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Integrating extra care: partnership working in Staffordshire
- Author:
- EDWARDS Tim
- Publisher:
- DH Care Networks. Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This case study looks at the establishment of the first purpose build Extra Care facility in the Borough of Newcastle-under Lyme. Mill Rise provides 60 high quality apartments set within extensive communal facilities and landscaped environment. It is the result of successful joint working by 8 partner organisations, including Staffordshire County Council, Aspire Housing, and Prima, and demonstrates that multi-agency collaboration can provide value for money and improved outcomes for customers. This paper considers the design of Mill Rise, which includes a primary care centre in addition to the extra care complex of 60 apartments. Also described are the extensive communication and involvement with the public though the life of the project, the person-centred approach to developing future services, and the key points learned from involvement in such a complex multidisciplinary project.
Access to information and services for older people: the joined-up approach
- Authors:
- RITTERS Katrina, DAVIS Howard
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 57p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report is based on interim findings from the evaluation of the LinkAge Plus pilots. It describes the innovative approaches to improving information and access to services for older people in the eight pilot areas. The pilot responses have included electronic information systems joining up information from partners; leaflet-based self-check lists; a council-wide IT system offering older callers additional services such as a home security check; an operational partnership whereby a range of service providers complete a simple checklist on each other's behalf when they visit a client and then refer for further services; network or neighbourhood centres extending the type of services they offer; and outreach in both urban and rural areas to reach the most isolated.
National evaluation of partnerships for older people projects: interim report on progress
- Author:
- UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is an interim report of an ongoing evaluation of the national partnerships for older people programme. It is a statement of progress providing very early findings, lessons learned and key messages from the experience of the pilots to date.
Integrated service delivery to ensure persons' functional autonomy
- Editors:
- HEBERT Rejean, TOURIGNY Andre, GAGNON Maxime, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Edisem
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 323p.
- Place of publication:
- Saint-Hyacinthe, QC
Within healthcare-systems innovations in service organisations are constantly being constructed due -for example- to new medical-, governmental- or managerial insights, political constraints and/or financial objectives. The socio-demographic changes in Canada, the increasing costs, shortage of personnel and dissatisfaction among elders with the traditional hospital-centred-model forced the Canadians towards innovation.This book is relevant for all elders in the world: 'How can one's functional autonomy at old age adequately be ensured?' The book represents the struggle of researchers dealing with an innovation started in 1999 called Integrated Service Delivery (ISD) for the frail elders in three communities in Canada. Aspects of the Program of Research to Integrate Services for the Maintenance of Autonomy (PRISMA) are highlighted in this book.
Securing better mental health for older adults
- Authors:
- PHILP Ian, APPLEBY Louis
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document marks the start of a new initiative and provides a vision for how all mainstream and specialist health and social care services should work together to secure better mental health services for older people.This is the first time that the mental health and older people's divisions have adopted such a strategic approach in order to influence change and improve services for older people with mental illness.
Building ventures to improve the quality of later life: where, why and how to innovate in healthy ageing
- Author:
- Zinc
- Publisher:
- The Dunhill Medical Trust
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 41
- Place of publication:
- London
This report set out to capture why, where and how to innovate in later life. It summarises key learning points from the perspective of innovators, researchers, older adults, and other experts who are building or supporting later life start-ups. With a range of applied examples from later life ventures, the report explores what ‘good’ looks like in areas like building a network, drawing on scientific research, designing and testing products, developing a brand, and sourcing funding. Key messages from this research include: good later life innovation starts with choosing the right problem; collaborations across disciplines and sectors - between innovators, experts by experience, researchers and industry experts - are crucial for advancing knowledge and practice; adopting an evidence-based approach to defining the problem, experimenting with a new solution, and evaluating its impact, can rapidly accelerate ventures’ progress; inclusive design is central to good later life innovation – by designing for a specific user group’s needs, innovators are more likely to create products that are accessible to everyone; innovators have an opportunity – and perhaps a responsibility – to create products and services that are aspirational, reducing stigmas and communicating new, positive narratives about later life. (Edited publisher abstract)
Combatting loneliness: a guide for local authorities
- Author:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 44p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Loneliness is a significant and growing issue for many older people. Research over decades has found that acute loneliness has been consistently estimated to affect around 10-13% of the population of older people. Over the same time period, there has been a growing percentage of older people who sometimes feel lonely. Loneliness makes older people vulnerable to developing chronic health problems, depression and increases the need for social care services or residential care. This guide offers a brief summary of key research on the issue of loneliness, and some practical steps every local authority, working in partnership with other statutory bodies and their partners, can take to tackle loneliness, setting them in the context of an overall framework for action. The described framework comprises 3 tiers of actions: at the strategic level across the local authority; at the level of the community; and at the level of the individual. Suggested practical steps are illustrated by case studies drawn from around the country.
Flexicare housing Hertfordshire: accommodation services for older people 2009
- Author:
- HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. Adult Care Services
- Publisher:
- Hertfordshire County Council. Adult Care Services
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- Hertford
Hertfordshire's Accommodation Services for Older People programme was launched in 2008 following a detailed analysis of the market for older people's accommodation. The programme is increasing the number of units and the range of accommodation available. It is an innovative partnership between, the county council, the district and borough councils, two Primary Care Trusts and local housing and care providers. The main focus is on providing more flexicare housing. Flexicare housing is Hertfordshire's unique version of extra care housing. It allows residents to rent or even own their own flat with on-site, flexible care available 24 hours a day. This strategy guide is published by Hertfordshire County Council and its partners. Its use of Flexicare represents a model of extra care housing that comprises a balanced community of older people ranging from those with little or no care needs to those with needs equivalent to residential care, including dementia.
Assisting ageing
- Author:
- IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
- Publisher:
- Improvement and Development Agency
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 54p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Falling birth rates and increasing life expectancy are leading to huge demographic changes. There are now almost 20 million people over the age of 50 in the UK, accounting for 42 per cent of the adult population. By 2020, the proportion will probably be around 48 per cent and there will be more people over 80 than there are children under five. Cotswold District Council, Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service, Nottinghamshire County Council, Shropshire County Council and Stroud District Council have all adopted innovative approaches to the problems and opportunities that are posed by this shift. After sketching the background, Assisting Ageing looks at four themes: planning for an ageing society - lead contributor Nottinghamshire County Council; improving multi-agency working - lead contributors Cotswold District Council and Stroud District Council; harnessing the energy, enthusiasm and skills of older people - lead contributor Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service; engaging with and involving older people - lead contributor Shropshire County Council.
Integrated working to address frailty needs: Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership
- Author:
- MILLER Sarah
- Publisher:
- NHS Confederation
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Place of publication:
- London
This case study illustrates how the delivery of an integrated approach has led to significant health and social improvements among frail and older people within Bradford District and Craven. The Proactive Care Team (PACT) was established, working with partners to provide holistic, person-centred care (and encourage self-care) for people with moderate frailty, to prevent it from becoming severe. Key benefits and outcomes include: the transformation of the lives of more than 300 frail and older people; effective identification through data of patients most at risk; reduced gaps in care and risk through partnership working; improved navigation for patients through health and care services (considering health, care, socio economic needs); and reduced duplication through collaboration, ensuring patients are seen at the right place at the right time. The case study also reports how obstacles were overcome and key takeaway tips. (Edited publisher abstract)