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Older people living in the community – nutritional needs barriers and interventions: a literature review
- Authors:
- JONES Jacklyn, et al
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Good nutrition plays a vital role in the well-being and health of older people but also helps delay and reduce the risk of developing disease. This literature review focuses on the nutritional needs of older adults living in the community, the barriers to them meeting their nutritional needs, and interventions which may be successful in improving nutritional intake. Main findings are presented.
Older people living in the community: nutritional needs, barriers and interventions: a literature review
- Authors:
- JONES Jacklyn, et al
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 63p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This literature review focuses on the nutritional needs of older adults living in the community, the barriers to them meeting their nutritional needs and interventions which may be successful in improving nutritional intake. Good nutrition plays a vital role in the wellbeing and health of older people but also helps delay and reduce the risk of developing disease. The aims of the review were to: identify the nutritional needs of older people living in the community and barriers to them meeting their nutritional requirements, identify effective dietary and other interventions, including interventions to improve food access for older people (including cooking clubs, delivered meals/food etc) and use of supplements (of which vitamin D may be one), to improve health outcomes (including nutritional status) of this population group. The review focused on the nutritional needs of older people living in the community in Scotland and in particular those people who are at risk of nutritional deficiencies. Those chronically ill with degenerative disease (e.g. cancer, dementia or Parkinson’s disease) were not included. Literature published between 1998 and 2008 was reviewed along with key relevant publications prior to 1998.
Hungry to be heard survey: older patients’ experience of hospital meals
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN SCOTLAND AND HELP THE AGED SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Age Concern Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Age Concern Scotland developed the Hungry to be Heard campaign to investigate the experience of older patients and offer recommendations for future action. As part of the campaign, research was carried out across Scotland with over 100 older people who had recently been in hospital. The survey was designed to gain an insight into whether the standards for nutritional care in acute hospitals are being met. A summary of the survey findings are presented.
Review of the Scottish Helpline for Older People
- Authors:
- SCOTT John, et al
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Scottish Helpline for Older People (SHOP) is a telephone helpline service and website for older people providing an independent, confidential information service on a wide range of topics. SHOP is supported by a consortium committed to improving the delivery of information and advice to older people. SHOP is managed by Age Concern and Help the Aged in Scotland. This review was commissioned to assess the development of the helpline; explore whether the aims of the service are still relevant and whether it is best placed to deliver these aims; evaluate the effectiveness of the service; and make recommendations for its future. Main findings are presented.
Review of the Scottish Helpline for Older People
- Authors:
- SCOTT John, et al
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 83p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
In June 2009 the Older People and Age team within the Scottish Government commissioned ODS Consulting to undertake a review of the Scottish Helpline for Older People (SHOP). SHOP is a telephone helpline service and website for older people (aged 50 and over), supported by a consortium committed to improving the delivery of information and advice to older people. The study was undertaken between June and September 2009. It involved a desktop review; consultations with members of the consortium, staff and volunteers working for the helpline, a sample of service users and a selection of organisations representing older people not using the service. This report identifies the current and emerging context in which SHOP is operating, its achievements to date, together with the views of a range of stakeholders. It makes recommendations for strengthening the service in the short term and considering how best to provide and how best to provide a helpline service for older people in the longer term.
Eating well in care homes for older people
- Author:
- CARE COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 27p.
- Place of publication:
- Dundee
This report details what the Care Commission found when it looked in detail at five areas of food and nutrition in a sample of 303 care homes for older people in Scotland during inspections in 2006 to 2007, investigated 91 complaints about eating, drinking and nutrition in 2006 to 2007, looked at the improvement notices that were served on care homes in 2008 to 2009, and worked with staff called nutrition champions to make improvements in eating, drinking and nutritional care in the care homes where they were working. The Care Commission found that just over half (51%) of the 303 care homes met the National Care Standards in all the five areas that were looked at. Taken together, this report’s findings from inspections, complaints and enforcement action highlight areas in which everyone involved with care services for older people in Scotland can take action to improve standards of nutritional care.
Reviewing Care and Repair in Scotland 2009: report of the findings of the review of care and repair
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 41p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Care and Repair projects provide a range of property based, but personalised services to support older and disabled home owners, tenants of private landlords and crofters, to help them remain in their homes. They make it easier for people to improve and adapt their homes by helping them to decide what work is required, choose reliable tradesmen, obtain finance and oversee the work. Small repairs services may also be available. The ethos and approach taken by Care and Repair is unique, offering a flexible, person centred, property related service. They deliver a flexible and holistic approach that is independent, confidential and non-judgemental and are seen as approachable, trusted and responsive to individual needs. As part of the review, interviews took place with the Care and Repair Forum Board members followed by a more in-depth review of local services by an independent consultant (ODS Consulting) appointed by the Scottish Government. This work included a structured telephone survey of the managers of Care and Repair projects, followed by an online survey of managing agents, management board representatives, local authority sponsors, partner organisations and other providers of Care and Repair type services. National consultation events also took place to bring together anyone with an interest in Care and Repair, to talk about its potential future role. It is primarily for Care and Repair projects and their key stakeholders to decide how best to make use of the tools that these review findings provide.
Review of care and repair projects
- Authors:
- SCOTT John, et al
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 136p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
In October 2008, the Scottish Government appointed ODS Consulting to undertake an independent review of Care and Repair projects in Scotland. The report was commissioned against a background of the introduction of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 and specifically the requirement on local authorities to produce a ‘Scheme of Assistance’. The objective of the study was to provide a contextual analysis of Care and Repair projects in Scotland at the current time, the contribution they make to meeting national housing objectives and the potential role they could play in the future. The study took place between October 2008 and April 2009. It involved a desktop review, telephone and online surveys and two stakeholder workshops. The researchers also identified innovative examples of how Care and Repair projects in Scotland are adapting to the changing context.
Review of care and repair projects
- Authors:
- SCOTT John, et al
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Care and Repair in Scotland primarily supports older and disabled people living in the private sector to remain living in their own homes by providing assistance with housing repairs, improvements or adaptations. This review provides a contextual analysis of Care and Repair projects and makes a series of recommendations as to how Care and Repair could be strengthened to support the delivery of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006. Key findings are presented.
Promoting nutrition in care homes for older people
- Author:
- CARE COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- Dundee
This report evaluates a programme aimed at improving nutrition in Scotland’s care homes for older people. Programme partners were the Scottish Government, the Care Commission and the Care Homes for Older People Dietitians Network. They, with expert help, designed and delivered the programme and evaluated its impact. The programme partners recruited 112 people who worked in care homes across Scotland, including chefs, care workers and managers. They were asked to become nutrition champions and take part in a six-month programme that would help them learn more about nutrition for older people, give them expert and practical advice from dietitians, develop individual projects to improve some aspects of nutrition in the care home that each worked in, give them the skills they need to make changes in their own care homes, learn from each other and share their experiences in meetings, and online. Everyone involved in the programme gave their feedback, at every stage. This included projects that the nutrition champions put in place in their care homes.