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Implementation of 'improving the life chances of disabled people': Age Concern's response
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
'Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People' states that, by 2025, disabled people should have full opportunities and choices to improve their quality of life and be respected and included as equal members of society.
Helping the sexually oppressed
- Editors:
- GOCHROS Harvey L., GOCHROS Jean S., FISCHER Joel
- Publisher:
- Prentice Hall
- Publication year:
- 1986
- Pagination:
- 282p., bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Suggests counselling strategies to deal with the needs of the sexually oppressed : the elderly, women, mentally and physically handicapped people, terminally ill.
Care home census 2013: statistics on adult residents in care homes in Scotland
- Publishers:
- ISD Scotland, Information Services Division, NHS National Services Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 35
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This publication presents information on adult residents in Care Homes in Scotland collected as part of the annual Scottish Care Home Census (SCHC) held at 31st March 2013. The census covers all adult care homes in Scotland that are registered with the Care Inspectorate and data are collected via the Care Inspectorate’s web based “eForms” system. The report also includes care homes for older people, and care homes for other main client groups (adults with physical disabilities, adults with mental health problems or adults with learning disabilities). As at 31st March 2013 there were 1,282 care homes for adults in Scotland providing 42,755 places to 36,578 residents. This report notes that for the 2011 census, ISD Scotland (Ihe Information Services Division of NHS National Services Scotland) published two reports: an interim report and a detailed findings report. For the 2012 census onwards, ISD has produced a single annual report. (Edited publisher abstract)
Quality in social care: achieving excellence in home care
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 19 minutes 48 seconds
- Place of publication:
- London
Service users get together with a social care academic and a leader in the home care sector to discuss how excellence can be achieved in domiciliary care. We see examples of excellence in support offered to older people, people with learning disabilities and people with physical disabilities in their own homes. Much of the focus is on the relationship between staff members and the people they support because getting that right is fundamental to excellent care. This film has now been revised. This film was previously available under the title 'Defining excellence: excellence in domiciliary care '. (Edited publisher abstract)
Factors associated with the amount of public home care received by elderly and intellectually disabled individuals in a large Norwegian municipality
- Authors:
- DOHL Oystein, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 24(3), 2016, pp.297-308.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study reports an analysis of factors associated with home care use in a setting in which long-term care services are provided within a publicly financed welfare system. The study considered two groups of home care recipients: elderly individuals and intellectually disabled individuals. Routinely collected data on users of public home care in the municipality of Trondheim in October 2012, including 2493 people aged 67 years or older and 270 intellectually disabled people, were used. Multivariate regression analysis was used to analyse the relationship between the time spent in direct contact with recipients by public healthcare personnel and perceived individual determinants of home care use (i.e. physical disability, cognitive impairment, diagnoses, age and gender, as well as socioeconomic characteristics). Physical disability and cognitive impairment are routinely registered for long-term care users through a standardised instrument that is used in all Norwegian municipalities. Factor analysis was used to aggregate the individual items into composite variables that were included as need variables. Both physical disability and cognitive impairment were strong predictors of the amount of received care for both elderly and intellectually disabled individuals. The study identified a negative interaction effect between physical disability and cognitive impairment for elderly home care users. For elderly individuals, results also found significant positive associations between weekly hours of home care and having comorbidity, living alone, living in a service flat and having a safety alarm. The reduction in the amount of care for elderly individuals living with a cohabitant was substantially greater for males than for females. For intellectually disabled individuals, receiving services involuntarily due to severe behavioural problems was a strong predictor of the amount of care received. The analysis showed that routinely collected data capture important predictors of home care use and thus facilitate both short-term budgeting and long-term planning of home care services. (Edited publisher abstract)
Defining excellence: excellence in domiciliary care
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Place of publication:
- London
Service users get together with a social care academic and a leader in the home care sector to discuss how excellence can be achieved in domiciliary care. We see examples of excellence in support offered to older people, people with learning disabilities and people with physical disabilities in their own homes. Much of the focus is on the relationship between staff members and the people they support because getting that right is fundamental to excellent care. This film has now been revised and is available under the new title 'Quality in social care: achieving excellence in home care'.
The non-competitive activity book
- Author:
- DYNES Robin
- Publisher:
- Speechmark
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 140p.
- Place of publication:
- Milton Keynes
A practical handbook with 100 non-competitive activities that can be used across a variety of ages, individuals or groups. The material can be used with people with learning disabilities, mental health problems, physical disabilities and older people. Activities are in the following sections: Starters and pairing up games; Movement; Perception; Cognitive stimulation; and Endings. The contents are photocopiable. As the activities are non-competitive means that people can become involved without a fear of failure or disappointment. A useful resource for day centres, hospitals and care homes.
Avoiding institutional outcomes for older adults living with disability: the use of community-based aged care supports
- Authors:
- ELLISON Caroline, WHITE Amy, CHAPMAN Libby
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 36(3), September 2011, pp.175-183.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Most people, regardless of ability or impairment, want to remain independent and living in their own home as they age. This study aimed to establish if accessing community-based aged care supports was perceived as assisting individuals ageing with a disability to remain living in their own homes and to avoid more institutional models of service. Sixty individuals aged 50 years and over with an intellectual, physical or neurological disability were interviewed to determine their perceptions in relation to ageing and the supports needed to remain living in the community. In addition, 26 staff and 6 family members were interviewed. The findings indicated that the participants receiving community-based aged care supports reported benefits including opportunities to develop relationships, maintain daily living skills, and participate in community activities. However, due to a lack of confidence in the availability of access to mainstream community-based aged care services, many participants felt vulnerable or unsure about their future and ability to remain living in their own home. Several participants commented that this meant that an undesired early relocation into residential aged care or congregate disability services appeared inevitable.
Helping people to work: easy read
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Government has introduced benefit reforms that permit the disabled, single mothers and older people claimants to try out work, and to return to protected levels of benefit more easily if a job doesn’t work out. For those who are considered more work ready such changes make a real difference. This easy read book sets out their rights and obligations. However, fears persist among claimants that they may fall outside of the protection afforded by such rules or that their continued incapacity might be drawn into question if they try out work.
Mencap response to consultation into the proposed Care Services Improvement Partnership
- Author:
- CONGDON David
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Care Services Improvement Partnership was to have been created to support improvement and development across a range of services across health (including prison health) and local government, for children, adults and older people, including those experiencing mental distress, physical disability or learning disability.