This guide aims to inform good practice when supporting older people to live independently at home, working with them to ensure their homes are safe, warm and accessible. It highlights partnership working between Care & Repair Cymru, RNIB Cymru and Action on Hearing Loss Cymru to develop an initiative providing support to older people with sensory loss or who are vulnerable in other ways, helping them to retain their independence and remain living in their own homes, with an emphasis on joint working across health, social care and the third sector. The guide includes a number of individual case studies and highlights good practice examples from the Managing Better service to provide a resource for all Care and Repair caseworkers
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This guide aims to inform good practice when supporting older people to live independently at home, working with them to ensure their homes are safe, warm and accessible. It highlights partnership working between Care & Repair Cymru, RNIB Cymru and Action on Hearing Loss Cymru to develop an initiative providing support to older people with sensory loss or who are vulnerable in other ways, helping them to retain their independence and remain living in their own homes, with an emphasis on joint working across health, social care and the third sector. The guide includes a number of individual case studies and highlights good practice examples from the Managing Better service to provide a resource for all Care and Repair caseworkers
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Subject terms:
older people, good practice, visual impairment, joint working, housing, independent living, home improvements;
This guide provides details on how NHS organisations and local councils in England are moving from fragmented services to local partnerships and integrated care systems in order to meet the health needs of the population. The paper looks at how health and care needs are changing as a result of the rising number of older people; people living in ill health for longer; more and more people living with more than one long-term condition; nearly a third of people with a long-term physical condition in England also having a mental health concern such as anxiety or depression; rise in overweight and obesity rates; and the significant difference in healthy life expectancy between people living in the most deprived and the least deprived areas. For these reasons, NHS organisations and local councils in England are joining forces to integrate services and to invest in ways to prevent illness and keep people out of hospital. Their aim is that people can live healthier lives and get the care and treatment they need, in the right place, at the right time. The paper briefly outlines two approaches to an improved provision of care: working in partnership and giving more power to local areas through the establishment of integrated care systems. The paper describes some examples of integrated care, including moving services closer to local communities in Frimley; improving day-to-day health and wellbeing in Lancashire and South Cumbria; and expanding and improving hospital services in Dorset. Originally published in 2018, updated 2019.
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This guide provides details on how NHS organisations and local councils in England are moving from fragmented services to local partnerships and integrated care systems in order to meet the health needs of the population. The paper looks at how health and care needs are changing as a result of the rising number of older people; people living in ill health for longer; more and more people living with more than one long-term condition; nearly a third of people with a long-term physical condition in England also having a mental health concern such as anxiety or depression; rise in overweight and obesity rates; and the significant difference in healthy life expectancy between people living in the most deprived and the least deprived areas. For these reasons, NHS organisations and local councils in England are joining forces to integrate services and to invest in ways to prevent illness and keep people out of hospital. Their aim is that people can live healthier lives and get the care and treatment they need, in the right place, at the right time. The paper briefly outlines two approaches to an improved provision of care: working in partnership and giving more power to local areas through the establishment of integrated care systems. The paper describes some examples of integrated care, including moving services closer to local communities in Frimley; improving day-to-day health and wellbeing in Lancashire and South Cumbria; and expanding and improving hospital services in Dorset. Originally published in 2018, updated 2019.
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Subject terms:
integrated care, joint working, place-based approach, case studies, older people, complex needs, long term care;
A practical guide providing advice to help commissioners, service providers, frontline staff and volunteers to better identify and engage with older people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing loneliness. The guide draws on evidence from an earlier Campaign to End Loneliness Report 'The missing million: in search of the loneliest in our communities'. The first section outlines a range of data sources to help identify loneliness, including heat maps, the Exeter data system of patients registered with GPs, and a Community Insight tool developed by the Housing Associations Charitable Trust. It also explores how working with local communities and developing partnerships with individuals, groups and other agencies can help to help identify loneliness. Examples show how existing social networks in communities also have an important role to play in providing support and reducing loneliness. The second section provides recommendations on how best to engage with older people, highlighting the importance of understanding what loneliness is, having the right skills to talk to older people about loneliness, and providing appropriate support for the individual. Examples of effective and innovative approaches to supporting older people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, loneliness, are also included. These include social prescribing, Talk for Health, and using social media and technology.
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A practical guide providing advice to help commissioners, service providers, frontline staff and volunteers to better identify and engage with older people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing loneliness. The guide draws on evidence from an earlier Campaign to End Loneliness Report 'The missing million: in search of the loneliest in our communities'. The first section outlines a range of data sources to help identify loneliness, including heat maps, the Exeter data system of patients registered with GPs, and a Community Insight tool developed by the Housing Associations Charitable Trust. It also explores how working with local communities and developing partnerships with individuals, groups and other agencies can help to help identify loneliness. Examples show how existing social networks in communities also have an important role to play in providing support and reducing loneliness. The second section provides recommendations on how best to engage with older people, highlighting the importance of understanding what loneliness is, having the right skills to talk to older people about loneliness, and providing appropriate support for the individual. Examples of effective and innovative approaches to supporting older people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, loneliness, are also included. These include social prescribing, Talk for Health, and using social media and technology.
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Subject terms:
older people, loneliness, communities, joint working, data analysis, needs assessment, social isolation;
This briefing is intended specifically to bring the issue of older people and alcohol misuse to the attention of professionals working in the social housing, care and support sectors. Alcohol harm amongst older people is increasing and it underpins or coexists with many of the other issues that professionals in these sectors are seeking to address among their older tenants and service users. The briefing aims to highlight current concerns and the national and local policy context, and to suggest ways in which the social housing, care and support sectors can work in partnership with local authority public health teams to ensure older people have access to appropriate treatment and support. Indeed, at different stages of alcohol misuse older people may need different services, from dealing with health issues, managing debt, obtaining or remaining in their home, to rebuilding relationships with families and friends. Housing and related support services must be flexible enough to respond to any or all of these needs.
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This briefing is intended specifically to bring the issue of older people and alcohol misuse to the attention of professionals working in the social housing, care and support sectors. Alcohol harm amongst older people is increasing and it underpins or coexists with many of the other issues that professionals in these sectors are seeking to address among their older tenants and service users. The briefing aims to highlight current concerns and the national and local policy context, and to suggest ways in which the social housing, care and support sectors can work in partnership with local authority public health teams to ensure older people have access to appropriate treatment and support. Indeed, at different stages of alcohol misuse older people may need different services, from dealing with health issues, managing debt, obtaining or remaining in their home, to rebuilding relationships with families and friends. Housing and related support services must be flexible enough to respond to any or all of these needs.
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Building on the latest evidence, this guide sets out a range of actions for effectively combating loneliness, focusing on older people. Loneliness is a significant and growing issue for many older people and its impacts are devastating and costly – with comparable health impacts to smoking and obesity. The report suggests that effective action to combat loneliness is best delivered in partnership and should take place in the context of a wider strategy to promote older people’s wellbeing. Key recommendations for action include: consider ‘addressing loneliness’ as an outcome measure of council strategies; work at the neighbourhood level, to understand and build on existing community capacity and assets; recognise and respond to individual needs and circumstances by both making sure general services are geared up to meet the needs of those who are lonely, as well as providing specific interventions as required; pooling resources and intelligence across organisations and developing new partnerships may increase the benefits for those who are hard to reach or isolated.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Building on the latest evidence, this guide sets out a range of actions for effectively combating loneliness, focusing on older people. Loneliness is a significant and growing issue for many older people and its impacts are devastating and costly – with comparable health impacts to smoking and obesity. The report suggests that effective action to combat loneliness is best delivered in partnership and should take place in the context of a wider strategy to promote older people’s wellbeing. Key recommendations for action include: consider ‘addressing loneliness’ as an outcome measure of council strategies; work at the neighbourhood level, to understand and build on existing community capacity and assets; recognise and respond to individual needs and circumstances by both making sure general services are geared up to meet the needs of those who are lonely, as well as providing specific interventions as required; pooling resources and intelligence across organisations and developing new partnerships may increase the benefits for those who are hard to reach or isolated.
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Subject terms:
loneliness, older people, social exclusion, local authorities, strengths-based approach, community development, joint working;
Local Government Association; Improvement and Development Agency
Publication year:
2009
Pagination:
34p.
Place of publication:
London
This report is about how local councils are working to meet the needs of the ageing population and enable older people to lead independent, active and health lives. It examines research, pilot projects and best practice. Contents include: introduction and policy context; the National Indicator Set for older people; local authority best practice in improving outcomes; key messages for effective ageing strategies; further information and support. The appendix comprises of case studies on: how Knowsley's Older Peoples' Voice is driving the vision and strategy for older people; how branding positive ageing has changed perceptions of people who live and work in Manchester; how Neighbourhood Network Schemes are reducing social isolation and improving health and wellbeing in Leeds; how a LinkAge Plus programme is improving information and access to services for people living in Tower Hamlets; how Merton's Partnership for Older People is improving access to information for people over 50; how Active Living centres are promoting health and wellbeing in Somerset. The National Indicator Set for older people and key initiatives and policy drivers for the ageing agenda are also summarised.
This report is about how local councils are working to meet the needs of the ageing population and enable older people to lead independent, active and health lives. It examines research, pilot projects and best practice. Contents include: introduction and policy context; the National Indicator Set for older people; local authority best practice in improving outcomes; key messages for effective ageing strategies; further information and support. The appendix comprises of case studies on: how Knowsley's Older Peoples' Voice is driving the vision and strategy for older people; how branding positive ageing has changed perceptions of people who live and work in Manchester; how Neighbourhood Network Schemes are reducing social isolation and improving health and wellbeing in Leeds; how a LinkAge Plus programme is improving information and access to services for people living in Tower Hamlets; how Merton's Partnership for Older People is improving access to information for people over 50; how Active Living centres are promoting health and wellbeing in Somerset. The National Indicator Set for older people and key initiatives and policy drivers for the ageing agenda are also summarised.
Subject terms:
joint working, local authorities, local government policy, older people, planning, user participation, consultation;
Everybody Business was launched on 14 November 2005 to improve health and social care practice at the front line. Older people’s mental health cuts across health and social care, physical and mental health and mainstream and specialist services. The new service development guide is committed to: improving people’s quality of life; meeting complex needs in a co-ordinated way; providing a person-centred approach; and promoting age equality.
Everybody Business was launched on 14 November 2005 to improve health and social care practice at the front line. Older people’s mental health cuts across health and social care, physical and mental health and mainstream and specialist services. The new service development guide is committed to: improving people’s quality of life; meeting complex needs in a co-ordinated way; providing a person-centred approach; and promoting age equality.
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Author:CARE SERVICES IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP Title: Everybody's business: integrated mental health services for older adults: a service development guide Publisher: Care Services Improvement Partnership, 2005
Summary
This service development guide sets out the key components of a modern older people's mental health (OPMH) service.
Context
Everybody's Business was launched on 14 November 2005 to improve health and social care practice at the front line. Older people's mental health cuts across health and social care, physical and mental health and mainstream and specialist services. The new service development guide is committed to: improving people's quality of life; meeting complex needs in a co-ordinated way; providing a person-centred approach; and promoting age equality.
Contents
A foreword begins by quoting the World Health Organization's assertion that a society can be defined by the way it treats its older citizens and lists the characteristics of an OPMH service which is fit for its purpose. An introduction emphasises the importance of carers, explains how the subject impinges on the whole health care system, outlines the development of OPMH services, and describes the guide. There follows six sections. ‘Foundations for developing a comprehensive older adult mental health service' is subdivided into discussions of involving service users and their carers, health promotion, assessment and care planning, developing culturally appropriate services, workforce development, a whole systems approach to commissioning integrated services, and leadership: champions, managers and leaders. ‘Primary and community care' covers primary care, home care, day services, housing, assistive technology and telecare, and care in residential settings. Two unsubdivided sections are on intermediate care and care for people in the general hospital. ‘Other specialist mental health services' is about integrated community mental health teams, memory assessment services, psychological therapies and in-patient care. Finally, ‘Special groups' is subdivided into discussions of younger people with dementia, older people with learning disabilities, and mental health care for older prisoners. Annexes discuss the policy context and describe some key policy drivers, and describe service assessment.
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Subject terms:
joint working, mental health services, older people, person-centred care, quality of life, service development, social care provision;
The health and wellbeing of older people in care homes depends on them accessing GP services in a timely way. Effective joint working between GP and care home management, the involvement of residents and their relatives and the engagement of care staff are factors that can affect the outcome and lead to quality improvements. This guide sets out steps the care home manager should take, in areas such as record-keeping, medications management and monitoring resident feedback on their experience of medical care, to complement the work of GPs and nurses. The main sections cover: residents entitlements and requirements; managers' responsibilities; GPs' role in relation to the resident; workforce development, standards and regulation. Clear recommendations are made for each section. The guide is written primarily for managers and senior staff of care homes but will also be useful for GPs and members of clinical commissioning groups and joint health and wellbeing boards.
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The health and wellbeing of older people in care homes depends on them accessing GP services in a timely way. Effective joint working between GP and care home management, the involvement of residents and their relatives and the engagement of care staff are factors that can affect the outcome and lead to quality improvements. This guide sets out steps the care home manager should take, in areas such as record-keeping, medications management and monitoring resident feedback on their experience of medical care, to complement the work of GPs and nurses. The main sections cover: residents entitlements and requirements; managers' responsibilities; GPs' role in relation to the resident; workforce development, standards and regulation. Clear recommendations are made for each section. The guide is written primarily for managers and senior staff of care homes but will also be useful for GPs and members of clinical commissioning groups and joint health and wellbeing boards.
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Subject terms:
older people, care homes, general practitioners, residents, relatives, joint working, managers, staff development, staff-user relationships, clinical commissioning groups;
A guide for councillors and health and wellbeing board on the role of housing adaptations in supporting people’s independence. Jointly produced by the Local Government Association, Age UK and Care & Repair England, the guide shows how home adaptations can also reduce demand on social care and health services. It includes examples from councils who are putting in place personalised interventions that enable people to live in their homes for longer and promote positive ageing, often in partnership with the voluntary and community sector. The guide also outlines practical steps which councils can take to further improve local approaches to home adaptations. These include more efficient use of existing resources and flexibilities, and better partnership working.
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A guide for councillors and health and wellbeing board on the role of housing adaptations in supporting people’s independence. Jointly produced by the Local Government Association, Age UK and Care & Repair England, the guide shows how home adaptations can also reduce demand on social care and health services. It includes examples from councils who are putting in place personalised interventions that enable people to live in their homes for longer and promote positive ageing, often in partnership with the voluntary and community sector. The guide also outlines practical steps which councils can take to further improve local approaches to home adaptations. These include more efficient use of existing resources and flexibilities, and better partnership working.
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Subject terms:
home adaptations, older people, independent living, local authorities, voluntary sector, joint working, good practice, needs;
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL COUNCILS
Publishers:
Local Government Association, National Association of Local Councils
Publication year:
2019
Pagination:
28
Place of publication:
London
A practical guide to help principal authorities and local councils to work together to tackle loneliness. The guide outlines the current loneliness policy context and uses a range of case studies to demonstrate effective models working in practice. It highlights four ways in which loneliness can be tackled at a local level: finding ways to reach and understand the needs of those experiencing loneliness; providing services that directly improve the number and quality of relationships that people have; providing support such as transport and technology to help sustain connections; and providing the right environment by creating the right structures and conditions locally to support those affected by, or at risk of, loneliness. Case studies include schemes to tackle loneliness and isolation in rural communities; older people's lunch clubs; supporting socially isolated adults and using tablet computers and video conferencing; and a model of Enhanced Primary Care. The guide includes useful check lists, advice on how to measure and evaluate outputs, and links to additional resources.
(Edited publisher abstract)
A practical guide to help principal authorities and local councils to work together to tackle loneliness. The guide outlines the current loneliness policy context and uses a range of case studies to demonstrate effective models working in practice. It highlights four ways in which loneliness can be tackled at a local level: finding ways to reach and understand the needs of those experiencing loneliness; providing services that directly improve the number and quality of relationships that people have; providing support such as transport and technology to help sustain connections; and providing the right environment by creating the right structures and conditions locally to support those affected by, or at risk of, loneliness. Case studies include schemes to tackle loneliness and isolation in rural communities; older people's lunch clubs; supporting socially isolated adults and using tablet computers and video conferencing; and a model of Enhanced Primary Care. The guide includes useful check lists, advice on how to measure and evaluate outputs, and links to additional resources.
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Subject terms:
local authorities, loneliness, case studies, intervention, prevention, joint working, good practice, older people, social networks;