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An older person friendly city centre: report from a working group
- Author:
- ELDERS COUNCIL OF NEWCASTLE
- Publisher:
- Elders Council of Newcastle
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 48p.
- Place of publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne
This practical report has been produced by the Elders Council of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It provides a useful model for both planners and other local groups who want to make sure that their town or city centre is designed to make it welcoming and accessible to all generations.
Getting started: an empirically derived logic model for age-friendly community initiatives in the early planning phase
- Author:
- GREENFIELD Emily A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 61(3), 2018, pp.295-312.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Age-friendly community initiatives (AFCIs) foster efforts across stakeholders to make localities more supportive and inclusive of older adults, and potentially better for residents of all ages. This study drew on in-depth interviews with leaders of nine newly forming AFCIs in northern New Jersey to develop an empirically based logic model for the initiatives in the early planning phase. The results obtained from a conventional content analysis indicated three main activities in the early planning phase: assessing the community; meeting; and communicating with stakeholders; and facilitating communitywide communications. These activities worked toward two outputs: increased understanding of ageing in the community and more engaged stakeholders in ageing. Participants described leveraging the contributions of lead staff, consultants, elected officials, organisational partners, volunteers, interns, funders, and other AFCIs to engage in their focal activities. Based on these findings, a logic model for AFCIs in the early planning phase is presented. AFCI leaders can draw on this model to evaluate AFCI processes and outcomes in their formative stages, as well as to strategically plan for the start of an AFCI within a given locality. Findings also suggest important directions for future research on the development of AFCIs and the community changes that they seek to influence. (Edited publisher abstract)
Observation: using more than your eyes
- Authors:
- LE RICHE Pat, TANNER Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 3(1), January 1999, pp.19-22.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The meaning and usefulness of observation is now playing a central role in social work training. Describes what observation should mean in professional practice, its particular usefulness to care management, and its wider application to organisational issues.
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.
Predicting social care costs: a feasibility study
- Authors:
- BARDSLEY Martin, et al
- Publisher:
- Nuffield Trust
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 81p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report describes a study that explored whether statistical models can be used to predict an individual person’s future need for intensive social care in the UK. The aim of the project was to obtain pseudonymous individual-level data from several primary care, secondary care and social care organisations; link collate and analyse these data at the individual level; and attempt to develop a statistical model to predict which individuals are at greatest risk of requiring intensive social care in the 12 months after prediction. Data was provided by 4 Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) and one care trust. The research shows how it is possible to link routine data from health and social care information systems in a way that protects individuals’ identities. The project showed that it is possible to construct predictive models for social care. How these models might fit into everyday working practice now needs investigating. The predictive accuracy of the models was comparable to some of the models used by the NHS to predict hospital admissions. The authors comment that linked person-level information has the potential to improve quality of care services, whether through improved identification of high-risk individuals, comparative performance measures, service evaluations or budget-setting. There is a need to ensure that the quality of information about social care services improves comparably to the recent improvement seen in the quality of data about individual health care use.
Intervening for success: strengths-based case management and successful aging
- Authors:
- SULLIVAN William Patrick, FISHER Bradley J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 22(1/2), 1994, pp.61-74.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Looks at the concept of successful ageing and argues that if it is to be promoted then helping professionals must employ appropriate technology to assist this process. Describes a strengths-based model of case management that can be used in a variety of human service organizations.
Elderly care planning model: Wessex Regional Health Authority
- Author:
- OPIT L.J
- Publisher:
- University of Kent. Centre for Health Services Studies
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 36p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
Document developing a 'synthetic' model for estimating disability amongst the population over 70 years of age who reside at home. Based on data contained in the 1985 OPCS household disability survey.
The power of circles: using a familiar technique to promote culture change
- Author:
- NORTON LaVerene
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Long-Term Care, 2(3/4), 2003, pp.285-292.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Social workers can play a pivotal role in bringing about culture change in long-term care, but only if they step out of the narrow confines of case management and client advocacy to use their full spectrums of skills training. By working one-on-one, with groups and with a focus on institutional change, social workers can empower nursing home staff and residents to create a better place in which to live and work. The Learning Circle is a simple and effective methodology social workers can use for achieving these ends. The Learning Circle is a common-sense approach for both conducting meeting and facilitating less formal gatherings in a way that encourages high involvement of all stakeholders in planning and implementing culture change, engenders mutual respect among participants, builds a sense of community and facilitates both personal and organizational transformation. It can be used in all social change model. This article describes how, where and when to use the Learning Circle (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Effect of childlessness on nursing home and home health care use
- Author:
- AYKAN Hakan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 15(1), 2003, pp.33-53.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This American study examines the likelihood of nursing home and home health care use for childless older Americans. Four research questions are addressed: Are the childless elderly at a greater risk of nursing home and home health care use? Is it childlessness per se or not having children with particular characteristics that affects the likelihood of using these formal long-term care services? Does having additional children beyond the first one have a significant effect on the use of these services?) Are the effects of childlessness different on the likelihood of nursing home and home health care use? Longitudinal data from the first and second waves of the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old Survey (AHEAD) and multinomial logistic regression models are used for the analyses. Separate models are developed for women and men, each controlling for a variety of demographic, socioeconomic, and health-related characteristics of sample persons. Findings indicate childlessness as an important risk factor, especially for older women's use of nursing home services. Implications of findings for planning for long-term care needs of the baby boom generation are discussed. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
A New contract for retirement: modelling policy options to 2050
- Editors:
- BROOKS Richard, REGAN Sue, ROBINSON Peter
- Publisher:
- Institute for Public Policy Research
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 120p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Seeks to identify the proper objectives of pensions and long-term care policy. The report analyses existing policy and methods of funding and proposes radical but workable reform of the government's proposed settlement. Contents include: UK state pensions policy at the crossroads; modelling pension choices; demand for long-term care in the UK.