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Prevention research and practice
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Place of publication:
- London
This online resource provides details of emerging practice and research in the provision of prevention services in adult social care. It has been commissioned by the Department of Health to support and inform commissioners of prevention services in local authorities and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in England. Contents includes prevention service examples submitted by commissioners and providers across England; references to recent research and associated resources derived from SCIE's Social Care Online database; and short film on prevention in adult social care introducing the resource. (Edited publisher abstract)
What is personalisation?
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Place of publication:
- London
This video clearly illustrates what personalisation is about, emphasises the importance of choice and control and introduces the idea that personalisation is relevant for all adults and older people using social care services - whatever their needs or setting. People with experience of personalised services explain the impact that personalisation has had on their lives. The video also looks at what personalisation will mean for social care workers. This video was renamed 'What is person-centred care' in 2018.
Demand for adult social care across counties and unitary authorities in England
- Author:
- OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2018
This paper explores how demand for adult social care varies across England using interactive maps. It aims to capture the need for care services throughout adulthood, as well as recognising that an ageing population is likely to impact on the demand for these services. It presents a brief selection of indicators that are available at county and unitary authority level, along with links to further sources of data. In relation to the supply and quality of adult social care, the paper covers the areas: number of care home beds, number of hours of home care provided, average number of day care clients, number of people providing unpaid care, number of adult social care jobs, and satisfaction with care. (Edited publisher abstract)
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.
Dartington review on the future of adult social care: the future adult social care workforce
- Authors:
- BERNARD Jennifer, STATHAM Daphne
- Publisher:
- Research in Practice for Adults
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 32p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Dartington
This review examines the likely changes to the adult social care workforce in England by 2020, and the steps required to respond to the demographic and social challenges. Data to underpin workforce planning is not available in 2009, which is essential to plan effectively for 2020. The review suggests that data collection systems will also have to be sophisticated enough to recognise that a substantial minority of workers will be employed directly by people using services rather than by organisations in the private or voluntary sector. While there are currently an estimated 1.5 million social care workers, this review concludes that this number will need to increase by 2020. Campaigns to recruit more people, including young people and men, began in 2008 and will continue, but more information is needed regarding recruitment of people into social care work, and what makes them stay.
Dartington review on the future of adult social care: what can England learn from the experiences of other countries?
- Author:
- GLENDINNING Caroline
- Publisher:
- Research in Practice for Adults
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 24p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Dartington
This paper examines the potential future funding and delivery of adult social care by investigating the experiences of other advanced welfare states, including Denmark, Netherlands and Japan. In 2008 the English Government announced consultation on the future funding and delivery of care and support for disabled adults and older people. A Green Paper was published which suggested a number of potentially radical changes to adult social care and a further period of consultation was announced. However, these debates are also much longer standing. Despite projections of demographic change, particularly future population ageing, this on-going consultation suggests that politically acceptable and economically sustainable solutions are hard to find. If central government becomes responsible for deciding on the levels of resources allocated to individual service users, then it would be unfair to expect local authorities to contribute resources from local council tax – central government would become responsible for raising all the resources for social care, from taxation and insurance mechanisms; a move entirely consistent with reform elsewhere in the world.
The participation of adult service users, including older people, in developing social care
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, MORIARTY Jo, et al
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide focuses on how practitioners and managers in social care can initiate and sustain the participation of adult service users, including older people, in developing social care. Although it has been designed mainly for practitioners and managers in social care, the guide will be useful to everyone involved in promoting service user participation, including people using services and family carers. Service users now play an increasingly important role in efforts to improve social care services. This guide focuses on how practitioners can initiate and sustain the participation of adult service users, in ways that empower service users and reflect a shared commitment to developing social care services in a more democratic way. (Previously published as SCIE Practice Guide no. 11).
Advocating every single day” so as not to be forgotten: factors supporting resiliency in adult day service centers amidst COVID-19-related closures
- Authors:
- SADARANGANI Tina, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, early cite 29 January 2021,
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Adult day centers (ADCs) are nonresidential settings that support the health and social needs of vulnerable older adults. Due to ADCs’ congregate nature and participants’ compromised health status, many ADCs have been forced to close during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is unknown how closures have impacted service delivery at ADCs. Guided by the Resiliency Activation Framework, we (a) identified consequences resulting from closures of ADCs during the COVID-19 pandemic and (b) described factors that have enabled the ADC community to remain resilient in the wake of challenges brought on by the pandemic. We conducted 2 focus groups in California (n = 12), and individual interviews with ADC staff members (n = 8) in 7 other states. The results of a directed content analysis revealed perceived declines in physical, cognitive, and mental health of ADC users and increased caregiver strain. Access to human, social, economic, and political capital were essential for supporting ADCs in buffering the impacts of the pandemic on the older adults they serve but were not consistently available. Research is urgently needed that quantifies the impacts of the pandemic on ADC users and their caregivers to inform policy and advocacy efforts in the wake of the pandemic. (Edited publisher abstract)
Funding and planning for social care in later life: a deliberative focus group study
- Authors:
- DIXON Josie, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 27(5), 2019, pp.e687-e696.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study examined people's perceptions and behaviours in relation to planning for their social care needs, and their values and priorities concerning how social care should be funded. Eight deliberative focus groups were conducted in May 2018 with 53 participants, aged 25–82 years, in London, Manchester and rural locations near York and Sheffield. Multiple uncertainties created barriers to planning for social care needs including not knowing how much to save, not thinking it possible for an average person to save enough to meet significant needs, reluctance to plan for something potentially unnecessary, lack of suitable and secure ways of saving, and a perception of social care policy as unsettled. Participants also had significant concerns that they would not be able to obtain good‐quality care, regardless of resources. In addition, it was commonly thought unrealistic to expect families to provide more than low‐intensity, supplementary care, while use of housing assets to pay for care was considered unfair, both for home‐owners who could lose their assets and non‐home‐owners who were left reliant on the state although it was more acceptable where people were childless or had substantial assets. Participants thought any new arrangements should be inclusive, personally affordable, sustainable, transparent, good‐quality and honest. They preferred to contribute regularly rather than find considerable sums of money at times of crisis, and preferred to risk‐pool, with everyone obliged or heavily encouraged to contribute. Transparency was valued so those better at ‘working the system’ were not able to benefit unfairly and participants wanted to know that, if they contributed, they would be assured of good‐quality care. Trust in Government and other institutions, however, was low. New funding arrangements should incorporate measures to increase transparency and trust, be clear about the responsibilities of individuals and the state, provide meaningful options to save, and place significant focus on improving actual and perceived care quality. For acceptability, proposals should be framed to emphasise their affective dimensions and positive values. (Publisher abstract)
Self-funders and social care: findings from a scoping review
- Author:
- BAXTER Kate
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 31(3), 2016, pp.179-193.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
This paper draws on a scoping review of the evidence base about adults in England who purchase social care services and support using their own money. It presents a selection of the review’s findings relevant to self-funders and key aspects of the Care Act 2014. The review covers the years 2000 to 2015. Searches of electronic databases were complemented by a focused search of the websites of key organisations. After applying inclusion/exclusion criteria, and removing duplicates, details were extracted from 76 references. The majority focused on residential care (33), domiciliary care (12), or both (23). Studies used a range of research methods. The overall numbers and percentages of self-funders of home care and care home places have increased. There are variations across regions but limited evidence about demographic or socio-economic characteristics of self-funders. Self-funders feel they lack advice from local authorities; local authorities have limited knowledge of self-funders in their areas. People struggle to understand fees and the financial implications of long-term care. Providers are beginning to realise the potential of the self-funding market but full use is not yet being made of e-marketplaces. Key gaps in knowledge remain at a time when the number and importance of self-funders is increasing. (Publisher abstract)