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Day services for older people: quality and effectiveness: a resource for providers and commissioners
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 61p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Age UK, the largest independent sector provider of day services to older people in England, have developed this research to share with providers, commissioners and funders. The resource is a generic set of standards that apply to day care. Providers are encouraged to adopt the standards to suit the particular services they offer. The standards are arranged in seven sections, structured according to six outcomes in the Commission for Social Care Inspection framework with an additional outcome for carers: living the life I choose; being a valued member of the community; being treated with dignity and respect; feeling safe and secure; being healthy; enjoying economic well-being; and enjoying a break from caring. The primary measure for the standards is that service users are satisfied that the standard is being met. After the standards, this resource provides a checklist that providers may find useful to collect and monitor.
"More than just a few kind words!": reshaping support in sheltered housing: a good practice guide for housing providers and local authorities
- Author:
- NATIONAL HOUSING FEDERATION
- Publisher:
- National Housing Federation
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- London
As society is ageing, a better range of choices are needed to enable people to live fuller lives into old age. In addition to developing new buildings and new service models, existing resources must be used effectively. As part of the Ministerial Working Group on Sheltered Housing, the National Housing Federation were commissioned to produce a good practice guide on reshaping support in sheltered housing for housing providers and local authorities. Launched at a meeting of the group in January, this document promotes good practice in the delivery of varied support models for older people and in the implementation of any changes to current services. This document, broken into ten parts includes sections on: drivers for change; recognising the ongoing potential in sheltered housing; managing change; future directions for future housing services; developing the service structure; developing the service content; developing a strategy for remodelling support services in sheltered housing; and re-commissioning sheltered housing services.
Time to care?: an overview of home care services for older people in England, 2006
- Author:
- COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL CARE INSPECTION
- Publisher:
- Commission for Social Care Inspection
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 158p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report published by the Commission for Social Care Inspection summarises evidence about the current performance of home care in England, and draws conclusions about the overall state of this sector and its capacity to expand and develop. Although home care services support a range of people of all ages, the report focuses on older people, as they are the largest group of people using the service. In doing so, it looks at the roles of different players in the home care market, including the people who use services, local authority commissioners and registered service providers.
At home: audit tool for housing and related services for older minority ethnic people
- Authors:
- BROWN Philip, et al
- Publisher:
- Housing and Older People Development Group
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 72p., CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- London
The ‘AT HOME’ toolkit has been designed to help ensure that housing and related services take account of the needs of black and minority ethnic (BME) elders. It will be particularly useful to service commissioners and providers, as well as older people from BME groups.
Top tips for commissioners: supporting older carers and ageing parent carers to plan for a future when they are less able or unable to care
- Author:
- CARERS TRUST
- Publisher:
- Carers Trust
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 7
- Place of publication:
- London
This resource is one of a suite of resources developed alongside a report, No Longer Able to Care: Supporting older carers and ageing parent carers to plan for a future when they are less able or unable to care. It gives suggestions on what commissioners can do to make sure support is available in their area. It includes free resources they can use to ensure that they are supporting carers and fulfilling they role duties under the 2014 Care Act. Top tips include: early identification and support of carers are vital; once a carer is identified, the support plan that is developed for the carer should set out trigger points where a carer will receive support when they are less able or unable to care; support for carers to plan for a future when they are less able or unable to care is an important area for developments for future services to consider; subsequent assessments and reassessments should revisit these plans; planning must take into account the carer’s individual needs and circumstances; services must be designed in a way that makes them open to everyone in your community; some communities who face additional barriers may prefer support from specialist organisations; involve carers in the design of the services that support them. (Edited publisher abstract)
Loneliness and isolation: guidance for local authorities and commissioners
- Author:
- CAMPAIGN TO END LONELINESS
- Publisher:
- Campaign to End Loneliness
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Place of publication:
- London
An online resource providing guidance for adult social care, clinical commissioning groups and public health teams on addressing loneliness and social isolation in older people. The resource explains why local authorities should take a strategic approach to addressing loneliness in their local areas, and outlines the four steps they should take: gathering information, developing a strategy, strengthening partnerships and evaluation. It also provides a Loneliness framework which sets out the interventions needed in a local area to support older people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, loneliness. The framework covers four distinct categories of intervention: foundation services, direct interventions, gateway services, and structural enablers. The resource also includes information on relevant legislation and policy initiatives in England that are relevant to addressing loneliness and isolation and details of resources can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of services on loneliness in older age. Links to useful resources and case studies and included throughout. (Edited publisher abstract)
Fit for frailty: part 2: developing, commissioning and managing services for people living with frailty in community settings
- Authors:
- BRITISH GERIATRICS SOCIETY, ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
- Publisher:
- British Geriatrics Society
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 35
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides advice and guidance on the development, commissioning and management of services for people living with frailty in community settings. The first section introduces the concept of frailty and sets out the rationale for developing frailty services. The second section explores the essential characteristics of a good service. The third section considers the issue of performance and outcome measures for frailty services. The appendix to the report includes eight case studies of services which are operating in different parts of the UK. The audience for this guidance comprises GPs, geriatricians, health service managers, social service managers and commissioners of services. It is a companion report to an earlier BGS publication, Fit for Frailty Part 1 which provided advice and guidance on the care of older people living with frailty in community and outpatient settings. (Edited publisher abstract)
Commissioning care and support for older people with high support needs
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- York
This paper provides practical guidance for commissioners of older people’s services on the range of models and approaches available for supporting older people with high support needs. It describes the options that are available, what makes them successful and beneficial, and suggests five priorities for commissioners. (Original abstract)
Making it personal: it's not easy! Supporting advocacy for older people in the personalisation process
- Author:
- OLDER PEOPLE'S ADVOCACY ALLIANCE
- Publisher:
- Older Peoples Advocacy Alliance
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 39p.
- Place of publication:
- Stoke-on-Trent
Making it personal was a programme for independent advocacy schemes to support their users’ engagement with personal budgets and independent living. There was a focus on developing service protocols for wider dissemination. Key themes included: access for minority communities; demonstrating advocacy’s role to care managers and commissioners; countering bureaucracy and unresponsive services, and enabling users to achieve meaningful solutions to their needs for care and independence. The project aimed to show that independent advocates can ensure that care service users understand and receive their entitlements; independent advocates can ensure that care service users get support from unresponsive services; independent advocates can support care service users who find the power of choice hard to exercise; independent advocates can support care service users to make difficult decisions in uncomfortable contexts about matters they had not anticipated; and independent advocates can counter the serious risks of unequal access to important new opportunities developing among disadvantaged and/or excluded care service users.
Strategic approaches for older people from black and minority ethnic groups
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, HARRIS Jess, LAKEY Sheila
- Publisher:
- King's College London. Social Care Workforce Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 78p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
In 2026 the older black and minority ethnic (BME) population in the UK will reach over 1.8 million, a ten-fold increase since 2005. In 2004 Better Government for Older People (BGOP) commissioned a survey of local government strategies for black and minority ethnic older people. The survey identified a third of local authorities who responded had approaches underway; another third were considering or initiating responses; but approximately one third of local authorities had no plans to produce a strategic document to reflect their plans in meeting the needs of their BME older communities. The local authorities who were failing to meet the needs of older BME groups requested guidance about developing strategic approaches to population. This guide shares a collection of ideas and approaches that have deemed successful in some areas. It consists of seven important dimensions: a strategic approach; commitment and leadership; partnership; a picture of older people; involving older people; communication and information; and evaluation and impact.