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Providers supporting carers: supporting older carers and ageing parent carers to plan for a future when they are less able or unable to care
- Author:
- CARERS TRUST
- Publisher:
- Carers Trust
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 7
- Place of publication:
- London
This resource is one of a suite of resources developed alongside a report, No Longer Able to Care: Supporting older carers and ageing parent carers to plan for a future when they are less able or unable to care. Most unpaid carers will need support at some point in their caring journey. There will come a point in most carers’ lives where they will be less able or unable to care. Carers must be supported at this stage to make sure the best possible outcomes are achieved for them and the people they care for. This resource will help providers support carers to plan for a future when they are less able or unable to care. It gives suggestions on what they can do as providers to make sure you can provide this support. Top tips include: early identification and support of carers are vital; once a carer is identified, the support plan that is developed for the carer should set out trigger points where a carer will receive support when they are less able or unable to care; subsequent assessments should revisit these; planning must take into account the carer’s individual needs and circumstances and reflect the views and needs of the person with care needs; when other family members take caring responsibilities, they must be identified and supported with their own needs; work with service users to develop and design services. (Edited publisher abstract)
Top tips for carers: thinking about the future
- Author:
- CARERS TRUST
- Publisher:
- Carers Trust
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 3
- Place of publication:
- London
This resource is one of a suite of resources developed alongside a report, No Longer Able to Care: Supporting older carers and ageing parent carers to plan for a future when they are less able or unable to care. Most unpaid carers will need support at some point in their caring journey. There will come a point in most carers’ lives where they will be less able or unable to care. Carers must be supported at this stage to make sure the best possible outcomes are achieved for them and the people they care for. This document contains key advice to help carers think about the future and a time when they might be less able or unable to care. It sets out some questions carers may want to ask themselves and actions they may need to undertake to plan for the future. (Edited publisher abstract)
No longer able to care: supporting older carers and ageing parent carers to plan for a future when they are less able or unable to care
- Author:
- CARERS TRUST
- Publisher:
- Carers Trust
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 48
- Place of publication:
- London
This report highlights how older parent carers and ageing carers who face additional barriers to accessing services should be supported to prepare for a time when they are less able or unable to provide care. The report uses existing evidence, evidence gathered from surveys of carers and service providers, focus groups with carers, and interviews with experts, to make the case for improvement for support for carers preparing for changing circumstances when they are, or will be, less able, or unable, to care. Key points raised in this report include: carers need support to plan for a future when they are less able or unable to care; carers need to be identified early and support put in place to enable them to plan for the future; carers who are from communities who face additional barriers to accessing services need services that are open and actively welcoming to them as well as the option of accessing specialist support if they need it. The report calls on national government, local authorities, the voluntary sector and service providers to work together to ensure services are there to support carers to plan for a future when they are less able or unable to care. The report is accompanied by resources for carers, commissioners, providers and front line staff to use in the development of support for carers to plan for a future when they are less able or unable to care. (Edited publisher abstract)
Framework for creating age-friendly homes in Greater Manchester
- Author:
- GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Publisher:
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 24
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
This framework was developed by the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub’s Housing, Planning and Ageing Group and sets out the thematic priorities for partners to deliver on the ambition of the Age-Friendly Strategy to, ‘increase the supply of age-friendly homes’. The framework is based on listening to the voices and experiences of residents, delivering research and analysis, and developing new approaches to housing and the places in which older residents live. The framework contains five main ambitions: embedding ageing in all our housing strategy and delivery; resetting the conversation, ‘valuable not vulnerable’; making an impact on the ground; promoting improve or move; celebrating homes and neighbourhoods that enable people to live well in later life. A central cross-cutting piece of work is the development of a Greater Manchester Age-Friendly Housing Charter that will set out a practical guide of considerations when developing new homes and retrofitting and investing in existing homes, to deliver age-friendly homes. Suggested performance indicators to monitor the implementation of the framework include: rates of new housing development that include age-friendly features; district and neighbourhood plans reflect age-friendly principles; and rate of older people who live in accessible, safe and warm homes. (Edited publisher abstract)
Planning for healthy ageing: how the use of third places contributes to the social health of older populations
- Authors:
- ALIDOUST Sara, BOSMAN Caryl, HOLDEN Gordon
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 39(7), 2019, pp.1459-1484.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on creating age-friendly cities to accommodate the changing needs of older people and to promote their overall health and wellbeing. This paper focuses on some of the urban planning implications related to maintaining the social health, as a main component of overall health and wellbeing, of older people. Specifically, this study looks at the role and accessibility of third places (popular public places where many people go to socialise) in relation to older people living in different neighbourhood built-form patterns, and how these factors impact on the formation of absent, weak and strong social ties. The data draw upon interviews with 54 older people living in different neighbourhood built-form patterns on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Our findings demonstrate the significant role third places have in affording older people opportunities to engage in the social lives of their local communities, thus contributing to their social health and overall wellbeing. This research supports previous studies relating to the accessibility of amenities by re-emphasising the importance of planning for the provision of third places that are conveniently located and easily accessible by older people. The paper concludes by arguing for the planning of transport and third-place interventions in Australia's sprawling suburban landscapes to allow older people more opportunities to be socially connected. (Edited publisher abstract)
Home care for the elderly in Sweden, Germany and Italy: a case of multi‐level governance strategy‐making
- Authors:
- LONGO Francesco, NOTARNICOLA Elisabetta
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 52(7), 2018, pp.1303-1316.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Home care is a policy field characterized by strong interdependencies and multi‐level governance. In such a setting, decision‐ and strategy‐making is complex, with interrelated governance mechanisms between the private and public actors involved, and the risk of lack of a clear and sharp definition of public contents. In this article the authors are interested in understanding “if and how” multi‐level governance influences planning in home care and, more generally, social care fields. Through the analysis of home care services for the elderly in three prominent European countries, the article highlights critical dimensions that should be taken into consideration in such contexts: users' selection, services features, coordination and funding mechanisms, provision forms. These dimensions turn out to be representative of key processes of strategic development within multi‐level settings. (Edited publisher abstract)
Making voices heard: older people's access to independent advocacy in Wales
- Author:
- OLDER PEOPLE'S COMMISSIONER FOR WALES
- Publisher:
- Older People's Commissioner for Wales
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 65
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This report examines the extent to which older people in Wales are able to access independent advocacy to enable them to participate in decisions about their health and social care. It is based on evidence gathered across Wales from older people and carers who have been supported by independent advocates, advocacy providers, those commissioning services and stakeholders working with and for older people. It identifies a number of significant barriers currently preventing older people from accessing independent advocacy. These include a lack of understanding by health and social care professionals of independent advocacy and people’s right to it; shortcomings in current legislation and the way it is applied; insufficient data in relation to the provision of statutory independent advocacy; and poor service planning to meet the needs of the population. The report makes recommendations to improve access to improve independent advocacy services. These include training for staff in Local Authorities and Health Boards on independent advocacy and its benefits; awareness raising to ensure that those most in need of independent advocacy are made aware of their rights; and for effective planning across Wales in relation to the provision of statutory and non-statutory independent advocacy. (Edited publisher abstract)
Opportunity knocks: exploring the links between day opportunities and equal opportunities
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, MORIARTY Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 25(5), 2013, pp.317-333.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The term ‘day opportunities’ is used in the context of personalisation in England to refer to alternatives to day centres. This article employs the lens of legislation on equalities to comment on access to day opportunities by different groups of eligible older people. It reports and discusses findings from a scoping review of the literature conducted in 2012 and updated in 2013 which searched for research and ‘grey literature’ material. Findings from the scoping review are presented using the different elements of the Equalities Act 2010. The authors conclude that social workers need to be aware of definitions when describing what is being suggested as part of a support plan or reviewed in the context of desired outcomes. Attention is drawn to the need to think about levels of needs and access to any day opportunity. Social workers are well placed to identify whether these changes have a differential impact on certain groups. This exploration of the literature on user experiences and outcomes from day opportunities may be helpful to social work practice and scholarship. (Publisher abstract)
Older people 'getting things done': involvement in policy and planning initiatives
- Authors:
- REED Jan, et al
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 175p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This study reports on how and why older people became involved in policy and planning initiatives. The involvement of older people in planning and evaluating services is high on the policy agenda for many organisations. Using five different case studies this report maps out the ways in which older people got involved, offering ideas for other organisations and for older people themselves. The report explores the key issues that need to be considered, as well as drawing out good practice from the schemes studied. The schemes include: a group which set up care services for older people; a Citizen's jury which developed policy for older people; a project to meet the diverse needs of older people in one locality; a scheme to provide accessible repair and maintenance services and an initiative to design a house for older people. The report presents a number of indicators for involvement, including the factors, processes and infrastructure that need to be in place, to guide anyone wishing to involve older people in service planning and policy.
Minimum income for healthy living: older people
- Authors:
- MORRIS Jenny, et al
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 58p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Research by the London School of tropical Hygiene and Medicine found people over 65 are not spending enough money each week on food and have worryingly low levels of exercise. It concluded pensioner poverty is leaving people at risk of falls, heart disease and is destroying their independence. Only 17% of people over 60 said they keep fit and up to 30% of 65-74 year-old men and women of the same age are obese. The report identified diet and nutrition, physical activity, housing, health care and social life as the vital elements needed for older people’s well-being. It calculated the weekly cost meeting these is £32.20 a week. Inadequate income clearly has a major impact on the health of the nation’s people in later life, but urgent action to tackle barriers, such as poor health awareness and access to health and leisure facilities, is also needed. The report called on local authorities to provide accessible and affordable leisure activities close to where older people live and to involve older people in planning new services to ensure their health needs are taken into account.