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Preparing older people's strategies: linking housing to health, social care and other local strategies
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health, HOUSING CORPORATION
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 88p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document provides guidance on the preparation of housing strategies that link housing to health, social care, and other local strategies. The guidance follows a whole systems approach which acknowledges that housing services are one of a number of other services that together make up the whole system that affects older citizens. All local authorities are required to have an older people’s housing strategy. This document provides a framework for producing a strategy using a sample template comprising the following sections: an executive summary; an introduction to the strategy, setting the local context; identifying the housing ingredients, needs and demand; how the current housing and service systems work; planning for the future; proposals and recommendations; and taking the strategy forward. This document is aimed at those responsible for planning and delivering the housing function, but may also have a wider audience in health, social care, regeneration and planning.
Integrated care for older people: examining workforce and implementation challenges
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR WORKFORCE INTELLIGENCE
- Publisher:
- Centre for Workforce Intelligence
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 128p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The population of the UK is ageing, leading to pressure on health and social services. It is widely acknowledged that integration is key to delivering more effective and efficient care, and that the workforce will play a big role in achieving this goal. This report is the first in a series investigating the workforce implications of moving towards an integrated health and social care system. The goal of this report is to provide a consolidated view of the different models of care that are being implemented across England. It considers 8 different ‘point’ models of care: ambulatory emergency care; single point of access; virtual ward; personalised budgets; hospital at home; rapid response team; extra care housing; and acute admissions unit. Each model is assessed against its service provision and its economic, quality of care and workforce implications. The report then considers the concept of a whole system approach, arguing that key components of the ‘point’ models can be combined to deliver an integrated and coordinated health and social care across different providers. Key workforce challenge themes and enabler themes associated with implementing both individual ‘point’ models of care and the whole system approach are identified. Finally, the report offers practical advice to planners from both the commissioner and provider side on what to consider when moving towards a more joined-up health and social care system.
Reimagining nursing homes: the art of the possible
- Author:
- KANE Robert L.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 22(4), October 2010, pp.321-333.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The author believes that good long term care (LTC) needs to be reconceptualised. It requires the integration of personal care, housing and medical care but succeeding on all three levels simultaneously is rare, especially in nursing homes which have become the symbol of LTC. It is suggested that current efforts to reinvent the nursing home perpetuate a flawed model of care and that the heritage of the nursing home as the dominant model for LTC needs to be reexamined. The article goes on to discuss the basic LTC building blocks of, housing, services, and medical care, and ways in which they can be combined to meet consumers' needs and preferences for assisted living in individualised scenarios. It is suggested that what is needed are innovative solutions that can offer reasonable service while recognising the value of acceptable risk taking; modest personal care should not come at the price of surrendering one's autonomy. The author believes that LTC should be higher on the public policy agenda and more people need to ask why they are paying a lot for care they do not want.
Good homes in which to grow old?: the role of councils in meeting the housing challenge of an ageing population
- Author:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT GROUP
- Publisher:
- Local Government Group
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 33p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Older people want to remain independent and get on with their lives. Many will want to continue to make a contribution to their communities and their families, and for some to continue working. Housing, and housing services, often make the difference between being able to remain active and independent and becoming isolated from their family, friends and communities. This publication highlights the role that councils play in addressing the housing needs of our ageing society. It identifies how housing can contribute to better service integration, better outcomes for older people and greater efficiency. In a period of austerity, it is suggested that addressing the housing needs of older people can substantially reduce the demand for, and cost of, health and social care. The paper also identify how central and local government can work together to devolve, simplify and rationalise the housing and planning framework in order for councils to have the freedom and autonomy to develop housing strategies that meet the needs of older people, now and in the future. Short case studies are included throughout.
Developing a combined service to assess older people's needs
- Authors:
- BENTLEY Jane, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health Visitor, 71(2), February 1998, pp.59-61.
- Publisher:
- Health Visitors' Association
Describes the development of a single, comprehensive assessment tool to establish the needs of the over-75s, thus enabling health professionals to plan integrated care.
Redeveloping services for elderly people
- Authors:
- GILROY Peter, WILSON Barry
- Journal article citation:
- Caring for people, 4, March 1991, pp.3-5.
Describes the process of formulating policy and plans in East Sussex, and a multi-agency resource centre jointly funded and staffed by health and social services.
Small area planning for the elderly
- Author:
- STHEN Omar
- Publisher:
- Regionsjukhuset
- Publication year:
- 1985
- Pagination:
- 26p., tables.
- Place of publication:
- Linkoping, Sweden
One of a series of papers from different countries providing a model of an integrated comprehensive care system for the elderly.