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Reinvent the ageing process
- Authors:
- FOOT Catherine, HUMPHRIES Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 124(6393), 4 April 2014, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
The authors look at ways of redesigning health and care services to meeting the needs of an ageing population. It highlights the importance of looking at all compoments of care: joint working, the right housing, correct use of comprehensive geriatric assessment, and treating older people with compassion, respect and dignity. (Original abstract)
Making our health and care systems fit for an ageing population
- Authors:
- OLIVER David, FOOT Catherine, HUMPHRIES Richard
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 88
- Place of publication:
- London
Improving services for older people requires us to consider each component of care, since many older people use multiple services, and the quality, capacity and responsiveness of any one component will affect others. This paper is designed as a resource and reference guide for local service leaders who want to improve care for older people. It is structured around these nine key components: healthy, active ageing and supporting independence; living well with simple or stable long-term conditions; living well with complex co-morbidities, dementia and frailty; rapid support close to home in times of crisis; good acute hospital care when needed; good discharge planning and post-discharge support; good rehabilitation and re-ablement after acute illness or injury; high-quality nursing and residential care for those who need it; and choice, control and support towards the end of life. A final section discusses how to make integrated care happen, that is centred on the needs of older people and their families. For each of these components, the authors present evidence, guidance and good practice examples of local innovations that demonstrate provision of high-quality care. Key issues include comprehensive geriatric assessment at the right time, and the effective provision of co-ordinated primary, community and social care services close to home. (Edited publisher abstract)