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Capacity to change: commissioning effective services for older people: workbook 2007
- Author:
- REID Andrew
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 54p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This workbook has been designed to assist local authority and health partners to gather data across the whole commissioning system to assist capacity planning which will then inform local commissioning plans. It will be of particular use when considering older people’s services. It is intended to be a practical tool for use by partnerships and can be easily adapted or customised for use in local areas. This workbook assists partners with this process by providing a framework for identifying existing services, service pressures, and financial data, all of which gives a firm basis for then agreeing a detailed and robust capacity plan within an overall Strategic Plan. The workbook has been developed and tested in a number of partnerships in Scotland.
Best value review of local authority day care for older people
- Author:
- EDINBURGH. City Council. Best Value Review Group on Day Care and Allied Services
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh. City Council
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 41p.
Part of Edinburgh Council's Social Work Service provides a range of services which support older people and their carers. Day Care Services are offered within twelve centres. The aim of these being to help to enable older people to remain within their own home wherever possible.
We will need to take you in: the experience of homelessness in old age
- Author:
- WILSON David
- Publisher:
- Scottish Council for Single Homeless
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 122p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Research report exploring the experiences of homeless older people in Scotland, focusing on 2 rural and 2 urban local authorities.
Respite care, Scotland 2011
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 27p., tables
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Statistical information on respite care services (also called short break care services) provided or purchased by Local Authorities in Scotland. The release provides information for the last five years to give a picture of: the total number of respite weeks provided by each Local Authority in Scotland; the amount of daytime and overnight respite provided; and the amount of respite provision by age group (older people aged 65+; adults aged 18 to 64; and young people aged 0 to 17).
An example to us all
- Author:
- HUNTER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.10.03, 2003, pp.58-59.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks the introduction of free nursing and personal care for older people by Scotland's local authorities and explains why the approach seems to be working.
Self-directed support (direct payments), Scotland, 2011
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 19p., tables
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Statistical release presenting the latest figures for Self-directed Support (Direct Payments) made during the period 1st April 2010 to 31st March 2011. Tables provide figures by local authority; client group (physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health problems and other including frail older people); and age profile.
It's about time: an overview of short break (respite care) planning and provision in Scotland
- Author:
- REID-HOWIE ASSOCIATES
- Publisher:
- Shared Care Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 77p.
- Place of publication:
- Dunfermline
This publication provides an overview of how local authorities in Scotland are approaching the planning of short break and respite care services in Adult and Older People’s Services. The research focused on the views of stakeholders in the public sector, and included interviews with nominated representatives of all 32 local authority areas and 9 NHS Boards. Discussions were also held with a number of carers’ organisations and other organisations. The aim of the research was to: improve knowledge and understanding of the landscape of respite care and short break provision for adults in Scotland; identify good practice in the planning, commissioning and design of respite care and short break services; and better understand the challenges and identify solutions to moving towards more flexible, personalised respite care and short break services for adults. This report provides an overview of the local policy context, including a summary of the ways in which planning is undertaken, and engagement with carers and the voluntary sector. It also provides a summary of local delivery issue and issues relating to demand, including an assessment of the some of the issues pertinent to rural areas and different groups of service users and their carers. The report concludes with offering suggestions for further action.
Direct payments for people with dementia
- Author:
- PETCH Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.9.10, 2010, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reviews research in Scotland based on the experiences of twelve people with dementia who used direct payments. Carers and representatives of ten local authorities were interviewed, and freedom of information (FOI) requests were made to all local authorities in Scotland. Findings were that, although local authorities promoted direct payments, uptake by people with dementia and their carers was low. Direct payment rates varied widely across councils. Recommendations include improved publicity to increase awareness, reduced bureaucracy and ensuring parity across different local authorities.
A review of free personal and nursing care
- Author:
- AUDIT SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Audit Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 66p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Key findings and recommendations covering free personal nursing care (FPNC) in Scotland are presented. The specific objectives of the study were to evaluate the robustness of financial planning, monitoring and reporting arrangements for FPNC at both a national and local level, to examine the current costs and funding allocations for FPNC across councils in Scotland, and to identify the financial impact of FPNC on older people, the Scottish Government and councils. The study involved an analysis of national data including demographics, older people’s services and financial information, a data survey of the 32 councils focusing on activity, financial, policy and practice information, focus groups with older people and care providers, interviews with staff in six councils, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) and the Scottish Government, a survey of independent care home providers, and a review of a sample of care packages since 2002 in two councils.
Older people and alcohol: a summary and recommendations arising from research in Ayrshire and Arran
- Authors:
- CLOUGH Roger, et al
- Publisher:
- Third Sector First
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Rossendale
This study looked at the impact of alcohol on the health and wellbeing of older people living in South West Scotland. Based on a review of the recent research literature, focus groups and individual interviews with service providers, older people and their carers, the researchers found that alcohol use can be both a cause and compensation for many of the difficulties associated with ageing. Even at low levels alcohol use in old age is more harmful than is generally understood; the study was commissioned to provide some clear, essentially practical, statements about how diagnosis, treatment, information and care services can be improved. The study is described in a full research report and accompanying literature review.