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Older people and legal advice - the need for joined up and creative approaches
- Authors:
- DUFFY Joe, BASU Subhajit, PEARSON Katherine C.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 34(1), March 2012, pp.31-47.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This paper reports the findings from research conducted with older people which investigated whether their needs for legal information and advice were being met. Participants included 25 key informants such as solicitors, advice centres in the voluntary sector and staff in the statutory social sector. Also 7 focus groups were conducted with 83 older people across Northern Ireland. The findings suggest that online legal information may frequently assist older people in identifying potential answers to their legal questions, but may not be an adequate substitute for personal communication and advice. The research also highlighted the need for professionals to work together to meet the needs of older persons for legal advice and to safeguard their interests. Such ‘joined up’ approaches are particularly important, for example at the point of dementia diagnosis, where information sharing between health and social care professionals may significantly promote the legal and welfare interests of older people at a vulnerable point in their lives.
A qualitative evaluation of the provision of bereavement care accessed by service users living in a health and social care trust area in Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- MONTGOMERY Lorna, CAMPBELL Anne
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, 8(2), April 2012, pp.165-181.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia
Within the health and social care sector today, the management of death and bereavement has become increasingly challenging. This qualitative study aimed to investigate the bereavement care offered to individuals living in one Health and Social Care Trust catchment area of Northern Ireland. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 16 key government and voluntary agency staff. The results suggest that much of the bereavement provision is based on the interest and initiative of individual staff members, with few processes to assess the level of bereavement care needed and those best skilled to provide it. Recommendations are made for a bereavement care strategy that outlines a bereavement needs assessment process. Implications for practice are presented.
National audit of intermediate care 2012
- Author:
- NHS BENCHMARKING NETWORK
- Publisher:
- NHS Benchmarking Network
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 70p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
The National Audit of Intermediate Care was launched in November 2011 as a partnership project which includes the Royal College of Nursing. The audit aims to take a whole system view of the effectiveness of intermediate care services and the contribution made to demand management across health and social care systems in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The audit highlights wide variation in service models being used nationally with differences evident in the extent of multiagency integration, the scale of services provided, and how intermediate care sits within the full range of health and community services, in each local health economy. People with dementia are not systematically excluded from intermediate care but may be under represented amongst intermediate care service users. The cost of an intermediate care bed day reported by commissioners ranged from an average of £136 in residential care homes to an average of £252 per bed day in community hospitals. Also, mental health workers are rarely included in the establishment of intermediate care teams.
Usability of a new electronic assistive device for community-dwelling persons with mild dementia
- Authors:
- MEILAND Franka J.M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 16(5), July 2012, pp.584-591.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
COGKNOW is a three-year project supported by the Inclusion unit of the European Commission’s Information Communication Technology (ICT) Research Programme. The project commenced in September 2006 and concludes in late summer of 2009. The goal of COGKNOW is to develop an integrated cognitive prosthetic solution that supports people with mild dementia in four areas: memory, social contact, recreational activities and experiences of safety. A user participatory method was applied to evaluate the development process of the COGKNOW Day Navigator (CDN), and consisted of three iterative 1-year cycles with field tests in Amsterdam, Belfast and Luleå. In the successive cycles 16, 14 and 12 persons with dementia and their carers participated. Data on usability were collected by means of interviews, observations, questionnaires, logging and diaries. The CDN prototype consists of a touch screen, a mobile device, sensors and actuators. The evaluation showed that persons with dementia and carers valued the CDN overall as user-friendly and useful. CDN was expected to be a useful tool for supporting community-dwelling persons with mild dementia and their carers. Implication for practice are discussed.
Older people's views of support services in response to elder abuse in communities across Ireland
- Authors:
- BEGLEY Emer, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 13(1), 2012, pp.48-59.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This study investigated older peoples’ perceptions of interventions and services to support people experiencing abuse. Participants included 58 older people, aged 65 years and over, who took part in focus groups across Ireland. Preventative community-based approaches and peer supports were identified as important mechanisms to support people experiencing, and being at risk of, elder abuse. Choices regarding care provision and housing, as well as opportunities for engagement in community activities where they can discuss issues with others were identified as ways to prevent abuse. The policy implication of the findings from this research is that enhanced attention and resources should be directed to community activities that enable older people to share their concerns informally thereby gaining confidence to seek more formal interventions when necessary. Suggested for future research are presented.
Inequalities in old age: the impact of the recession on older people in Ireland, North and South
- Authors:
- PATSIOS Demi, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 13(1), 2012, pp.27-37.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This study investigated the consequences of the existing inequalities in older age in both Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (RoI). Data was drawn from qualitative focus groups and analysis of existing data on social exclusion and poverty in NI and RoI. The analysis on publicly available data in the north and south of Ireland revealed few comparable measures on poverty and social exclusion. The study was, however, able to establish key pre- and intra-recession differences between older people in both areas. The qualitative analysis detailed the similarities and differences in the impact of the recession in north and south. In ending, the paper makes recommendations for improving data collection on measures which would allow policy makers and researchers to examine the current and future impact of the recession on the living standards and well-being of older people in Ireland.
Exploring community perceptions of the relationship between age and social exclusion in rural areas
- Authors:
- O'SHEA Eamon, WALSH Kieran, SCHARF Tom
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 13(1), 2012, pp.16-26.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This paper investigated community perceptions of the relationship between age and social exclusion in rural areas of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The research was conducted through focus groups with community stakeholders, which were undertaken in ten communities in different rural settings – village, near-urban, island, dispersed, and remote – in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Findings indicated four themes as important in determining exclusion or inclusion for older people living in rural areas: place; economic circumstances; social provision; and social connectedness. Within these themes, various tipping points emerged as important for pathways into and out of exclusion, most notably local systems of social support and the mindset of older people themselves in relation to participation. Implications for future research are discussed.
Domiciliary care services for adults in Northern Ireland (2012)
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 37
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This report summarises information collected from Health & Social Care (HSC) Trusts on adults receiving domiciliary care services from the statutory and independent sectors during the survey week 16th - 22nd September 2012. It details information on the numbers of clients receiving domiciliary care, visits, contact hours and intensive domiciliary care provision. (Publisher abstract)
Designing dementia nursing and residential care homes
- Authors:
- HADJRI Karim, FAITH Verity, MCMANUS Maria
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 20(5), 2012, pp.322-340.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This study investigated the design of nursing and residential care homes for people with dementia in Northern Ireland using the design audit checklist developed by the Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC). The appraisal used questionnaires sent to facility managers. The study identified the types of homes that were seen as failing to meet most of the DSDC design criteria and, in particular, which criteria are not met according to their managers. Results from this sample suggest that nursing homes aligned better with DSDC criteria than residential care homes. The study concludes that the majority of managers perceive their care homes to meet over 50% of the essential criteria, with just over 5% below the 50% mark. The authors concluded that more attention to dementia-friendly building design needs to be taken into consideration by residential care homes, and more improvement would still be required by nursing homes not meeting all criteria.
Judgements of social care professionals on elder abuse referrals: a factorial survey
- Authors:
- KILLICK Campbell, TAYLOR Brian J.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 42(5), 2012, pp.814-832.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Compared to the fields of child protection and domestic violence, adult protection is relatively new. Definitions and concepts about the basic concepts of abuse and vulnerability remain ambiguous and policies are open to interpretation. This study sought to assist in the development of a more sophisticated understanding of vulnerability and abuse. Specifically, the study investigated factors in professional decision making in relation to identifying and reporting abuse of older people. A systematic review and a panel of expert practitioners were used to identify factors that might influence professional recognition and reporting of elder abuse. These factors were incorporated into a questionnaire that included randomised factorial survey vignettes and additional questions on decision making. Sets of unique vignettes were completed by 190 social workers, nurses and other professional care managers across Northern Ireland in 2008, giving 2,261 randomised vignettes used as the units of analysis. The findings showed that recognition and reporting of abuse were influenced by case factors specific to the abuse event (type and frequency of abuse), while contextual factors (age, gender, health conditions) did not significantly influence recognition or referring of abuse. While there was some consistency in recognition and referring in extreme cases, there was disparity in the more ambiguous vignettes.