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Ageism - its effects on services
- Author:
- BOUNDS Joy
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 2(3), August 1993, pp.29-36.
Discusses ageism in residential homes for older people and the way it might effect how services are provided.
The professional construction of aging
- Author:
- MILLER L.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 10(3/4), 1987, pp.141-153.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Discusses ageism among professional practitioners and in policy making.
Ageism and age discrimination in social care in the United Kingdom: a review from the literature
- Author:
- CLARK Angela
- Publisher:
- Centre for Policy on Ageing
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 59p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Department of Health (DH) commissioned the Centre for Policy on Ageing (CPA) to undertake a literature review to determine whether older people in the United Kingdom are treated less favourably than younger users of social care in the way resources are allocated, needs are assessed, care is planned and services are delivered. This study looks at all aspects of the potential for ageism and age discrimination in adult social care including institutional and individual ageism and age discrimination; quality and level of services; direct and indirect discrimination; differential levels of funding; attitudes of professional staff; and evidence reflected in the attitudes and views of service users. This is one of four CPA literature reviews on ageism commissioned by the DH. It is a rapid semi systematic literature review and not a systematic review.
Age Concern's response to the Social Care Institute for Excellence consultation on the new vision for adult social care
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The authors strongly challenge the distinction, made in SCIE’s introduction to the consultation, between ‘adults of working age’ and ‘older people’. It is misleading in that people are making, or would want to make, increasingly varied choices about how and when they withdraw from the workforce. It is discriminatory in that it implies that at a certain age (presumably 65) older people are no longer of ‘working age’. This assumption can – and does - encourage similar assumptions about the ability and right of older people to continue to contribute to and participate in society and to engage in personal and social development. This response represents an amalgamation of arguments drawn from existing Age Concern policies, research, and from Age Concern’s experience of providing care services.
Older people and community care: critical theory and practice
- Author:
- HUGHES Beverley
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 174p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Buckingham
Sets social and health care for older people in the context of community care and organisational trends towards a market culture. Also addresses issues of race and gender in service provision for older people.
Improving services and support for older people with mental health problems: executive summary
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is the second and final report of the UK Inquiry into Mental Health and Well-Being in Later Life. The Inquiry was launched in late 2003 as a result of concern that mental health in later life is a much neglected area. The range of mental health problems experienced in later life is very wide, including depression, anxiety, delirium (acute confusion), dementia, schizophrenia and other severe mental health problems, and alcohol and drug misuse. This report presents a comprehensive review of key facts and figures relating to each of these, as well as facts and figures on services and sources of support. It aims to illustrate how services and support for older people with mental health problems can be improved. This report draws on evidence from older people, carers, organisations and professionals. Five main areas are identified for action: ending discrimination; prioritising prevention; enabling older people; improving current services; and facilitating change. The report concludes that the levels of unmet mental health needs amongst older people are extremely high, and that age discrimination remains the fundamental problem. The report makes 35 recommendations which are listed along with the recommendations from the Inquiry’s first report.
Age, ethnicity and equalities: synthesising policy and practice messages from two recent studies of elder abuse in the UK
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, BOWES Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Society, 9(2), April 2010, pp.255-265.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This paper, drawing on comparative discussion of two recent studies of elder abuse in the United Kingdom, outlines the how these studies fit into current policy contexts on adult safeguarding. Elder abuse among people from black and minority ethnic (BME) groups is a complex issues with five key components: cross-cultural divides; professional’s lack of skill with ethnic diversity; family structures dictate that explanations of abuse vary; BME groups may experience additional exclusion through racism, compounding the effects of ageism; and finally the effects of migration, language and culture may impact abuse. Interviews were carried out with 2,111 individuals, aged 66 or older, in the UK between March and September 2006, and discussed specific experiences of abuse and maltreatment. The authors’ discussion draws out the central messages and identifies the challenges that the studies present to recent policy debates and innovations. These relate to the need to properly integrate both wider older people's issues and issues of racism and ethnicity within developments in adult safeguarding policy as well as social care services as the personalisation agenda advances.
All things being equal: age equality in mental health care for older people in England
- Author:
- MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 19p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Older people with mental health problems in England do not receive the same level or quality of care as younger people. This paper sets out the background to the current situation, based on evidence published by a range of organisations with an interest in the provision of older people's mental health care. It looks at the challenges and implications for the future posed by the increasing number of older people in England and makes recommendations aimed at ensuring older people receive the best possible health and social care and support on a fair and equitable basis.
This is a job for social care
- Author:
- HUNTER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 18.9.08, 2008, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Depression among older people often goes untreated. Reasons for poor treatment include low referral rate, age discrimination within services, the separation of mental health services for adults and older people, and the increasing medicalisation of mental health services. The author highlights social care's role in restabilising older people's links with communities and improving their access to support services.
An age equality duty: the time has come
- Authors:
- HARROP Andrew, SALTMARSHE Ellla
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 47p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Government is introducing duties requiring public bodies to promote gender and Disability equality. The time has come for an age "duty" as well which it is alleged, would make a huge difference to the lives of older people. It is claimed that this would mean a move beyond measures to protect individuals from discrimination, by providing a means of restructuring organisations and public policy to promote "genuine equality". And by focusing decision-makers on delivering responsive services, with choice and quality for people of every age, it would be a key tool for public service reform. What is misleadingly called an "equality duty" is actually a requirement that organisations in the public sector have due regard for equality in all aspects of their work, in a manner which involves employees, citizens and service-users alike.