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Who knows best? Older people's contribution to understanding and preventing avoidable hospital admissions
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 18 mins 50 secs
- Place of publication:
- London
This video summarises the key findings of a research project conducted by the University of Birmingham’s Health Services Management Centre and the Department of Social Policy and Social Work which interviewed 104 older people about their emergency admissions to hospital. The research looked at how the older people were admitted to hospital, whether they felt this was the best place for them and what alternatives might have been explored. Similar questions were also asked of a GP and / or hospital doctor representing as many of these older people as possible. Overall, the study found that most older people were admitted to hospital appropriately. Only nine of 104 older people (almost 9%) felt that hospital was not the right place for them. Key findings covered in the video include: delays in seeking help; prevention and early intervention; poor communication; proactive initial approaches; working with GPs and paramedics; and the underfunding of social care. (Edited publisher abstract)
Dignity in care: nutrition for older people at home
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 10 minutes 23 seconds
- Place of publication:
- London
This film highlights the role of good nutritional care and hydration for older people living in their own homes. Food and mealtimes are very important to older people. Listening to what older people wish to eat and by preparing fresh food, the meal time experience can be enhanced. This film was previously available under the title 'Nutritional care for older people.' (Edited publisher abstract)
Personal budgets briefing: learning from the experiences of older people and their carers
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing provides a summary of older people's and carers experiences of using self-directed support and personal budgets. It is based on a six month study commissioned from a joint team from Acton Shapiro, the National Centre for Independent Living (NCIL) and the Social Policy Research Unit (SPRU). The briefing covers moving to a personal budget, deciding on personal budget, being assessed, resource allocation, support planning, ways of holding a personal budget, obtaining support, the role of carers, management of the personal budget, the role of external organisations and monitoring arrangements.
Help to reduce depression
- Authors:
- LYNE Jake, MOXON Sallie, SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 13.11.08, 2008, p.34, 36.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The results of a recent research project have found that care workers can help control depression among older people. The authors summarise some of the key messages from the study. In the second part of the article, the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) provides details of selected resources on reducing depression in older people.
Dignity in care: choice and control
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 13 minutes 30 seconds
- Place of publication:
- London
Everyone has the right to make choices about how they live and how their support is provided. This film shows how people with care and support needs can be supported to have choice and control. Three examples shown are owning a budgerigar; deciding between mince with dumplings or a roast chicken dinner; and going shopping. The young men with learning disabilities who draw up their preferred shopping list travel to town unsupported, buy the food, come back and cook it and then eat it. It's important to take time to understand and know the person, their previous lives and past achievements, and to support people to develop things like ‘life story books'. If you treat people as equals, you can make sure they remain in control of what happens to them. (Edited publisher abstract)
Making sure personal budgets work for older people: briefing
- Authors:
- THINK LOCAL ACT PERSONAL, SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Think Local Act Personal
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The largest part of adult social services expenditure goes on the over 65s. It is therefore important to make sure that older people benefit from personal budgets. Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) working with the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) are conducting a review of personal budgets for older people including people with dementia. To date, the review has identified that most councils are finding significant challenges in implementing personal budgets with older people, in particular in achieving good numbers while also being confident that they are making a positive difference. However, the review has also highlighted that there is considerable emerging positive practice in each of the areas identified as challenging. This briefing lists the identified challenges and examples of emerging positive practice. It concludes by calling for the involvement of councils and other organisations which are making good progress in the implementation of personal budgets for older people. The aim is to produce recommendations to central and local government and others to improve results for older people.
Co-production and participation: older people with high support needs
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing summarises a review of literature and a small-scale survey of good practice on the participation and co-production of older people with high support needs. It looks at the benefits and barriers to participation; highlights two research programmes involving older people with high support needs. Recommendations for improved practice are also listed. It is noted that the evidence base for the review was limited as relevant material was either about participation as it relates generally to older people or was about older people with high support needs but contained very little reference to participation.
Personalisation briefing: implications for residential care homes
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, NATIONAL CARE FORUM
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing summarises the implications of the personalisation agenda for residential care homes. The briefing covers the importance of person-centred and relationship-centred care, the consequences of transformation and change for care homes, ensuring positive transitions into residential care and of quality of life for residents. An update to this briefing is provided by 'Person-centred care for older people in care homes’, published by SCIE in 2017.
Using qualitative research in systematic reviews: older people's views of hospital discharge
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, FISHER Mike, et al
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 68p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Systematic reviews are usually restricted to quantitative studies. This report demonstrates how the review process can be extended to a synthesis of qualitative studies using the example of older people’s views on hospital discharge. There were two kinds of evidence about the potential effectiveness of discharge arrangements – the review by Parker showing that support could be successfully provided to older people discharged from hospital, and international evidence from Sweden, where a similar reform had been implemented. Closer examination of this evidence provided some of the key reasons why this qualitative synthesis of older people’s views of hospital discharge was undertaken.
Improving care packages and outcomes of older people
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.05.08, 2008, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Outcomes-focused services should aim to achieve the goals, aspirations or priorities of people who use care services. This article discusses the barriers that prevent care managers from providing outcomes-focused packages for older people and how they can be improved.