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Reaching out
- Author:
- HUNTER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 23.7.98, 1998, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at two projects intended to make sure elderly people receive the services they are entitled to without sacrificing their privacy or independence.
Policy and the protection of older people from abuse
- Author:
- GALPIN Diane
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 32(3), September 2010, pp.247-255.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The author suggests that the very existence of terminology and definitions at national and global levels highlights the prevalence of “elder abuse” across the world. It is argued that policy guidance used by professionals in health and social care to safeguard older people from abuse may be inadequate. The paper goes on to explore the ideological context in which policy has developed and asks if there is a need for a statutory response to protect vulnerable older people from abuse. Current policy in health and social care can be viewed as contentious in this context because of its adoption of policies of independence and choice. Both of which could support a discriminatory approach to safeguarding adults. Protection from abuse may have become a poor relation to ideas of autonomy and responsibility, resulting in attitudes that protect individual freedoms at all costs. The article concludes that many practitioners would agree with the notion that there is a place for a new law sending out a clear message that the abuse of vulnerable older people is unacceptable to government and to society.
The future Home Improvement Agency: supporting choice and maintaining independence: a report overview
- Author:
- FOUNDATIONS
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 38p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report gives an overview of the key findings of the Future HIA project carried out by Foundations on behalf of Communities and Local Government (CLG). Home Improvement Agencies (HIAs) help vulnerable people to maintain their independence. Their primary focus is the repair or adaptation of the client's home, and in support of this objective they may provide a range of services depending on local needs and circumstances. The Future HIA project aims to set out a broad agenda for the evolution of the sector to its next level. It highlights what is already being done well by HIAs and suggests models for wider application.
Review of the supporting people programme: independent report
- Author:
- SULLIVAN Eugene
- Publisher:
- RSM Robson Rhodes
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 51p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Supporting People is a new programme which helps vulnerable people, including people with mental health problems, victims of domestic violence and older people, to name but a few, to live independently. Supporting People went live in April 2003. Findings from the Independent Review, Inspections by the Audit Commission, and other research work have shown that there are considerable opportunities for authorities to make efficiency savings in their programme and that some services are not delivering the quality of support that clients deserve.
Lifeline of support
- Author:
- BENJAMIN Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Roof, July 2000, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Shelter
Low-intensity support schemes provide a lifeline for vulnerable people living alone. Reports on how the role they play in promoting independence, and preventing crisis, is finally being recognised.
Tackling delayed transfers of care across the whole system: overview report based on work in the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan, Gwent and Carmarthenshire health and social care communities
- Author:
- WALES AUDIT OFFICE
- Publisher:
- Wales Audit Office
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 110p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Tackling Delayed Transfers of Care Across the Whole System, makes a number of recommendations, including a clear local vision of service models to promote the independence of vulnerable older people and the strengthening of processes so that provision is centred on people's needs for care. The report also says that commissioning is under-developed and needs to ensure that health and social care communities have the appropriate capacity in a wide range of services that promote independence. The Committee found that the number of people experiencing a delayed transfer of care, has fallen over time but is not a good measure on its own of the extent of the problem because it does not reflect the length of the delays they suffer. A better measure is the number of hospital bed days occupied by people experiencing a delay, and that number in Wales as a whole actually rose by 2 per cent between 2005-06 and 2006-07 from 262,595 to 268,491. The report recommends that the Assembly Government should align its guidance, budgets, priorities, performance measures and incentives more closely with its vision of the whole system, in particular by improving the current measurement systems which are inaccurate and understate the impact of delayed transfers of care.
Public attitudes towards adult social care
- Author:
- IPSOS MORI
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 19p., tables
- Place of publication:
- London
The Ipsos MORI survey, commissioned by the Disability Rights Commission (DRC), the Equal Opportunities Commission and Carers UK, however, reveals a gulf between the public’s expectations about the kind of support they should receive and the reality of existing provision. This gulf is set to widen as the UK population ages and demand for social care grows, underscoring the need to reform the current system so that it enables both older and disabled people, and their relatives and friends who provide care for them, to keep their independence.
The Gatekeeper Model: implications for social policy
- Authors:
- FLORIO Evelyn R., RASCHKO Raymond
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 10(1), 1998, pp.37-55.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
One of the most important needs of an ageing population is to insure that older adults are able to live as independently and safely as possible. The question for social policymakers is how to meet this goal in an era of shrinking resources and growing numbers of older adults. The Gatekeeper model is highlighted as a method to insure that older adults at risk of problems that impact their ability to live independently can be helped by existing systems of care. The model trains employees of community businesses and corporations who work with the public to serve as community gatekeepers by identifying and referring community-dwelling older adults who may be in need of help.
The right to choose
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.10.96, 1996, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes one social worker's dilemma when faced with an elderly woman who was at risk, but still wanted to make her own decisions.
The assessment process for older people leaving hospital: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
A new study suggests there are a number of problems with the current system of discharging older people requiring housing adaptations or special equipment from hospital. Looking particular at the 'home visit' with hospital occupational therapists, when such needs are assessed, it found that pressure of resources means that safe discharge is taking precedence over consultation and enhancement of independence.