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Assessing the service needs of seniors: Bermuda's service providers
- Authors:
- CHERNESKY Roslyn H., GUTHEIL Irene A.
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 50(4), July 2007, pp.539-547.
- Publisher:
- Sage
With its rapidly growing older population, Bermuda faces a demographic challenge. Bermuda also faces declining fertility rates and full employment, with 80 percent of women in the labour force, which will significantly reduce the number, availability and capacity of family caregivers. This article looks at one component of a needs assessment which was a first step to guide future planning and resource allocation for an improved service system for the aging population of Bermuda.
All our futures: planning for a Scotland with an ageing population: 1 summary and action plan
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 29p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This strategy sets the vision for a future Scotland which will value and benefit from the talents and experience of its older people; a Scotland which welcomes its ageing population. Six priority areas for strategic action have been identified; to improve opportunities for older people, to forge better links between the generations, to improve the health and quality of life of older people, to continue to improve care, support and protection for those older people who need it, to ensure that the right infrastructure is in place, and to offer learning opportunities throughout life. For each priority area, what the Scottish Executive needs to do and what it invites public, private, voluntary, community and older people’s organisations to do to bring about change is highlighted, along with success criteria.
Projections of multi-morbidity in the older population in England to 2035: estimates from the Population Ageing and Care Simulation (PACSim) model
- Authors:
- KINGSTON Andrew, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Age and Ageing, 47(3), 2018, p.374–380.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Background: Models projecting future disease burden have focussed on one or two diseases. Little is known on how risk factors of younger cohorts will play out in the future burden of multi-morbidity (two or more concurrent long-term conditions). Design: a dynamic microsimulation model, the Population Ageing and Care Simulation (PACSim) model, simulates the characteristics (sociodemographic factors, health behaviours, chronic diseases and geriatric conditions) of individuals over the period 2014–2040. Population: about 303,589 individuals aged 35 years and over (a 1% random sample of the 2014 England population) created from Understanding Society, the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, and the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study II. Main outcome measures: the prevalence of, numbers with, and years lived with, chronic diseases, geriatric conditions and multi-morbidity. Results: between 2015 and 2035, multi-morbidity prevalence is estimated to increase, the proportion with 4+ diseases almost doubling (2015:9.8%; 2035:17.0%) and two-thirds of those with 4+ diseases will have mental ill-health (dementia, depression, cognitive impairment no dementia). Multi-morbidity prevalence in incoming cohorts aged 65–74 years will rise (2015:45.7%; 2035:52.8%). Life expectancy gains (men 3.6 years, women: 2.9 years) will be spent mostly with 4+ diseases (men: 2.4 years, 65.9%; women: 2.5 years, 85.2%), resulting from increased prevalence of rather than longer survival with multi-morbidity. Conclusions: The findings indicate that over the next 20 years there will be an expansion of morbidity, particularly complex multi-morbidity (4+ diseases). The authors advocate for a new focus on prevention of, and appropriate and efficient service provision for those with, complex multi-morbidity. (Edited publisher abstract)
All our futures: planning for a Scotland with an ageing population: 3 the evidence base
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 132p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Key evidence on older people drawn from a variety of quantitative and qualitative research and statistical data is drawn together to inform the Strategy for a Scotland with an Ageing Population and to develop an understanding of the economic, social and cultural implications for Scottish society of an ageing population. Key demographic trends in relation to Scotland’s ageing population and some of the causes of population ageing are outlined. Data is also presented around the contribution made by older people to society as carers, volunteers, learners, workers and consumers, patterns of older people’s employment in Scotland, different retirement pathways, health and well-being as people age, and housing, transport and planning.
Mapping older people's needs
- Authors:
- PRESTON-SHOOT Michael, WIGLEY Veronica
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 22(3), 2004, pp.35-50.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
This paper reviews the legal framework for, and the research evidence on the outcomes of community care planning. The literature on researching population needs and methods of mapping is then discussed and the experience and findings of one research project on mapping older people's needs reported. The paper concludes with observations on whether mapping need through popluation surveys is likely to make a difference to the responsiveness and quality of service provision.
Local population differences and the needs of people with cognitive impairment
- Authors:
- MELZER David, ELY Margaret, BRAYNE Carol
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12(9), September 1997, pp.883-887.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Variations in local population age structures have attracted less attention that national population ageing. As moderate and severe cognitive impairment is a major cause of need for long-term care, population-based estimates of the numbers and characteristics of this group were calculated, to explore the effects of local differences.
Profiling the care needs of the population with dementia: a survey in central Scotland
- Authors:
- GORDON David S., CARTER Harden, SCOTT Shonagh
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12(7), July 1997, pp.753-759.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article demonstrates a low-cost method of producing local information for dementia service planning, using a design multiservice census and a stratified random sample survey to assess needs, in the Forth Valley Health Board area. The survey demonstrated high levels of need in local population with dementia known to services. The study continued the value of a broad-based survey 'snapshot' across the range of settings which can be accomplished.
A population needs assessment profile for dementia
- Authors:
- GORDON David S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12(6), 1997, pp.642-647.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Looks at the Tayside Profile for Dementia Planning which is an instrument designed to obtain data for population needs assessment and planning. It provides a brief tool to collect a minimum dataset by non-specialists. Third-party informants - informal carers or involved professionals - are used as data sources. The tool uses a descriptive profile rather than a summative score or categorization. The profile consists of a set of needs indicators, information on current service response and demographic and background data. Key levels of dependency are measured by time interval dependency. Validity, reliability, acceptability and usability are satisfactory, with the crucial exception that informal carers and professionals appear to perceive needs differently. Further research is needed to assess which type of informant provides the more useful data.
Some key policy issues and debates in relation to services for older people
- Author:
- TINKER Anthea
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 14(2), 1997, pp.1-3.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Over the next 20 years, projections suggest that the percentage of over 65 years olds in the population will not increase significantly, but in the 20 years after that much greater increases are predicted. Against this backdrop, a range of current and anticipated policy and practice issues are explored.
Facilitating care insight to developing care economies
- Authors:
- FUTURE CARE CAPITAL, CAMBRIDGE ECONOMETRICS
- Publisher:
- Future Care Capital
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 68
- Place of publication:
- London
This research to explore the risks and opportunities for effective planning and provision of adult social care in four local authorities, and looks at how different areas are coping with these challenges. The report looks at the role of data and evidence in decision making, and explores patterns in publicly available data that are used by social care commissioners to plan and monitor current care provision. It then summarises the findings from case study interviews with representatives from four local authorities. The four authorities were Brighton and Hove City Council, Essex County Council, Leeds City Council and Nottingham City Council. The research found that local areas are underpinned by different ‘care infrastructures’ that result in broad-ranging challenges as well as opportunities to transform outcomes for individuals. Key findings highlight the need for national social care policy to better acknowledge local differences if it is to lead to improvements in quality of life; for future funding mechanisms and new delivery models to reflect the relative strengths and weaknesses of different areas; a need for councils to have a better understanding of when and how people interact with the wider care ecosystem. Policy is currently underpinned by publicly available data that reflects an increasingly outdated view of adult social care which is unhelpful when considering how to do things differently. The report makes recommendations designed to help local authorities to provide adult social care services in the future. The research focuses mainly on older people, but acknowledge the challenges of working-age adults and, in particular, those with learning disabilities. (Edited publisher abstract)