Search results for ‘Subject term:"older people"’ Sort:
Results 1 - 7 of 7
Switching on a light: an introduction to life story work
- Authors:
- UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING. Dementia Services Development Centre, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. Dementia Services Development Centre
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- DVD, booklet
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
This new DVD demonstrates what is meant by life story work and how this can be used with people with dementia. Filmed in a nursing home and using interviews with practitioners and people with dementia, the benefits for those involved are considered. The accompanying booklet gives more detailed information about getting started and the issues to be considered. An outline for a suggested training session is also included.
Strategic moves: thinking, planning and delivering differently: strategic commissioning services for older people
- Authors:
- SUFFOLK FILMS, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Health and Social Care Change Agent Team
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- London
Strategic Commissioning for Older People's Services is a Workbook/CD designed to help partnerships develop better commissioning to fit the outcomes they want to achieve. It builds on 'Preparing older people's and housing strategies' ODPM and DH 2002, and 'A Catalyst for change: commissioning non acute services for older people'.
Your care, your choice: direct payments working for you
- Authors:
- MINAMON FILM, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- DVD, booklet
- Place of publication:
- London
The low levels of awareness of Direct Payments are being challenged by our new film called Your Care, Your Choice: Direct Payments working for you. While a study found that older people receiving Direct Payments reported feeling happier, more motivated and an improved quality of life, fewer than 1% of all those aged over 65 receiving community-based care are in receipt of Direct Payments. Direct Payments are payments that can be made by social services departments, so that individuals that require care at home can arrange their own care services to meet the needs they have been assessed as having. Older people, who receive Direct Payments, are featured on the DVD talking about how their lives have been enriched and the types of activities and support they have chosen. It aims to help older people think about the option of Direct Payments and to look for further guidance to see if it is appropriate for them
Mutual caring: multimedia resources
- Authors:
- FOUNDATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- DVD, CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- London
This 2-disc set include information developed as part of the Mutual Caring Project. The Mutual Caring Project was set up to help promote recognition of good practice and develop improved service provision for older families where the balance of the caring relationship between the long-term family carer (often a parent) and the person with learning disabilities (normally an adult son or daughter) has changed. This disc set highlights this neglected area and provides evidence of practical approaches that can be used in different settings. Disc 1 is a DVD with video stories of personal experiences and covers: being a carer; person centred planning; carers’ assessments; and group and peer support. Disc 2 is a CD-ROM containing all resources, tools and reports developed as part of the Mutual Caring Project. Resources have been made to help families, people with learning disabilities, staff, commissioners and others and include: Supporting You as an Older Family Carer; Supporting You and Your Family as You Grow Older Together; Supporting You to Support Your Family; Supporting Mutual Caring; Circles of Support and Mutual Caring; and Being a Carer and Having a Carer’s Assessment.
Healthy homes, healthier lives
- Authors:
- CARE AND REPAIR, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Care and Repair England
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- DVD
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
This DVD/CD-Rom illustrates how housing conditions can contribute to poor health, particularly amongst older and vulnerable people.
Valuing experience: older people and mental health
- Authors:
- MENTAL HEALTH MEDIA, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Media
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- (43 mins.), videocassette, booklet (20p.)
- Place of publication:
- London
The video features testimony from older people with mental health problems speaking powerfully about the isolation, discrimination and difficulties they’ve faced. Significantly, they move on to share positive experiences of the help and support they receive, alongside their own involvement in making decisions about their care, that enables them to live well. Valuing Experience also features interviews with older people’s advocates and highlights exceptional examples of work in the voluntary sector that demonstrate good practice in person-centred care and promoting well-being and an active lifestyle. Research shows that older people are frequently let down when they really need help and support. 1 in 20 people over 65 have some form of dementia 1 in 10 older people may experience depression – rising to about 40% for those living in care homes. Many older people experience mental distress brought on by isolation, loneliness or loss, but these problems often go unrecognised.
Being there
- Authors:
- PARKINSON'S DISEASE SOCIETY, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Parkinson's Disease Society
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- DVD, booklet
- Place of publication:
- London
The Parkinson's Disease Society has produced a DVD, Being There, which aims to answer the questions and concerns of people newly diagnosed with the condition. Being There provides an insight into symptoms, treatments and life with Parkinson's in general, and includes interviews with people with Parkinson's, carers, and expert healthcare professionals The DVD is divided into four chapters: introduction to Parkinson's disease; treating Parkinson's; living with Parkinson's; and about the Parkinson's Disease Society.