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Your human rights: a guide for older people
- Author:
- MATTHEWS Lucy
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Human Rights
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 46p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Your Human Rights’ is a series of four plain English, non-technical guides focusing on the practical relevance of human rights in the UK. They are written directly for people living with mental health problems, disabled people, older people and refugees and asylum seekers who are in situations where they may need information on their human rights. They will also be useful for people working with these groups, or people who would like to know more about the impact of human rights on these groups. The present booklet is devoted to older people.
Good practice guidelines for UK clinical psychology training providers for the training and consolidation of clinical practice in relation to older people
- Authors:
- PSIGE, BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
- Publisher:
- British Psychological Society
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
Nearly a fifth (19.5 per cent) of people in the UK are aged 65 or older. They are consumers of 50 per cent of health and social care spending. Older people have at least equivalent rates of psychological distress generally as compared to younger people and show significant levels of depression and suicide as well as dementia. However, just over five per cent of the Clinical Psychology workforce specialises in work with older adults (DoH and BPS National Workforce Survey 2003) and fewer than 10 per cent of clinical psychology contacts are with older people (DOH), reflecting historical imbalances in resource allocation, under diagnosis and under treatment. The recent Workforce Survey of Applied Psychologists conducted jointly by the British Psychological Society and the Department of Health showed no proportionate growth in services to older people over the last decade.
Heroines, villains and victims: older people's perceptions of others
- Authors:
- TOWNSEND Jean, GODFREY Mary, DENBY Tracy
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 26(6), November 2006, pp.883-900.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This paper examines older people's contrasting images of older people as ‘those like us’ and as ‘others’. It draws on data from a qualitative study about the experience of ageing that was undertaken in partnership with two local groups of older people in England. Whilst the informants acknowledged their chronological age, changes in appearance and physical limitations, most did not describe themselves as old. They challenged the idea of older people as being ‘past it’. Older people who personified their own values of inter-dependence, reciprocity and keeping going were seen as ‘heroines’ of old age, but negative stereotypes were ascribed simultaneously to others, ‘the villains’. Aspects of behaviour which evoked censure were ‘giving up’; ‘refusal to be helped’ and ‘taking without putting back’, and were usually attributed to acquaintances known only at a distance. The victims of old age were primarily people with dementia, who were perceived as ‘needing to be looked after’ and objects of pity and concern. The paper explores the ways in which these various images of old age related to people's self-identity and management of the ageing process; especially in a society that has ambivalent conceptions of old age. The findings contribute to an understanding of how people's values underpin their conception of ‘a good old age’ and how they shape their interpretation of societal stereotypes. They also indicate the importance of considering whose voices are heard in the context of exploring the identity and contributions of older people to achieve a more inclusive society.
Older people and the law
- Authors:
- McDONALD Ann, TAYLOR Margaret
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 170p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Describes the legal framework for working with older people, following the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 and the modernising agenda in health and social care. This book describes the application of law and policy relating to older people in the context of social work practice. It describes the legal framework for working with older people following the modernising agenda in health and social care and the length has been considerably expanded to enable topics to be dealt with more comprehensively. It covers the range of legal issues affecting the welfare and financial security of older people in the community and residential settings, and emphasises the empowering nature of legal knowledge. It also describes and explains the application of law and policy relating to older people in the context of social work practice.
Over 50s outreach pilot: qualitative research
- Authors:
- JONES Gerwyn, GRIFFITHS Rita
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 105p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
The pilot involves external organisations acting as an intermediary between the Jobcentre and the customer. These organisations will: contact people aged 50 and over who are not in work, and encourage their use of Jobcentre Plus services or volunteering opportunities; market the back to work help, employment and volunteering opportunities available and overcoming the concerns of some IB and IS clients that their benefits may be affected if they approach a Jobcentre Plus office with a work related enquiry; and promote the back to work help available through Jobcentre Plus to people aged 50 and over who may not be aware of this help or who do not normally have contact with Jobcentre Plus. The evaluation of these pilots will demonstrate what methods of contact and awareness raising worked most successfully to encourage people who would not otherwise have asked about or taken up Jobcentre Plus services and work or volunteering opportunities to do so. The methods that are most successful can then be disseminated throughout Jobcentre Plus to be incorporated into the continuous improvement of their services.
Individual standards for intermediate care for older people with mental health difficulties
- Author:
- HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ADVISORY SERVICE
- Publisher:
- Health and Social Care Advisory Service
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper presents the standards and the early findings from the Department of Health funded national project on Intermediate Care for Older People with Mental Health difficulties. The project benchmarked the intermediate care service provision in seven sites across England during March and April 2006 against best practice standards developed by HASCAS. An overarching view is that is that there is often poor integration and understanding between mainstream older peoples intermediate care services and older peoples mental health services and that this results in sub optimal care.
Evaluation of the intensive activity period 50plus pilots
- Authors:
- ATKINSON Joan, et al
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 163p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This research provides qualitative evidence towards the evaluation of the IAP 50 Plus Pilots, which trialled the benefits of making participation in the Intensive Activity Period mandatory for New Deal 25 plus participants aged between 50 and 59. The research focused on four of the 14 pilot sites, and was principally based on face-to-face interviews involving 75 staff, 23 providers and 182 participants, in two waves, in spring 2005 and winter 2005/06. The research confirmed that the pilots were delivered without undue difficulty largely because, with quite small numbers of customers involved, they represented only a fairly modest extension of existing practice, required no significant change in the organisation or provision, and drew on an experienced cadre of NDPAs and IAP providers.
Minding the money: carers and the management of financial assets in later life: report of a scoping study
- Authors:
- ARKSEY Hilary, et al
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 84p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Growing numbers of older people need help managing their finances. Longer life expectancy is leading to increases in physical and cognitive impairments that can affect individuals’ capacity to manage their own affairs. Difficulties range from mobility problems that make it hard to get to a bank or post office, to severe dementia requiring another person to take responsibility for all financial matters. As close relatives and friends are the main source of support, they are most likely to help older people with financial management. At the same time, older people’s financial resources are increasingly complex. Growing proportions of post-retirement incomes are derived from occupational pensions and private investments, or claimed through benefits and tax credits. Most people now entering older age also have substantial housing wealth. Difficult decisions may be required concerning investments and savings in later life: converting capital to income; property maintenance and insurance; and equity release through reverse mortgage or downsizing accommodation. These decisions take place in the context of diverse legal and institutional arrangements governing taxation, social security, pensions, and social care charges.
Hungry to be heard: the scandal of malnourished older people in hospital
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Age Concern England
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Six out of 10 older people are at risk of becoming malnourished, or their situation getting worse, in hospital. Up to 14% of older people aged over 65 years in the UK are malnourished. Four out of 10 older people admitted to hospital are malnourished on arrival.Patients over the age of 80 admitted to hospital have a five times higher prevalence of malnutrition than those under the age of 50. Up to 50% of older people in general hospitals have mental health needs. Patients who are malnourished stay in hospital for a longer time, require more medications, and are more likely to suffer from infections. The toll of malnutrition on health and health care costs is estimated to exceed £7.3 billion per year (much more than obesity). Over half of this cost is expended on people aged 65 years and above.
Care homes for older people guidance log
- Author:
- COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL CARE INSPECTION
- Publisher:
- Commission for Social Care Inspection
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 109p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidance logs (formerly known as precedent logs) are used by inspectors to apply the National Minimum Standards. Inspectors use the logs when queries arise about the interpretation of a particular standard, or where clarification is needed on how a particular aspect of a service should be inspected against the standards.