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Report of the national audit of continence care for older people (65 years and above) in England, Wales and N. Ireland: summary report
- Authors:
- WAGG Adrian, et al
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Physicians of London
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The purpose of this audit is to allow clinicians and those involved in managing continence to compare their services’ performance with evidence based quality standards (National Service Framework for Older People, Good Practice in Continence Services) against the other participants in the audit. This will allow variations in the standards of care between different Trusts, PCTs and care homes to be highlighted and hopefully lead to an improvement in the standard of care provided to older people with continence problems.
Care management for older people: does integration make a difference?
- Authors:
- CHALLIS David, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interprofessional Care, 20(4), August 2006, pp.335-348.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
England and Northern Ireland provide examples of different degrees of integration of health and social care within broadly similar administrative and funding frameworks. This paper examines whether integrated structures appear to impact upon the operation of care management, a key approach to providing coordinated care for vulnerable older people. It draws on a study undertaken by the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) and funded by the Department of Health to evaluate the different forms and types of care management that have emerged since the NHS and Community Care Act for two user groups: older people and people with mental health problems. Results found there appeared to be more evidence of integrated practice between health and social care in Northern Ireland than England, although some key features, such as intensive care management, were no more evident. It is concluded that further investigation is required as to the extent to which integrated structures have impacted upon patterns of professional working and underlying beliefs about roles.
The role of autonomy in explaining mental ill-health and depression among older people in long-term care settings
- Author:
- BOYLE Geraldine
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 25(5), September 2005, pp.731-748.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This paper examines the extent of mental ill-health and probable depression among older people in long-term care. It presents selected findings from a study in Greater Belfast, Northern Ireland, that compared the quality of life, autonomy and mental health of older people living in nursing and residential homes with those of older people living in private households who were receiving domiciliary care. Structured interviews were conducted with 214 residents in institutions and 44 older people receiving domiciliary care. The study found that those in private households were more severely physically-impaired and had a higher level of mental ill-health than the residents of institutional homes. It is suggested, however, that the mental ill-health effects were associated less with physical impairments than with the restrictions placed on the older person's decisional autonomy, and that long-term care environments that constrain the older person's autonomy contribute to the development of depression. Although the UK National Service Framework for Older People specified that those with depression should be given treatment and support, priority should also be given to preventing the depression associated with living in long-term care settings.
The Age-Related Payments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005: statutory rule 2005 no. 383
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- London
These are the first Regulations made pursuant to Article 9 of the Age-Related Payments (Northern Ireland) Order 2004. They make provision for the payment of a one-off lump sum of £200 or £100 to households with occupants who have attained the age of 65 no later than the end of the week commencing Monday 19th September 2005 and who are not in receipt of the state pension credit guarantee credit and who are ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on any day in that week. The Regulations also provide for the payment of £50 to households with occupants who have attained the age of 70 no later than the end of the week commencing Monday 19th September 2005 and who are in receipt of the state pension credit guarantee credit and ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on any day in that week.
Getting personal
- Author:
- TRUELAND Jennifer
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 11.10.01, 2001, pp.9-10.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Reports on the tensions that are rising as the four UK nations get set to start payments for nursing care - and in Scotland, personal care for elderly people.
Domestic harmony
- Author:
- ALLEN Daniel
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.9.96, 1996, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author investigates a scheme in Northern Ireland which helps elderly people to have the chance to remain at home and not be placed in residential care if their needs become too much for a friend or relative to cope with.
Inspection report on day care services for dementia sufferers and their carers in Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- FITZPATRICK J.S., MARTIN P., CULBERT E.A.N
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health and Social Services. Social Services Insp
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 67p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Looks at policy issues and goes on to deal with: prevalence of dementia in Northern Ireland; models of existing practice; current practice in 5 day care units; and elements of good practice. Also includes a directory of day care services. A separate volume contains a literature review.
Making Belfast work: the North and West Belfast dementia project; 1st year evaluation
- Author:
- REID Gillian
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health and Social Services, Extra Care, North an
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 58p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Evaluation of a service providing relief care for the carers of dementia sufferers that involves close working between voluntary and statutory organisations.
The Oxford conference: supporting older people in general housing; proceedings of an international symposium at Wadham College, Oxford 28th-30th March 1990
- Author:
- ANCHOR HOUSING TRUST
- Publisher:
- Anchor Housing Trust
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 120p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Papers from a conference that brought together people from a variety of different organisations and disciplines. Includes papers on: housing agency services in Britain; rural initiatives in Northern Ireland; staying put in the Netherlands; the Oxford Agewell Project; commercial enterprises and sheltered housing; and the multi-functional centre - the Danish experience.
Lived experience 2021: What matters to older people in Northern Ireland
- Author:
- AGE NI
- Publisher:
- Age NI
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 19
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Survey report of the views of older people in Northern Ireland in 2021. Over 750 older people responded to the survey on topics ranging from health and social care to TV licences, from loneliness to bus passes, from pensions and end-of-life care to digital inclusion: everything that is important to living well and supporting independence in later life. The respondents reflect on what’s important to them now and what they want for the future; they also share their ideas and views on how that future can be secured. The responses range from the practical to the philosophical and are thoughtful and informed and grouped under three themes: support; health and social care and communication and connection. Age UK will be taking forward issues highlighted in the report to raise awareness and understanding of what matters most to older people, and to shape Age NI’s manifesto for the Northern Ireland Assembly election in 2022. The report includes a number of calls to action. (Edited publisher abstract)