Government proposals in the green paper 'Shaping the future of care together' have presented a risk that the attendance allowance could be integrated into the general social care system. This article reports on the opposition from disability user groups who believe the attendance allowance should remain a separate non-means tested benefit. A short case study showing the benefits the allowance provided one woman with a visual impairment is included.
Government proposals in the green paper 'Shaping the future of care together' have presented a risk that the attendance allowance could be integrated into the general social care system. This article reports on the opposition from disability user groups who believe the attendance allowance should remain a separate non-means tested benefit. A short case study showing the benefits the allowance provided one woman with a visual impairment is included.
Subject terms:
older people, attendance allowance, disabilities, government policy;
Looks at the importance of harnessing the expertise and enthusiasm of the Iraqi people to rebuild the social fabric of Iraq. Discusses work by HelpAge International and Care International, which use the expertise of local people and organisations.
Looks at the importance of harnessing the expertise and enthusiasm of the Iraqi people to rebuild the social fabric of Iraq. Discusses work by HelpAge International and Care International, which use the expertise of local people and organisations.
Social Work Matters (e-Magazine), September 2013, pp.10-13. Online only
Publisher:
The College of Social Work
A former US marine and Colorado cop Ruth Aten-Shearwood, talks about how her life changed when she moved to the UK, became a social worker and is now embedded in an 'extra care' housing development for older people in Derbyshire.
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A former US marine and Colorado cop Ruth Aten-Shearwood, talks about how her life changed when she moved to the UK, became a social worker and is now embedded in an 'extra care' housing development for older people in Derbyshire.
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Subject terms:
communities, extra care housing, older people, social care provision, community care;
Looks the introduction of free nursing and personal care for older people by Scotland's local authorities and explains why the approach seems to be working.
Looks the introduction of free nursing and personal care for older people by Scotland's local authorities and explains why the approach seems to be working.
Subject terms:
local authorities, long term care, older people, policy, financing;
Looks at two projects intended to make sure elderly people receive the services they are entitled to without sacrificing their privacy or independence.
Looks at two projects intended to make sure elderly people receive the services they are entitled to without sacrificing their privacy or independence.
Subject terms:
independence, older people, social care provision, very old people, vulnerable adults;
Depression among older people often goes untreated. Reasons for poor treatment include low referral rate, age discrimination within services, the separation of mental health services for adults and older people, and the increasing medicalisation of mental health services. The author highlights social care's role in restabilising older people's links with communities and improving their access to support services.
Depression among older people often goes untreated. Reasons for poor treatment include low referral rate, age discrimination within services, the separation of mental health services for adults and older people, and the increasing medicalisation of mental health services. The author highlights social care's role in restabilising older people's links with communities and improving their access to support services.
Subject terms:
mental health services, older people, referral, social care, social care provision, age discrimination, depression;
Looks at a report on social care spending on over 65-year-olds in Wales which has highlighted the way cash shortages are forcing social services departments to focus services on the most severely disabled people at the expense of the majority of others.
Looks at a report on social care spending on over 65-year-olds in Wales which has highlighted the way cash shortages are forcing social services departments to focus services on the most severely disabled people at the expense of the majority of others.
Subject terms:
older people, resource allocation, severe disabilities, social care provision, very old people, community care, financing;
The new single assessment process is intended to help local agencies simplify health and social care assessments for older people. Looks at how many local authorities are still confused over the government's guidance and funding.
The new single assessment process is intended to help local agencies simplify health and social care assessments for older people. Looks at how many local authorities are still confused over the government's guidance and funding.
Subject terms:
interagency cooperation, joint working, local authorities, older people, social services, social care provision, assessment, central government, financing, health;
Feedback from the few social services projects under the Private Finance Initiative so far has been positive. Looks at the plans of Greenwich to build neighbourhood resource centres for older people.
Feedback from the few social services projects under the Private Finance Initiative so far has been positive. Looks at the plans of Greenwich to build neighbourhood resource centres for older people.
Subject terms:
joint working, local authorities, older people, private sector, residential care, social services, day services, financing;
The government is saying that its new procedure will cut down on the bureaucracy involved in assessing older people's needs. The author explains how some agencies are worried the approach may lessen the involvement of social care.
The government is saying that its new procedure will cut down on the bureaucracy involved in assessing older people's needs. The author explains how some agencies are worried the approach may lessen the involvement of social care.
Subject terms:
needs, older people, policy, social services, social care provision, assessment, central government, health care;