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Sheltered housing's contribution to health and social care
- Authors:
- 4REEL FILMS, (Producer), EROSH, CARE SERVICES IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP. Housing Learning and Improvement Network, (Authors)
- Publisher:
- ERoSH (Emerging Role of Sheltered Housing)
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- DVD
- Place of publication:
- Chippenham
This DVD emphasises the benefits of partnership working and demonstrates a range of health and social care related activities that do or should take place in sheltered housing (including: exercise; falls prevention; healthy eating; etc.) It is in two parts - one aimed primarily at health care professionals and the other primarily at social care professionals. Supporting People commissioners
Breaking the fall
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 48, 5.11.03, 2003, pp.30-32.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Four out of ten admissions of older people to nursing homes are the result of a fall, and the problem costs health and social care services around £1 billion a year. Reports on what's been done to address this issue and highlights some prevention projects.
Prevention
- Author:
- RESEARCH IN PRACTICE FOR ADULTS
- Publisher:
- Research in Practice for Adults
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Place of publication:
- Dartington
This evidence cluster addresses the evidence base associated with the topic of prevention in adults services. Much of the content of this cluster relates to older people. Research about falls prevention, housing adaptations, preventive home care, low level services and interventions, and cost effectiveness of preventive social care are included.
Beyond one hip fracture at a time: rethinking aging services
- Author:
- VLADECK Fredda W.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 43(3/4), 2004, pp.151-162.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The argument in this article is that the basic conceptual model used in construction of services to older people served well in years past but is now inadequate, descriptively or analytically. An alternative approach to the construction of community-based services is proposed and then examples from the practice of the author and from other communities are described. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
London Older People's Service Development Programme: a brighter future for older people; report and key lessons June 2003
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Place of publication:
- London
The London Older People's Service Development Programme was a unique two-year initiative, bringing together care communities from across London to work in partnership to improve primary health and social care services for older people. Using established techniques based on the successful 'collaborative' model, the programme's goal was to promote independence and optimise care outcomes for London's older people, through the delivery of person-centred, co-ordinated services. It is a major tool in implementing the National Service Framework for Older People in London, helping to take forward its aims - particularly the single assessment process - and embed them in good practice.
Elderly fallers: a baseline audit of admissions to a day hospital for elderly people
- Author:
- MCINTYRE Anne
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 62(2), June 1999, pp.244-248.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Falls in elderly people are a major problem for health and social services because of the incidence of injury and the fear falling as a disabling consequence. This article describes a retrospective and concurrent caseload audit of medical and occupational therapy notes of elderly people admitted to a South Buckinghamshire day hospital. The aim of the audit was to establish the incidence of falls
Falls: measuring the impact on older people
- Author:
- PCP Market Research Consultants
- Publisher:
- WRVS
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Noting the significant personal costs for individuals and financial costs for health and social care services associated with falls, this document reports on the findings of research into the impact and challenges of falls for older people. It covers vulnerability of survey respondents (including living alone and lack of social contact), severity of falls, reaction to falls (including loss of confidence), losing independence, and the response of statutory services. It reports that 26% of older people surveyed reported that they had fallen, either inside or outside their home, in the last year, and that only 11% of people had received a visit from a specialist falls prevention team, with English older people less likely to have had support from a falls team than their counterparts in Scotland or Wales. It also discusses national policies and guidelines to prevent falls in England, Wales, and Scotland. It argues that the survey findings indicate that those who are having falls are not being offered appropriate support, calls for implementation of the good practice in existing policy frameworks, and sets out recommendations for policy changes to help deliver cost effective and quality services to reduce overall incidence and severity of falls.
Falls and fractures: effective interventions in health and social care
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 25p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guidance note is part of the Department of Health's prevention package which aims to raise the focus on prevention as a means of ensuring good health, well-being and independence for older people. It sets out four key objectives that commissioners, working across health and social care, should consider in the context of local services for falls, falls prevention and fractures. The objectives are: improving the experience of hip fracture surgery; respond to the first fracture and prevent the second; early intervention to restore independence and reduce future injuries; prevent frailty, promote bone health and reduce accidents. It also sets out the main measureable outcomes for falls and fracture services.
Falls in later life and their consequences: implementing effective services
- Author:
- SWIFT Cameron G.
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 7.4.01, 2001, pp.855-857.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Considers the basis for and the implications of the inclusions in the framework of a service model for falls and their consequences. Looks in particular at primary prevention, risk assessment and best practice in clinical management and rehabilitation.
Home visits for prevention of impairment and death in older adults: a systematic review
- Authors:
- GRANT Sean, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Campbell Systematic Reviews, 10(1), 2014, pp.1-85.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Home visits by health and social care professionals aim to prevent cognitive and functional impairment, thus reducing institutionalisation and prolonging life. This systematic review sought to assess the evidence on the effectiveness of preventive home visits for older adults (65+ years) and to identify factors that may moderate effects. Searches were conducted on the following databases: British Nursing Index and Archive, C2-SPECTR, CINAHL, CENTRAL, EMBASE, IBSS, Medline, Nursing Full Text Plus, PsycINFO, and Sociological Abstracts. Randomised controlled trials enrolling persons without dementia aged over 65 years and living at home; and those interventions that were not directly related to recent hospital discharge were included. Sixty-four studies with 28,642 participants were included. Evidence was assessed in relation to whether home visits: reduced absolute mortality; numbers of people who were institutionalised or hospitalised; numbers of people who fell; quality of life; and functioning. The authors were unable to identify reliable effects of home visits. It is possible that some home visiting programmes have beneficial effects for community-dwelling older adults, but poor reporting of how interventions and comparisons were implemented prevents more robust conclusions. (Edited publisher abstract)