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Older people and suicide
- Author:
- BEESTON Derek
- Publisher:
- Care Services Improvement Partnership
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 69p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
The report concludes: People over 65 are the group most likely to carry out a threat of suicide in primary care, with almost one in four attempts resulting in death; People over the age of 65 are more successful than any other age group at taking their own lives; Two thirds of older people who take their own life have been in touch with a primary care professional in the weeks before their death ; Depression in older people is treatable and can be successfully managed.
Older people's housing strategies: addressing your older homeless population: draft version
- Author:
- COALITION ON OLDER HOMELESSNESS
- Publisher:
- Coalition on Older Homelessness
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Coalition on Older Homelessness has produced a draft paper aimed at local authorities to encourage them to include older homeless people in their strategic thinking.
Benchmarking extra care housing for older people
- Authors:
- HANNAH Michelle, ADAMS Simon
- Publisher:
- Tribal; London ADSS Performance Network
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 47p.
This report to the Greater London ADSS Performance Network by Tribal Group provides an overview of the current state and development in extra care housing for older people in London.
An investigation of the circumstances of older people with sight loss: analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
- Authors:
- GJONCA Edlira, NAZROO James
- Publisher:
- Thomas Pocklington Trust
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper aims to describe the socio-demographic characteristics of people with sight loss, their health and wellbeing and their socioeconomic circumstances. The exact number of people in the UK with sight loss is not known. More precise information is necessary for understanding the needs of this group. This study uses data from ELSA, the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, which surveyed over 11,000 people aged 50 and older living in private households. They were asked to rate their eyesight, among other measures of health and wellbeing.
Personal social services survey of home care users in England aged 65 and over, 2006-06
- Author:
- NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE. Information Centre for Health and Social Care
- Publisher:
- National Health Service. Information Centre for Health and Social Care
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 48p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The User Experience Survey is run on an annual basis and is used to target areas of particular interest within social services. Opinions are sought over a range of service areas to gain an understanding of users’ views rather than measuring quantities of care delivered. This survey is targeted at clients aged 65 and over receiving home care funded wholly or in part by Social Services. A survey of these clients was last conducted in 2002-03. This survey aims to see how the opinions of these clients have changed in the last 3 years and to gain a better understanding of how different factors effect the overall satisfaction.
Inspection of social care services for older people: Norfolk County Council: July 2006
- Authors:
- CLARK Jan, METZ Alison de, MILLER Sandra
- Publisher:
- Commission for Social Care Inspection. East Midlands Region
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 74p.
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
An integrated system for care
- Author:
- BURKE Kath
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Chronicle, 21.09.06, 2006, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Emap Business
Durham has streamlined care services with the introduction of a groundbreaking computer system. This article looks at the system which helps to facilitate seamless care for older people and people with physical disabilities by joining up 10 care teams over 4 localities.
Initial evaluation of new structure for Bromley Mind's day services: for the 4 month period: 31st October - 28th February 2006
- Author:
- TAYLOR Ben
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Discusses the work of Bromley Mind's day services including MindCare, a specialist service for people suffering from dementia, offering: day care centres in Beckenham Hayne Road, The Rachel Notley Centre and St. Paul's Cray.
We’re all going on a summer holiday
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 17.08.06, 2006, pp.28-30.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author visits the Grosvenor Hotel at Westcliff in Essex, which specialises in breaks for older people and their carers.
Inspection of social care services for older people: Reading Borough Council: January 2006
- Authors:
- COWEN Robin, HAMPTON Lynn, METZ Alison de
- Publisher:
- Commission for Social Care Inspection. South West
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 73p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol