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SCIE research briefing 28: assistive technology and older people
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, BEECH Roger, ROBERTS Diane
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The term ‘assistive technology’ incorporates a wide variety of devices. Assistive technology can be supportive, preventive or responsive. The increasing proportion of older people in the population makes the use of assistive technology an attractive option in social services. Perceptions vary as to whether or not assistive technology has sufficient benefits. Existing research supports the greater use of assistive technology but further evaluation and ‘local learning’ is needed. The views and needs of people using assistive technology need to be taken into account.
Evaluating Wigan's partnerships for older people project: end of project report
- Authors:
- BEECH Roger, et al
- Publisher:
- Keele University. Research Institute for Life Course Studies
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- Keele
Wigan’s Partnership for Older People Project (POPP) was led by the Adult Social Services Department of Wigan Council. Over a two year period, participants in the Wigan POPP aimed to: develop a range of needs led services requested by older people; encourage investment in preventative approaches for promoting older people’s health, well being and independence; and offer more low level care and community support with a view to preventing or delaying older people needing higher intensity and more costly care. The results of an evaluation of this programme of service development were originally incorporated in a report that Wigan Council submitted to the Department of Health. Key extracts from that report are presented in this one. It starts by providing an overview of the methods that were used to undertake the evaluation and a summary of the nature of the schemes that were introduced as part of the POPP. This section also includes evaluation results which indicate the impacts of the POPP on user access to services. The next section considers the resource and outcome implications of the POPP. Resource effects considered are the extent to which POPP schemes reduced or delayed an older person’s need for more intensive and costly services. Outcome effects considered are user satisfaction with POPP schemes and the extent to which POPP schemes affected user quality of life and wellbeing. The final section of the report then includes examples of the ways in which older people have been involved in both the evaluation and the delivery of POPP schemes.