Search results for ‘Subject term:"age discrimination"’ Sort:
Results 1 - 10 of 18
Older people and community care: critical theory and practice
- Author:
- HUGHES Beverley
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 174p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Buckingham
Sets social and health care for older people in the context of community care and organisational trends towards a market culture. Also addresses issues of race and gender in service provision for older people.
Older people with learning difficulties leaving institutional care - a case of double jeopardy
- Authors:
- WALKER Alan, WALKER Carol, RYAN Tony
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 16(2), March 1996, pp.125-150.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
People with learning difficulties are now surviving into old age and more and more of them are being resettled from long-stay hospitals. This article examines some of the key barriers facing, and dilemmas involved in, the provision of community-based services to this newly emerging user group. Recent field research on older people with learning difficulties who have been resettled into the community is used to illustrate the challenges facing service providers. Particular reference is made to the impact of age discrimination and traditional differences between service specialisms. Shows that both official definitions of need in old age and the aspirations of the service responses to those needs have been artificially constructed in very narrow terms, especially when compared with the principled approach to service provision for younger people with learning difficulties.
Questions of tomorrow
- Author:
- HARDING Tessa
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.11.95, 1995, p.21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Inspired visions of life for elderly people have been noticeably absent from the debate between health and social services about continuing care. Considers the future of community care for older people.
Understanding ageing: images, attitudes and professional practice
- Author:
- BIGGS Simon
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 195p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Buckingham
Integrates psychodynamic and social perspectives to provide new insights into how old age is imagined, defined and experienced. Includes chapters on: the role of analytical psychology; self-perception and older age; body, time and image; intergenerational communication; power and oppression; community care; and residential care.
The consumers' view: elderly people and community health services
- Author:
- CORNWELL Jocelyn
- Publisher:
- King's Fund Centre
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 38p., bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Identifies who the elderly and their carers are; differing perceptions of community care; the experience of community care of consumers; ageism and racism; and guidelines for improving services.
Crystallising the case for deinstitutionalisation: COVID-19 and the experiences of persons with disabilities
- Authors:
- KNAPP Martin, et al
- Publisher:
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 93
- Place of publication:
- London
This report summarises the evidence and experiences of persons living in congregate settings in general, and in terms of the impact of COVID-19, to understand the barriers to deinstitutionalisation, and to highlight the approaches that have sought to overcome those barriers. We consider all disabilities and long-term conditions that might lead to institutionalisation, for all age groups across the world. The COVID-19 pandemic is having severe impacts on millions of people living in institutional settings globally, including those with disabilities, children, and older people. The pandemic has exacerbated many of the existing failings of these settings: restrictions on individuals’ rights, damage to their physical and mental health, shortened life-spans, and constraints on social and economic activity. Residents in these settings were exposed to disproportionate risks of COVID infection, severe illness, and premature death. This was at least partially due to bans on visits by family and external health professionals. The research has led to a call for a national and global commitment to deinstitutionalisation. This is the process of replacing institutions with community-based services to support individuals with disabilities and older persons to live independently in the community – and to respect their choices. A key barrier to deinstitutionalisation is prejudice against those with disabilities and ageism, resulting in a lack of societal commitment to change the status quo. Stigma, poor understanding of disabilities, and discrimination underpin many of the other barriers highlighted by the report. These include lack of support within families, resources being directed to institutional rather than community-based support, and laws in some countries restricting people’s rights. The report sets out several recommendations to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities and age-related needs, including: improve societal awareness of disabilities and tackle discrimination; involve individuals with disabilities and older people in all discussions of policy change and practice development; establish community-based care by developing high-quality services, support people to make informed choices about where they live, and help families to support their loved ones. (Edited publisher abstract)
The impact of power differentials on the care experiences of older people
- Author:
- DOYLE Susanna
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 26(3), 2014, pp.319-332.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study explored the lived experience of a small group of older people living in South East Queensland receiving community-based care while living in their own homes. In-depth unstructured interviews were used in this interpretive hermeneutic phenomenological study to encourage participants to raise experiences that held meaning for them as individuals. Many reported a range of experiences demonstrating active power differentials between themselves as recipients of care and their carers, and impacting on their sense of independence and autonomy. The experiences described provide guidance on how care services might better address the needs of older people, from their own perspective. (Publisher abstract)
User guide for age discrimination benchmarking tool
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 16p., disk
- Place of publication:
- London
This is the first version of a tool designed to help those responsible for commissioning or delivering services at a local level to compare patterns of treatment at different ages with those in other areas. The tool displays comparative information on treatment rates at different ages, and on the balance between treatment rates for different age groups. The aim is to assist local consideration of how far local practice achieves National Service Framework (NSF) for Older People standard one. The tool is intended to complement and not replace other local action on this standard.
Empowerment and community care: projecting the voice of older people
- Author:
- FENGE Lee-Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 23(4), 2001, pp.427-439.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Considers the implications for empowering practice with older people within community care, exploring the restrictions placed on this by policy and practice, and how a postmodern perspective may encourage the participation of older people and ultimately empower them. Different theoretical approaches used to consider older people and the impact of ageism on the relationship between the self and society are explored. The impact of a postmodern approach to 'empowering' practice with older people is analysed, including discussion of the role of individual 'narrative', 'co-authorship' and 'expertise' as methods of empowering older people to have a 'voice' on both an individual and group level within community care systems.
Utilising case management to maintain the elderly in the community
- Authors:
- WODARSKI John S., WILLIAMS-HAYS Mona M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 39(4), 2002, pp.19-37.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Economic and demographic factors are changing America and both have serious connotations for families and society. The baby boomers are growing old and their numbers are astounding. The old-old (85 and older) are living longer and our family size is decreasing. Both parents are working and there is an increase in the mobility of citizens. According to research, much prejudice and potential discrimination against the aged exists. What effect does this have on society? How can a case manager insure that his or her client receives the appropriate services and in a timely manner? Intervention guidelines are provided with implications for policy and clinical practice, with the focus of maintaining elderly in the community. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)