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Quick guide: allied health professionals enhancing health for people in care homes
- Author:
- NHS ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- NHS England
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 21
- Place of publication:
- Redditch
A guide to support local health and social care systems in improving the health of people living in care homes. It includes case studies of how allied health professions (AHP) can support implementation and roll-out of the framework for enhanced health in care homes. The case studies highlight how timely access to AHP services support personalised care, independence, and reduce avoidable admission to urgent care services. Areas covered include: enhancing primary care support for care homes; supporting hydration and nutrition; providing reablement and rehabilitation; improving end of life care and dementia care; and making better use of technology. The case studies also illustrate how AHPs can support further development of the skills and expertise held by care home staff. (Edited publisher abstract)
Active ageing: an Anchor Housing report in association with Demos
- Authors:
- ANCHOR HANOVER, DEMOS
- Publishers:
- DEMOS, Anchor Hanover
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 25
- Place of publication:
- London
This report highlights the human cost of inactivity in later life, illustrating how inactivity contributes to poorer physical health, cognitive decline, reduced emotional wellbeing and loneliness. It also highlights the costs of physical inactivity in older people to the NHS, which it estimates could be as much as £1.3bn by 2030. The report draws on the findings of over 80 studies concerning physical activity and a new survey of experiences and attitudes to physical activity among more than 1,000 people aged 55 and over. It also explains the benefits of increased activity, highlights lessons in overcoming the barriers to older people's improved activity rates. It summaries 'what works' into four key lessons: the importance of providing support; offer both community and home-based activity; get the messaging right - focusing on the fun and enjoyment of activities; and that one size will not fit all. (Edited publisher abstract)
Integrated homes, care and support: measuring outcomes for healthy ageing
- Authors:
- HOLLAND Carol, et al
- Publisher:
- Extra Care Charitable Trust
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 36
- Place of publication:
- Coventry
This report looks at the benefits to residents of living in ExtraCare villages and schemes, highlighting improvements in both health and wellbeing. It summarises research findings from a collaborative project between Aston Research Centre for Healthy Ageing (ARCHA) and the ExtraCare Charitable Trust, covering the period from 2012 to 2018. The findings identify improvements in residents: physical health – with increased levels of exercise and reduced risk of falls; psychological wellbeing – with lower levels of depression and improvements in memory and cognitive skills; and social wellbeing, with lower levels of loneliness for residents in extra care than the national averages. The research also looks at potential cost savings due to reduction in healthcare use. It estimates that living in ExtraCare could save the NHS around £1,994 per person, on average, over 5 years. (Edited publisher abstract)
Health, ageing and support: survey of views of people aged 50 and over: a study for the Department of Health
- Author:
- IPSOS MORI
- Publisher:
- Ipsos MORI
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 83
- Place of publication:
- London
The results of an Ipsos MORI survey into the views of people aged 50 and over on health, ageing, and care and support services. The survey was commissioned by the Department of Health and carried out between 3 January and 19 February 2017. The results cover the following themes: health and wellbeing, including loneliness and dementia; perceptions of care and support, including integrated care and dignity; perceptions of NHS services; preparing for the future; and caring for others. Key findings show that people are slightly less positive about their health than a year ago. Eating healthily is seen as important for both physical and mental health, though nearly half do not think a healthy lifestyle can prevent dementia. Loneliness continues to be seen as a big problem for older people and most think society is not doing enough to prevent it. Compared to the previous year's survey, views are less positive about: whether the government has the right policies about care and support services; whether care and support services work well with the NHS to provide co-ordinated care; and meeting the cost of care and support services. This report is the second of 2 surveys. A survey was also carried out in 2016. (Edited publisher abstract)
Health, ageing and support: survey of views of people aged 50 and over: a study for the Department of Health
- Author:
- IPSOS MORI
- Publisher:
- Ipsos MORI
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 99
- Place of publication:
- London
The results of an Ipsos MORI survey into the views of people aged 50 or over on health, health, ageing, and care and support services. The survey was conducted for the Department of Health and carried out between 4 January and 21 February 2016. The results cover the following themes: health and wellbeing, including loneliness and dementia; perceptions of care and support, including integrated care and dignity; perceptions of NHS services; preparing for the future; and caring for others. Key findings show that people aged 50 and over take their physical and mental health seriously, and take action to maintain their health. However, nearly half do not think a healthy lifestyle can prevent dementia. Loneliness is seen as a big problem and respondents felt society is not doing enough to prevent it. Attitudes to care and support services are mixed but generally less positive than we see for the NHS, with only around one quarter agreeing that local councils are providing good care and support and only around a third agree that it is easy to feedback on care and support services. In relation to preparing for the future, approximately half say they are preparing financially for care and support services they need, while just over four in ten say they are concerned about meeting the cost of future care and support needs. (Edited publisher abstract)
Securing the future: planning health and care for every generation
- Author:
- JONES Emily
- Editor:
- NAYLOR Annemarie
- Publisher:
- Future Care Capital
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 48
- Place of publication:
- London
This report brings together contributions from representatives the public, private and third sectors to explore how policies and spending decisions across Government that will impact health and care outcomes could better reflect the challenges and opportunities of the next five, ten and fifteen years. It includes contributions from Skills for Care, Carers UK, and the Centre for Better Ageing, and Alzheimer’s Research. Areas covered include intergenerational fairness and the economics of ageing, workforce development, the role of unpaid carers, and technological innovation. The concluding chapter sets out eight Future Care Guarantees or goals to develop a transformative approach to planning and designing health and care for the future. They include championing independent living, tackling loneliness and social isolation, co-designing future care services, and enabling a work-life-care balance. (Edited publisher abstract)