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Care and support briefing
- Author:
- AGE UK
- Publisher:
- Age UK
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing provides a useful overview on older carers and the care of older people. It describes the prevalence and experience of older carers, looks at the care needs of older people, and explores the provision of home and residential care to the older population. The final paragraphs look at adults perceptions of care and support in old age. Useful figures are included.
Developing brokered community transportation for seniors and people with disabilities
- Authors:
- MARX Jerry, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 53(5), July 2010, pp.449-466.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The Alliance for Community Transportation (ACT) is a coalition of health and human services agencies, municipalities, transport providers and consumers in New Hampshire, USA which aims to increase access to transportation for through improving coordination of transportation resources. A team of faculty and graduate students from the social work department of the University of New Hampshire collaborated with ACT to investigate the transportation needs of citizens aged 60 years and over in the region. 641 people completed survey questionnaires about current transportation usage and need, and transportation preferences and system design. The information obtained indicated that survey respondents experienced problems reliably meeting their daily living needs due to inconsistent or unavailable private and public transportation options, and the majority of respondents reported that they expect that they would use a brokered transportation service.
Positive approaches to the fourth age
- Authors:
- BANO Ben, BENBOW Susan Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 11(2), June 2010, pp.29-34.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
In this paper, the authors reflect on the outcomes of From the Cradle to Beyond the Grave, a multi-faith conference on the theme of positive approaches to the fourth age held in 2008, discussing participants views' on what makes life worth living at different stages and the spiritual needs in the fourth age. The article looks at transcendence and spiritual needs, and needs and roles in the context of Maslow's hierarchy of needs and the social role inventory, a tool that develops a profile of the roles a person is performing or might perform. The authors conclude that there is a developing consensus that services need to understand and meet the spiritual and transcendence needs of older people in the fourth age, and that the developing focus on social inclusion needs to ensure that people in the fourth age are considered and involved in national and local initiatives.
Supporting you as an older family carer: a booklet to support older family carers of people with learning disabilities to get the right support now and to plan for emergencies and the long term
- Authors:
- MAGRILL Dalia, PEARCE-NEUDORF Justin
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This booklet has been developed to help older family carers who are caring for people with learning disabilities to think and plan for the future as they get older. It covers: Getting the right support now; Practical support you may find useful; Preparing for emergencies; Preparing for the future. It aims to present different options and present a good starting point to finding solutions. It includes checklists and notes boxes to record information and service needs. It is one of a series of publications to come from the Mutual Caring project, set up to promote good practice and improve service provision for older families caring for people with learning disabilities.
Supporting you and your family as you grow older together: a booklet for people with learning disabilities who live at home with an older family carer
- Authors:
- MAGRILL Dalia, PEARCE-NEUDORF Justin
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 30p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A practical booklet for people with learning disabilities who are cared for by an older person in their family. It aims to help the family live together now, and also to think about things that may need to be done in the future. This booklet provides: good questions to ask; things that can help you now and in the future; and some of the people who can help you. It also looks at how to get ready for emergencies. Boxes to tick and write in are included throughout the booklet, providing a useful list of things to do or find out. This is one of a series of publications to come from the Mutual Caring project, set up to promote good practice and improve service provision for older families caring for people with learning disabilities.
A survey of older adult patients in special secure psychiatric care in Scotland from 1998 to 2007
- Authors:
- LIGHTBODY Elizabeth, GOW Rona L., GIBB Robert
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (The), 21(6), December 2010, pp.966-974.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
One area in which the needs of older adults may not be being met is in the field of forensic psychiatry. The aim of this survey was to gather information about the number and the needs of older adult patients in special secure forensic psychiatry care in Scotland. Inpatients of The State Hospital, Carstairs aged 55 or over throughout a 10-year period were included. Thirty-six patients were identified: 22 reached the age of 55 during their admission, and 14 were new admissions after the age of 55. This population has heterogeneous and complex needs. The most common diagnoses are of psychotic illnesses. Most patients are admitted from other secure psychiatric facilities or prison and the duration of admission is long. There are high rates of physical illness, mobility impairment, sensory impairment and polypharmacy. Offences tend to be at the severe end of the spectrum, including homicide, sexual offences and other violent offences. Most patients are single males and socioeconomic classes IV and V are over-represented. The article concludes that, given the complex needs of older mentally disordered offenders, their management would benefit from old age and forensic mental health services jointly working together.
The needs of frail older people with sight loss
- Authors:
- CATTAN Mima, GIUNTOLI Gianfranco
- Publisher:
- Thomas Pocklington Trust
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing summarises the findings from research which explored the specific needs and aspirations of frail older people with sight loss. The original study consisted of a literature review, in-depth interviews with 24 frail older people living in care homes and sheltered housing schemes, and interviews with a manager and two wardens. The findings look at the research evidence to date; living with sight loss; living in supported accommodation with sight loss; service provision for frail older people with sight loss; and the conclusions and recommendations for further research. Key findings included that some older people struggled to retain a "will to live" in the face of increasing sight loss and frailty, frail older people needed help and support to come to terms with their sight loss, feelings of isolation were not uncommon, sight loss was compounded by other problems including mobility problems, and older people needed practical as well as emotional support to maintain their well-being.
Mental health service use among Canadian older adults with anxiety disorders and clinically significant anxiety symptoms
- Authors:
- SCOTT Tiffany, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 14(7), September 2010, pp.790-800.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey-Mental Health and Well-Being, a nationally representative survey of community-dwelling Canadians, the use of mental health services by older adults with anxiety disorders were investigated. This study examined past-year use of mental health services in both the specialty mental health and general medical sectors by the 12,792 adults aged 55 and over. Logistic regression analyses were used to examine predictors of service use among the 279 individuals with anxiety disorders and 880 individuals with clinically significant anxiety symptoms. The results showed that only 20.8% of older adults with an anxiety disorder and no mood disorder used services in the past year, compared to 43.1% of those with a mood disorder, and 72.7% of those with comorbid disorders. The findings indicate that anxious older adults are less likely to use mental health services than those who are depressed. While predisposing and enabling factors do not appear to impede service use, the need for help does. Anxious older adults and those they interact with may not be interpreting their anxiety symptoms as warranting services.
Creating images of old people as home care receivers: categorizations of needs in social work case files
- Author:
- OLAISON Anna
- Journal article citation:
- Qualitative Social Work, 9(4), December 2010, pp.500-518.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The process of needs assessment for older people is based on an individuals’ perspective, central to which is how their needs are constructed through documentation and case files. This paper investigates how older people’s needs are defined in home care case files. It examines how this categorisation process is evident in case file documents written by case managers. Discourse analysis was applied to 16 case files from three social work districts in Sweden, resulting in the identification of two general types of case files: the fact-oriented using objective language; and event-oriented case file using more personal language. These two types of case file were shown to depict the individuals quite differently. All case files used several need categories – though social needs were important in describing living conditions, it was medical and physical needs that impinged on home care decisions. The author concludes that the results have practical consequences for the formulation of individual home care assessment, as there is still limited space in the case files for older peoples’ own views.
The Open Door Project task force: a qualitative study on LGBT aging
- Authors:
- LANDERS Stewart, MIMIAGA Matthew J., KRINSKY Lisa
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 22(3), July 2010, pp.316-336.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This paper reports formative qualitative findings from an evaluation of the Open Door Project (ODP), a programme created by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Aging Project. The ODP represents a collaborative effort of 14 Aging Service Access Points in Massachusetts to support and participate in training activities intended to increase their cultural competence with respect to meeting the needs of LGBT older people. Data were collected from Open Door Task Force members; this included 4 focus groups that were held with a total of 22 participants, and interviews that were conducted with 12 key informants from 10 different agencies. The findings revealed that agencies took significant steps to make important and long-lasting structural changes, including changing their diversity and personnel policies, and intake forms to be LGBT inclusive; implementing ongoing staff training initiatives on LGBT issues; and actively involving leadership, including senior managers, executive directors, vendors, and Councils on Aging, in helping to create and sustain organisational change. The article concludes that ODP is an effective model to increase cultural competence in working with aging LGBT communities.