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Improving the provision of information about assistive technology for older people: summary of research
- Authors:
- WRIGHT Fay, MCCREADIE Claudine, TINKER Anthea
- Publisher:
- University of London. Kings College. Institute of Gerontology
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 57p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The importance of assistive technology (AT) in helping older people maintain independence is increasingly recognised in policy. The piece of research, looked at an important corollary of this development - the provision of relevant and appropriate information about AT. The research involved mapping both AT and information sources, focus groups with 28 users aged 75 and over and 12 carers, interviews with 40 professionals and information providers and a postal questionnaire to 131 care home managers (response rate of 45%). The findings point to the large volume of available information, but suggest that there are problems in identifying needs and in accessing all necessary information. Professionals share these problems and organisational issues impact on professional capacity to provide satisfactory information. The situation in care homes appears ambiguous in terms of responsibility for AT provision for residents and hence for information. The researchers concluded that there is considerable scope for improving both access to information and the design of that information. They also concluded that there are terminology issues that need addressing in further research.
Explaining about - advocacy and care home residents
- Author:
- WRIGHT Fay
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 9(1), March 2005, pp.9-12.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Explains how advocacy can empower care home residents and how these services are currently provided, and argues for better funding. Also briefly reports on a pilot study of local Age Concern advocacy schemes funded under the Nuffield Foundation's small grants programme in the autumn of 2003. The study highted different advocacy service models, numbers of referrals, types of referrals and funding problems.