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Nutrition in community settings: a pathway and resource pack for health and social care professionals, the third sector, care home staff, relatives and carers
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Focusing on the importance of ensuring that vulnerable and frail adults (particularly older people) living in their own homes, or in other community settings such as care homes, eat well and healthily, the aim of this document is to improve standards of nutrition for people living in the community. It is in two parts. Part 1 contains a pathway showing the framework of advice and support available to people who either care for those living in community settings or whose professional work brings them into contact with people who may have eating difficulties. It includes a commentary with notes for the general public and community organisations, and for health care professionals. Part 2 contains a resource pack with publications, advice leaflets, links to other sources of information, sample risk classifications and care plan templates, designed to help people using the pathway to source information needed to manage situations effectively.
DALLAS: delivering assisted living lifestyles at scale: SBRI competition for development contracts
- Author:
- TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY BOARD
- Publisher:
- Technology Strategy Board
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- Swindon
A total investment of up to £23 million is being made in the UK-wide DALLAS programme (Delivering Assisted Living Lifestyles at Scale). This comprises an £18m investment by the Technology Strategy Board and the National Institute for Health Research, with a further £5m contribution from the Scottish Government, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Enterprise. DALLAS will establish three to five communities of 10,000 people each or more across the UK, of which one will be in Scotland. These will show how assisted living technologies and services can be used to promote wellbeing, and provide top quality health and care, enabling people to live independently – including a preventative approach. This is an open competition commencing on 7 June 2011, with successful projects attracting 100% of public funding and lasting up to 36 months. This document details the funding allocation, the application process, and key dates in the competition.
The Equality Act 2010 and adult mental health services: achieving non-discriminatory age-appropriate services: joint guidance from the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Faculties of Old Age and General and Community Psychiatry
- Author:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
As of April 2012, age discrimination will be banned in the UK and health and social care services will be legally required to promote age equality in their adult mental health services. Of all health and social care services, older people’s mental healthcare has been highlighted as one of the worst examples of discrimination. There is a danger that commissioners and providers of mental health services, in an attempt to meet the need for equality and to save money, might attempt to merge adult and older people’s services into ‘age-blind’ services. However, this does not recognise age-appropriateness and will result in indirect age discrimination. This document explains what age discrimination is, gives examples of age discrimination in action, describes the requirements under the Equality Act 2010, and provides guidance on responding to the equality challenge in a non-discriminatory age-appropriate way.
Respite care, Scotland 2011
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 27p., tables
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Statistical information on respite care services (also called short break care services) provided or purchased by Local Authorities in Scotland. The release provides information for the last five years to give a picture of: the total number of respite weeks provided by each Local Authority in Scotland; the amount of daytime and overnight respite provided; and the amount of respite provision by age group (older people aged 65+; adults aged 18 to 64; and young people aged 0 to 17).
The ratio between positive and negative affect and flourishing mental health across adulthood
- Authors:
- DIEHL Manfred, HAY Elizabeth L., BERG Kathleen M.
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 15(7), September 2011, pp.882-893.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Previous research has suggested that the balance of positive to negative affect is critically relevant to well-being and adjustment, and that, to maintain an optimal level of positive mental health, individuals need to experience approximately 3 times more positive than negative affect. The aim of this study was to address the association between the positivity ratio, age, and mental health status, and particularly to see if the proposed critical positivity ratio of 2.9 discriminated equally well between individuals with different mental health status across the adult lifespan. The participants were 239 adults from north central Florida, separated into 3 age groups: 81 young; 81 middle-aged; and 77 older. The participants completed a self-report questionnaire, followed by 30 consecutive days of daily assessments. The findings showed that the ratio of positive to negative affect differed across adulthood such that age was associated with an increasing preponderance of positive to negative affect. The positivity ratio was also associated with mental health status with higher positivity ratios being associated with better mental health. Although the data supported the notion of a positivity ratio of 2.9 as a ‘critical value’ in young adulthood, this value did not equally well discriminate the mental health status of middle-aged and older adults.
National End of Life Care Programme social care workstream: report from the NEOLCP social care leads to the Social Care Advisory Group 16 November 2011
- Author:
- NHS. National End of Life Care Programme
- Publisher:
- NHS. National End of Life Care Programme
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In July 2010 the National End of Life Care Programme published its social care framework “Supporting people to live and die well: a framework for social care at the end of life”. Phase 1 of the implementation of the framework took place between September 2010 and June 2011. Roadshows took place in each of the ADASS nine regions, along with the commissioning and piloting of eight social care test site projects. The framework had ten key objectives: identify and raise awareness of the role of social care in supporting people at the end of their life; facilitate commissioning and delivery of person‐centred, integrated care; embed end of life care within commissioning and inspection frameworks and standards for practice; strengthen the specialism of palliative care social work; promote understanding and best practice in holistic assessment of individuals, their carers and families at the end of life; promote earlier end of life care planning that builds on a holistic understanding of well‐being; educate and train social care staff to deliver high quality end of life care; create a supportive work environment that enables social care workers to maximise their contribution to quality end of life care; promote supportive communities through engagement with a wide range of community services; work jointly with research commissioners and funders to establish a robust evidence base for good practice in social care support at the end of life.
Age and anxiety and depressive symptoms: the effect on domains of quality of life
- Authors:
- BROWN Patrick J., ROOSE Steven P.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 26(12), December 2011, pp.1260-1266.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study examined whether anxiety and depressive symptomatology moderated the relationship between age and quality of life. The community-based sample consisted of 443 adults, aged 30 to 98 years, recruited from university maintained volunteer registries. Quality of life was assessed using the World Health Organisation Quality of Life-BREF assessment; depression was assessed using 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale and anxiety was assessed using the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale, a measure of social anxiety. Depression and anxiety, but not age, were negatively associated with quality of life in the Psychological and Social domains. Age negatively associated for the Physical domain and positively associated for the Environmental domain, with respect to quality of life. In conclusion, older people with high levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms reported better environmental and higher quality of life compared with middle-aged adults with similar conditions.
Balancing generations: on the strength and character of family norms in the West and East of Europe
- Authors:
- DAATLAND Svein Olav, HERLOFSON Katharina, LIMA Ivar A.
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 31(7), October 2011, pp.1159-1179.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This study examined the strength and character of responsibility norms between older parents and adult children. Quantitative data from the ‘Generations and Gender Survey’ were investigated to compare seven countries from Europe, namely Norway, Germany, France, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia and Georgia. Norm strength is measured as the level of support for family and parental responsibility norms. Character differences are indicated by how conditional the norms are, and how they are balanced between generations. Findings revealed that family norms were stronger towards the East and South of the Europe, with Norway and Georgia as the extreme cases. National differences were considerable for familial norms, but moderate for parental norms. Parental responsibility was relatively stronger in the North West, familial responsibility in the South East. Women were less supportive of family obligations than men. The authors concluded that where the welfare state is more developed, it has moderated the demanding character of family obligations and lead to a more independent relationship between generations.
Family obligations and support behaviour: a United States - Netherlands comparison
- Authors:
- COONEY Teresa M., DYKSTRA Pearl A.
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 31(6), August 2011, pp.1026-1050.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
In this article, the authors examine family responsibilities and support in 2 countries with different social welfare policy regimes, focusing on middle-generation adults who have both a living aged parent and adult offspring. The study draws on national datasets from the United States (the National Survey of Families and Households) and the Netherlands (the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study). The article discusses family obligations and family support behaviour and policy context, and presents and discusses the data analysis and comparison of key variables. It reports that the study found that Americans reported stronger feelings of obligation to support ageing parents and adult offspring than Dutch respondents, but that Dutch respondents are more likely to engage in family support behaviours with both younger and older generations. The authors conclude that Dutch respondents are more likely to act on their individual preferences whereas American respondents are more influenced by general norms of obligation towards family members, and discuss the findings in terms of social policy differences between the 2 countries.
Boomers' prospective needs for senior centers and related services: a survey of persons 50–59
- Authors:
- MALONEBEACH Eileen E., LANGELAND Karen L.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 54(1), January 2011, pp.116-130.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Despite an increasing number of people over 60, participation in senior centers is decreasing. Ageing services may need revision to meet the needs of baby boomers as they age. This study aimed to examine boomers’ visions of their retirement and to identify what ageing services they intend to use. Surveys were mailed to 800 residents of an upper Midwestern county, aged 50-59 years, randomly selected from the voter registration list. The survey addressed: perceptions of aging services; familiarity with services provided; and visions of work and retirement, family, civic engagement, health, caregiving, and leisure. A total of 225 completed surveys were returned. The findings showed that 53% of the respondents intended to work and increase civic engagement. They expected more time for hobbies and friends, and to travel more. Family will continue to be their highest priority. The implications of the findings for providing senior services that are attractive to boomers are discussed.