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Delivering A Better Life for older people with high support needs in Scotland
- Author:
- INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SERVICES
- Publisher:
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 24
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
'A Better Life' was a major five year programme of work developed by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation which explored how to achieve a good quality of life for older people with high support needs. This briefing looks at the seven key messages from the project in relation to current policy drivers in Scotland and draws out the messages for practice for Scotland. (Edited publisher abstract)
Shaping the choreography of care and support for older people in Glasgow
- Author:
- INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SERVICES
- Publisher:
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 44p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
The government’s Reshaping Care for Older People (RCOP) agenda highlights the need to change the way care and support is planned and developed. Not only does it mean improving a whole range of services, but also designing better ways of communicating across different agencies to support these improvements. Over the course of 2011/12, IRISS (the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services), in partnership with The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow City Council Social Work Services, Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS, Cornerstone Care and BUPA, was involved in a project to foster innovative strategies and actions for the development of future support for older people's well-being. It involved multidisciplinary teams comprising designers, social service practitioners and users. The objective was to match the future expectations and aspirations of living a good older life to the resources that will be available to deliver it. There were 2 overall areas of learning on this project; one being the old adage of partnership working, the other, the new and emerging role of service design for public services. The learning suggests that partnership working is still difficult in practice, and that service design can be used not just to improve a given situation but also to generate knowledge that can inform policy making.
Leading for outcomes: dementia
- Author:
- INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SERVICES
- Publisher:
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 49p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
It has been estimated that there were around 71,000 people with dementia in Scotland in 2010 and the number is set to double in the next 25 years. More than half are female and the older a person is, the more likely they are to have dementia. About a quarter of those over 85 have dementia, whether they live at home or in a care home. People of working age can also have dementia, and a very small number of children are affected. Around 2,300 people with dementia in Scotland are under 65. This guide seeks to explore how staff can be supported to effectively practice an outcomes-focused approach within the context of dementia. It provides information about dementia including key policies and legislation as well as links to other relevant resources. The guide contains a number of exercises, each with supporting training materials for leaders to use and adapt as appropriate.
Hospital to home
- Author:
- INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SERVICES
- Publisher:
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
Produced as part of a pathway mapping activity with practitioners, this document looks at the care older people experience when discharged from hospital in Scotland and the challenges practitioners face. Four of the most common care pathways are identified and illustrated: returning straight home (with or without family support); early supported discharge or intermediate care at home; step down or intermediate care; and admission straight to a care home. The document also presents key findings from a literature review on delayed discharge and the pathway between hospital and home to highlight some of the key problems and solutions. The resource has been developed as part of a 20-month project to redesign the pathway from hospital to home for older people across Scotland. (Edited publisher abstract)