Seeks to develop an understanding of the ageing process, to develop the knowledge and skills required to assess and define the changing needs of people with learning disabilities as they get older and to enhance the quality of life for older people with learning disabilities.
Seeks to develop an understanding of the ageing process, to develop the knowledge and skills required to assess and define the changing needs of people with learning disabilities as they get older and to enhance the quality of life for older people with learning disabilities.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, older people, social care staff, dementia;
Regards, unannounced 'key' inspections of adult services proposed to take place by CSCI who will then make a judgement on the quality of the service based on information gathered. The judgement will help to decide how often it will need to inspect that service. .
Regards, unannounced 'key' inspections of adult services proposed to take place by CSCI who will then make a judgement on the quality of the service based on information gathered. The judgement will help to decide how often it will need to inspect that service. .
Subject terms:
inspection, local authorities, older people, social care provision;
Despite many directives promoting the involvement of older people in planning and evaluating services that are provided for them, relatively little is known about what older people themselves think about such involvement. The standards are designed by advisory groups who have been invited to take part in planning and monitoring the process of implementation for the standards.
Despite many directives promoting the involvement of older people in planning and evaluating services that are provided for them, relatively little is known about what older people themselves think about such involvement. The standards are designed by advisory groups who have been invited to take part in planning and monitoring the process of implementation for the standards.
Extended abstract:
AuthorAGE CONCERN
Title
Involving older people: in setting standards for day services
Publisher
Age Concern, 2005
Summary
This report sets out the findings of a research project carried out by Age Concern Norfolk between April 2001 and September 2002 supporting older people in designing quality standards and initiatives for day centre services.
Context
Despite many directives promoting the involvement of older people in planning and evaluating services that are provided for them, relatively little is known about what older people themselves think about such involvement.
Method
Contents
An executive summary begins with an introduction stating that older people remain largely excluded from participation in planning and policy decision-making processes, and that relatively little is known about how they feel about being involved or about what they perceive as successful outcomes of such involvement. It then gives the research aims: to involve older people, including service users, in defining the criteria for quality day centre services; to involve them in devising methods for assessing services; and to gain a greater understanding of the contributions older people are willing to and able to make in service planning and evaluation. The methodology is explained, and summarises specific findings: recruitment of non-service users was fare more difficult than recruitment of service users; verbal explanation and presentation was far more valuable in recruitment than written explanation; involving older people in rural areas generated complex planning arrangements; meetings are also a social event: refreshments and getting together can be an important part; appropriate encouragement and support will help facilitate involvement; and relaxed and friendly surroundings and adequate transport arrangements are essential. The main part of the report has an introduction giving the aims, rationale, background and context. Theoretical underpinning and methods are described. General findings and observations and evaluation findings – the views of participants – are given. The report ends with conclusions, outcomes, and an endnote. Appendices give the Norfolk Older People's Forum Evaluation Report, July 2002 and the Advisory Group Participants Report, August 2002.
Findings
Conclusion
Engaging older people in rewarding and worthwhile involvement processes is essential if feelings of tokenism are to be avoided. The findings support previous studies refuting assumptions often made about physically frail older people being unable to make a major impact on service planning. The participants' proposals for day centre quality standards and initiatives were accepted by Age Concern Norfolk's Care Services management team and a strategy and time frame for implementation agreed. The standards were implemented throughout CAN day centre services during 2003. The strengths of a democratic approach to involvement were highlighted. Interest in service planning and development decision-making among even frail older people, and particularly their ability, willingness and commitment to deal with complex issues, should not be underestimated.
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Subject terms:
older people, standards, user participation, day services;
'Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People' states that, by 2025, disabled people should have full opportunities and choices to improve their quality of life and be respected and included as equal members of society.
'Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People' states that, by 2025, disabled people should have full opportunities and choices to improve their quality of life and be respected and included as equal members of society.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, older people, physical disabilities, quality of life;
Age Agenda is Age Concern England's annual report on ageing and older people. It outlines significant policy developments and trends over the last year, and looks ahead to likely developments in the next.
Age Agenda is Age Concern England's annual report on ageing and older people. It outlines significant policy developments and trends over the last year, and looks ahead to likely developments in the next.
HELP THE AGED, AGE CONCERN, WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
Publisher:
Help the Aged
Publication year:
2004
Pagination:
8p.
Place of publication:
Cardiff
Presents measures for income, social exclusion and deprivation among older poelpe in Wales. While notions of poverty are subjective in many respects it is objectively evident that older people in Wales are the poor relations of the European Union.
Presents measures for income, social exclusion and deprivation among older poelpe in Wales. While notions of poverty are subjective in many respects it is objectively evident that older people in Wales are the poor relations of the European Union.