencing, loneliness; that such people can play a central role in these activities
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This report evaluates the overall impact of the JosephRowntreeFoundation Neighbourhood approaches to loneliness programme. The main principles of the Neighbourhood approaches to loneliness programme are that community activities can contribute to the well-being of people at risk of, or experiencing, loneliness; that such people can play a central role in these activities; and that this involvement can also enhance community well-being. This report is based on consultation with community researchers, professional stakeholders, programme staff and community members. The report highlights that good practice requires skilled staff who are able to communicate effectively and provide pastoral support to volunteers; reveals changes in community researchers resulting from their involvement in the programme; demonstrates where there has been community impact; and shares wider lessons which can be learnt from taking a neighbourhood approach.
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loneliness, social isolation, social networks, voluntary work, neighbourhoods, community work, participation, evaluation;
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.
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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.
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commissioning, older people, care homes, relationships, staff-user relationships, social networks, performance management, outcomes, social worker-service user relationships, local authorities, models;
Care homes are facing intense scrutiny, local authorities are under financial pressure and national policy is emphasising the importance of personalised care, choice and control. There is a growing consensus that care services for older people have to change. Essex County Council has shifted its commissioning approach from top-down monitoring, inspection and regulation to one that builds relationships, invests in the development of care home staff, and instils a shared vision for care and support for older people. This summary outlines the content of an evaluation report of 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. The summary outlines six outcome themes, including 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.
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Care homes are facing intense scrutiny, local authorities are under financial pressure and national policy is emphasising the importance of personalised care, choice and control. There is a growing consensus that care services for older people have to change. Essex County Council has shifted its commissioning approach from top-down monitoring, inspection and regulation to one that builds relationships, invests in the development of care home staff, and instils a shared vision for care and support for older people. This summary outlines the content of an evaluation report of 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. The summary outlines six outcome themes, including 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.
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Subject terms:
care homes, commissioning, older people, outcomes, performance management, relationships, social networks, staff-user relationships, social worker-service user relationships, local authorities, models;
In 2009, the JosephRowntreeFoundation launched the five-year programme A Better Life, to explore what can help older people with high support needs to improve their quality of life (and what ‘quality of life’ means for them) now and in the future. This book was commissioned by JRF to draw out and reflect on the key messages from this body of work. A recurring theme in the programme
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In 2009, the JosephRowntreeFoundation launched the five-year programme A Better Life, to explore what can help older people with high support needs to improve their quality of life (and what ‘quality of life’ means for them) now and in the future. This book was commissioned by JRF to draw out and reflect on the key messages from this body of work. A recurring theme in the programme is that ageing is about all of us; it is everyone’s business, not just those working in care homes, commissioning health and care services, or developing government policies and programmes. The book quotes the personal experiences of individual older people, and asks why it is that personal identity risks getting overlooked at this stage of life. It looks specifically at how they can contribute to the development of the supportive relationships, which older people with high support needs value. It considers the messages about what ‘choice’, ‘control’ and ‘independence’ mean to people as they get older. A concluding chapter summarises key messages and draws together the practical ideas for change that were introduce throughout the report, starting with old age is not about ‘them’: it is about all of us. Older people are individuals, and as a group, they are becoming more diverse. Relationships matter to us whatever our age: we have a fundamental human need to connect with others meaningfully. Older people with high support needs have many assets, strengths and resources; and whatever our age or support needs, we should all be treated as citizens: the individual and collective voices of older people with high support needs should be heard and given power. A short paper is also available that summarises the key messages from JRF’s ‘A better life’ programme of work.
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older people, needs, quality of life, ageing, relationships, social networks, independence;
This research is part of the JosephRowntreeFoundation's focus on the links between poverty and ethnicity, and examines how social networks help or hinder people in moving out of poverty. It looks at whether this varies within and between different ethnic groups living in urban and rural England. The research draws on interviews with 39 men and 52 women from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds
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This research is part of the JosephRowntreeFoundation's focus on the links between poverty and ethnicity, and examines how social networks help or hinder people in moving out of poverty. It looks at whether this varies within and between different ethnic groups living in urban and rural England. The research draws on interviews with 39 men and 52 women from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds in Birmingham, Cumbria and Liverpool. Focus groups and interviews with 28 agencies were undertaken to assess the use of social networks in helping people move out of poverty. This main report examines: awareness of networks and the capacity to use them; access to networks; and the use, usefulness and limitations of networks. Implications for policy and practice are considered. The report emphasises the role of voluntary, community and faith organisations in supporting people to make connections that help them tackle poverty. It also suggests ways in which agencies can support people to use and extend their networks to help them move out of poverty. It concludes that two main challenges that need to be addressed in order for social networks to become a more effective tool for tackling poverty. First, many people are not using their existing networks as effectively as they could to help them move out of poverty. Second, most people’s networks consist mainly of connections with others in similar circumstances to themselves or with shared social identities. Appendices include a summary profile of the interview sample; descriptions of the three research areas; and community profiles.
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poverty, ethnicity, black and minority ethnic people, social networks, racism, research;
This research examined how social networks help or hinder people in moving out of poverty, and whether this varies within and between different ethnic groups living in urban and rural England. The research draws on interviews with 39 men and 52 women from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds in Birmingham, Cumbria and Liverpool. Focus groups and interviews with 28 agencies were undertaken to assess the use of social networks in helping people move out of poverty. It concludes that social networks can help people stay out of poverty and deal with its effects. Although building inter-ethnic bridging links that help people move on from poverty is crucial, it is also problematic: the networks identified through the research tended to be ‘like with like’. In addition to cultural background, gender and class played important roles in shaping people’s social networks. Inequalities within and between networks need to be acknowledged and tackled. For black and minority ethnic people, there continues to be the added dimension of racial prejudice and discrimination.
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This research examined how social networks help or hinder people in moving out of poverty, and whether this varies within and between different ethnic groups living in urban and rural England. The research draws on interviews with 39 men and 52 women from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds in Birmingham, Cumbria and Liverpool. Focus groups and interviews with 28 agencies were undertaken to assess the use of social networks in helping people move out of poverty. It concludes that social networks can help people stay out of poverty and deal with its effects. Although building inter-ethnic bridging links that help people move on from poverty is crucial, it is also problematic: the networks identified through the research tended to be ‘like with like’. In addition to cultural background, gender and class played important roles in shaping people’s social networks. Inequalities within and between networks need to be acknowledged and tackled. For black and minority ethnic people, there continues to be the added dimension of racial prejudice and discrimination.
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Subject terms:
poverty, ethnicity, black and minority ethnic people, social networks, racism, research;
In this viewpoint discusses how the choice of housing and support for older lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people is perceived, and how it could support LGB individuals to have a better life. It looks at the potential of personalisation in improving choice and control, and the importance of LGB people feeling safe to share their identity and life history, particularly for dementia. The authors present the findings of an online survey of younger LGB adults (30–69) who were asked to consider how and where they would like to live in older age, particularly if they have high support needs. Thoughts from a discussion day held by the Stonewall Housing ‘Insights’ Older LGBT People’s Housing Group Manchester Forum are also presented. Some examples of emerging international innovations in housing and support for older LGB people are also summarised. The conclusion draws together some of the key themes and messages about alternatives to traditional support and housing that enhance the lives and promote the independence of LGB people as they grow older.
In this viewpoint discusses how the choice of housing and support for older lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people is perceived, and how it could support LGB individuals to have a better life. It looks at the potential of personalisation in improving choice and control, and the importance of LGB people feeling safe to share their identity and life history, particularly for dementia. The authors present the findings of an online survey of younger LGB adults (30–69) who were asked to consider how and where they would like to live in older age, particularly if they have high support needs. Thoughts from a discussion day held by the Stonewall Housing ‘Insights’ Older LGBT People’s Housing Group Manchester Forum are also presented. Some examples of emerging international innovations in housing and support for older LGB people are also summarised. The conclusion draws together some of the key themes and messages about alternatives to traditional support and housing that enhance the lives and promote the independence of LGB people as they grow older.
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home care, independence, housing, lesbians, older people, personalisation, social networks, supported housing, user views, bisexual people, choice, gay men;