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Age Concern's response to the Department Health's Proposed Changes to the Regulatory Framework for Adult Services consultation
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
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. .
Implementation of 'improving the life chances of disabled people': Age Concern's response
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
'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.
The age agenda 2005: public policy and older people
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 103p.
- Place of publication:
- London
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 Concern's response to the Social Care Institute for Excellence consultation on the new vision for adult social care
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The authors strongly challenge the distinction, made in SCIE’s introduction to the consultation, between ‘adults of working age’ and ‘older people’. It is misleading in that people are making, or would want to make, increasingly varied choices about how and when they withdraw from the workforce. It is discriminatory in that it implies that at a certain age (presumably 65) older people are no longer of ‘working age’. This assumption can – and does - encourage similar assumptions about the ability and right of older people to continue to contribute to and participate in society and to engage in personal and social development. This response represents an amalgamation of arguments drawn from existing Age Concern policies, research, and from Age Concern’s experience of providing care services.
Improving services and support for older people with mental health problems: executive summary
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is the second and final report of the UK Inquiry into Mental Health and Well-Being in Later Life. The Inquiry was launched in late 2003 as a result of concern that mental health in later life is a much neglected area. The range of mental health problems experienced in later life is very wide, including depression, anxiety, delirium (acute confusion), dementia, schizophrenia and other severe mental health problems, and alcohol and drug misuse. This report presents a comprehensive review of key facts and figures relating to each of these, as well as facts and figures on services and sources of support. It aims to illustrate how services and support for older people with mental health problems can be improved. This report draws on evidence from older people, carers, organisations and professionals. Five main areas are identified for action: ending discrimination; prioritising prevention; enabling older people; improving current services; and facilitating change. The report concludes that the levels of unmet mental health needs amongst older people are extremely high, and that age discrimination remains the fundamental problem. The report makes 35 recommendations which are listed along with the recommendations from the Inquiry’s first report.
Later life as an older lesbian, gay or bisexual person
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 23p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This leaflet is aimed specifically at older people who are gay, bisexual or lesbian. It provides information about planning and managing everyday life and the current legal context. Areas covered include partnership rights, benefits, pensions for couples, tax, inheritance and wills, tenancy rights, care services, direct payments, being a carer, housing and residential care, and coping with bereavement. Each subject has a brief summary with details of where to get further information. A listing of useful organisations is also included.
Older people in the United Kingdom: key facts and statistics 2007
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 33p.
- Place of publication:
- London
These facts and figures have been developed as a result of the many enquirers who have contacted Age Concern needing statistics on a wide range of topics of relevance to older people. It is updated annually and gives information about older people throughout the United Kingdom but, because administrative structures are different, in some cases statistics are given for Great Britain (i.e. England, Scotland and Wales only), or in some cases England or England and Wales only. These figures are marked accordingly.
Older people in the United Kingdom: key facts and statistics 2006
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- London
These facts and figures have been developed as a result of the many enquirers who have contacted us needing statistics on a wide range of topics of relevance to older people. It is updated annually and gives information about older people throughout the United Kingdom but, because administrative structures are different, in some cases statistics are given for Great Britain (i.e. England, Scotland and Wales only), or in some cases England or England and Wales only. These figures are marked accordingly.
Delivering for older people in rural areas: a good practice guide
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The proportion of older people in England’s rural areas is significantly higher than in urban areas. It is a trend that is likely to continue, as more people move to the countryside for quality of life reasons in their 40s and 50s and stay on into retirement. With an increasingly active older rural population many of whom continue to work beyond retirement age or contribute to the life of their community through voluntary work, there is a need to re-examine what it means to deliver for older people in rural areas. Policy makers needs to look beyond a focus on health and social services, to look at all rural services which impact on the lives of older people including leisure, transport, crime and housing. The report examines the rural context of delivering services and identifies good practice in delivering mainstream and targeted services for, or involving older people in, rural areas and in particular overcoming the problems of isolated communities from main service centres and the need to develop joint working across a range of public and private sector organisations. At the heart of this booklet is a collection of case studies which illustrate ten guiding principles for developing successful services. This is complemented by sections on understanding what older people want, demographic trends and the value of profiling rural communities. Consultation and the importance of listening to and involving older people in shaping future services are also discussed.
What price care in old age?: three years on from SPAIN’s underfunding of social care paper, what has changed?
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Place of publication:
- London
The report exposes the budget rationing and age discrimination that continues to starve older people of the care they need. Though older people make up 62% of social services’ clients, they only see 47% of the budget because funds are ‘creamed off’ to pay for other adults’ services. And local authorities are still paying lower rates for older people’s residential care than for other groups – in 2004 local authorities were only prepared to pay an average of £377 for older people, while younger adults were offered £447 to £734. Funding shortages mean that crucial services for older people are being cut or diminished. Cleaning and housework services, respite, transport and mobility aids can make or break an older person’s independence, but these are being severed across the country. The number of households receiving home care has gone down by a quarter since 1997. Home care services and mobility equipment are crucial for helping to prevent older people from needing expensive hospital stays or moving into a care home. For the want of a grab rail costing around £25 or a ramp costing £150 ramp, an older person may suffer falls that require a stay on an acute ward costing approximately £1,285.