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Caring for an aging population: TYC proposals
- Author:
- BLACK Lesley-Ann
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Assembly. Research and Information Service
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 23
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
One of the key aspects of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) proposals for changing how health and social care operates in Northern Ireland, known as 'Transforming your care', is to ensure that older people remain at home for as long as possible. An increasing number of older people with long term conditions or disabilities will need additional support services and specialised housing if they are to remain outside more formal types of care. This paper explores these issues. It looks at the types of formal care (nursing homes, residential homes, and hospital care) and care at home (unpaid carers, domiciliary care and sheltered and supported accommodation) available. It then discusses current DHSSPS policies concerning older people and considers these in relation to the needs and demands for different types of housing options. (Edited publisher abstract)