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Armchair fan
- Author:
- COWDELL Fiona
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 30.5.02, 2002, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Discusses how the establishment of a discharge lounge for patients to wait in before being discharged, can make more beds available for those in need.
The community mental health framework for adults and older adults
- Authors:
- NHS ENGLAND, NHS IMPROVEMENT, NATIONAL COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- NHS England
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 22
- Place of publication:
- Redditch
This Framework describes how the NHS Long Term Plan’s vision for a place-based community mental health model can be realised, and how community services should modernise to offer whole-person, whole-population health approaches, aligned with the new Primary Care Networks. The integrated approach will provide benefits for both service users and staff, though integrated assessment, fewer referrals and more direct contact time between staff and service users. The Framework includes links to resources and good practice examples. It has been in partnership with an Expert Reference Group drawn from a range of disciplines and professions across health, social care, the VCSE sector, community groups, and users and carers. (Edited publisher abstract)
Building better care homes for adults: design, planning and construction considerations for new or converted care homes for adults
- Author:
- MacKENZIE Audrey
- Publisher:
- Care Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 26
- Place of publication:
- Dundee
Good design, planning, construction, conversion, refurbishment and on-going maintenance are vital if a care home for adults is to be capable of providing a good service. This document provides information on Scottish regulations, National Care Standards and guidance used by the Care Inspectorate to assess building plans or when giving advice. The document will be of interest to service providers, developers, architects, builders, local authority and NHS commissioners, as well as those looking for or using a registered care home for adults. (Edited publisher abstract)
Sooner rather than later: younger and middle-aged adults preparing for retirement
- Authors:
- ANDERSON Michael, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 20(4), July 2000, pp.445-466.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
During the 1990s, the British population has been urged by government and financial institutions to make more personal preparation for retirement and to begin doing so while they are still relatively young. This article, set within a wider analysis of people's long-term planning behaviour, investigates the extent to which a sample of the general planning behaviour, investigates the extent to which a sample of the general population of Kirkcaldy in Scotland, mostly aged between 30 and 49, has given thought to the question of retirement, feels they have made financial preparation for it, and also how comfortable they expect retirement to be. The study concludes planning for retirement must be seen as part of planning as a whole, and that the propensity to plan is the outcome of a complex web or material, social, cultural and psychological factors.
Attitudes and behaviour towards financial planning for care in old age
- Authors:
- PARKER Gillian, CLARKE Harriet
- Publisher:
- University of Leicester. Nuffield Community Care Studies Unit
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 81p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
Research study based on a representative sample of men and women aged between twenty-five and seventy and focusing on attitudes and beliefs towards finance for care in old age. Relates findings to current debates about the role of the state and personal financial decision-making.
Funding and planning for social care in later life: a deliberative focus group study
- Authors:
- DIXON Josie, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 27(5), 2019, pp.e687-e696.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study examined people's perceptions and behaviours in relation to planning for their social care needs, and their values and priorities concerning how social care should be funded. Eight deliberative focus groups were conducted in May 2018 with 53 participants, aged 25–82 years, in London, Manchester and rural locations near York and Sheffield. Multiple uncertainties created barriers to planning for social care needs including not knowing how much to save, not thinking it possible for an average person to save enough to meet significant needs, reluctance to plan for something potentially unnecessary, lack of suitable and secure ways of saving, and a perception of social care policy as unsettled. Participants also had significant concerns that they would not be able to obtain good‐quality care, regardless of resources. In addition, it was commonly thought unrealistic to expect families to provide more than low‐intensity, supplementary care, while use of housing assets to pay for care was considered unfair, both for home‐owners who could lose their assets and non‐home‐owners who were left reliant on the state although it was more acceptable where people were childless or had substantial assets. Participants thought any new arrangements should be inclusive, personally affordable, sustainable, transparent, good‐quality and honest. They preferred to contribute regularly rather than find considerable sums of money at times of crisis, and preferred to risk‐pool, with everyone obliged or heavily encouraged to contribute. Transparency was valued so those better at ‘working the system’ were not able to benefit unfairly and participants wanted to know that, if they contributed, they would be assured of good‐quality care. Trust in Government and other institutions, however, was low. New funding arrangements should incorporate measures to increase transparency and trust, be clear about the responsibilities of individuals and the state, provide meaningful options to save, and place significant focus on improving actual and perceived care quality. For acceptability, proposals should be framed to emphasise their affective dimensions and positive values. (Publisher abstract)
Planning and preparing for later life
- Authors:
- PRESTON Claire, et al
- Publisher:
- Centre for Ageing Better
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 99
- Place of publication:
- London
Based on a synthesis of evidence from 116 papers, this scoping review summarises the available evidence on what enables people to plan for their later lives from mid-life onwards, and the factors can present barriers to planning. The research found that while barriers exist, planning and preparing for later life is both possible and likely to be beneficial. The evidence shows that those who are living in challenging circumstances, such as those on low income or juggling multiple caring responsibilities, tend to focus on the immediate concerns and are less likely to plan for later life. Factors that could encourage or discourage planning in later life were found to revolve around five themes: Awareness/salience; Choice and control; Knowledge and skills; Instrumental and informational support; and Social influence. The final section of the review considers evaluations of programmes and courses designed to promote retirement and later life planning and general lessons for anyone wanting to enable people to overcome the barriers to planning. The review found that evidence on specific interventions aimed at increasing planning behaviours is limited. Interventions often focus on formal retirement rather than general later-life planning. Evaluations also often suffer methodological shortcomings. However the review highlights some general lessons for anyone wanting to enable people to overcome the barriers to planning. (Edited publisher abstract)
Siblings of adults with developmental disabilities: psychosocial outcomes, relationships, and future planning
- Authors:
- HELLER Tamar, ARNOLD Catherine Keiling
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 7(1), March 2010, pp.16-25.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
As a result of longer lifespan and the aging of their parents, siblings play an increasing role in the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In this article, the authors reviewed the literature on siblings of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, concentrating on three main questions: what are the psychosocial outcomes of having a sibling with an intellectual and developmental disabilities on the sibling without a disability?; what factors relate to the nature of the sibling relationship?; and what factors relate to future planning, including expected and future relationships when parents can no longer provide care? The authors examined 23 relevant published studies for the period 1970–2008 on adult siblings over 21 years of age that addressed the relationships, psychosocial outcomes, and involvement in future planning. In conclusion, the authors suggest that these studies present a mixed, but positive picture of the psychosocial outcomes of having a sibling with a disability. They also indicate that siblings tend to have long-lasting close relationships with their siblings with a disability and anticipate taking on greater supportive roles as both grow older.
Older carers of adults with a learning disability confront the future: issues and preferences in planning
- Authors:
- BOWEY Laura, McGLAUGHLIN Alex
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 37(1), January 2007, pp.39-54.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The Valuing People White Paper (Department of Health, 2001) requires services to secure a plan for all service-users with learning disabilities living with older carers and promises them and their families more choice and control over how and where they live. This paper examines the views of the older carers (aged over seventy) of sixty-two adults with a learning disability about planning for the future. Fifty-six took part in interviews in their own homes and six completed a questionnaire. All carers were white and recruited from one local authority in response to the requirements of the White Paper. Findings indicate that a significant proportion is either not ready or is unwilling to make future plans. Barriers to planning include a perceived lack of need due to the existence of two carers, a lack of awareness of timescales involved in securing housing, difficulties in letting go, a lack of confidence in available housing options, and the existence of mutually supportive relationships. The findings show a need for a proactive approach to information and support provision to enable these families to work through a process of making plans for the future. This is essential to prevent the need for emergency placements in response to crisis and in turn to ensure that adults with learning disabilities have genuine choice and involvement in how and where they live.
Planning for the future among older parents of adult offspring with intellectual disability living at home and in the community: a systematic review of qualitative studies
- Authors:
- WALKER Ruth, HUTCHINSON Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 43(4), 2018, pp.453-462.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Background: The increased longevity of individuals with intellectual disability means that ageing parents often play an extended caregiving role into late life. This systematic review evaluates qualitative evidence on futures planning among older parents whose adult children live either in the family home or out-of-home. Method: Electronic databases were searched for studies published between 2000 and 2015. Studies that met the inclusion criteria were analysed using the McMaster Critical Review Form for Qualitative Studies. Results: Of 14 articles reviewed, quality was mixed. Three over-arching themes emerged: (1) external barriers to planning involving reservations about available services; (2) internal barriers preventing parents from planning such as mutual dependency and sense of helplessness; and (3) existence of diverse “plans” and ways of managing the future. Conclusions: Parents are aware of the need to make plans or at the very least have preferences for what they would like to occur. However, a range of external and internal factors pose as barriers to this process. (Publisher abstract)