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Draft intergenerational practice strategy for Wales: consultation
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 21p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Wales has produced a draft strategy for promoting intergenerational activity in schools and the wider community. It is envisaged that the framework will embed intergenerational practice in to the governments whole approach to communities, citizenship and integrated government.
It's about time: an overview of short break (respite care) planning and provision in Scotland
- Author:
- REID-HOWIE ASSOCIATES
- Publisher:
- Shared Care Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 77p.
- Place of publication:
- Dunfermline
This publication provides an overview of how local authorities in Scotland are approaching the planning of short break and respite care services in Adult and Older People’s Services. The research focused on the views of stakeholders in the public sector, and included interviews with nominated representatives of all 32 local authority areas and 9 NHS Boards. Discussions were also held with a number of carers’ organisations and other organisations. The aim of the research was to: improve knowledge and understanding of the landscape of respite care and short break provision for adults in Scotland; identify good practice in the planning, commissioning and design of respite care and short break services; and better understand the challenges and identify solutions to moving towards more flexible, personalised respite care and short break services for adults. This report provides an overview of the local policy context, including a summary of the ways in which planning is undertaken, and engagement with carers and the voluntary sector. It also provides a summary of local delivery issue and issues relating to demand, including an assessment of the some of the issues pertinent to rural areas and different groups of service users and their carers. The report concludes with offering suggestions for further action.
Depression and older people: towards securing well-being in later life
- Authors:
- GODFREY Mary, DENBY Tracy
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 53p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
The literature on depression in old age has tended to be dominated by the medical model with its focus on symptoms and treatment. This report adopts a psycho-social approach - one that explores depression in the context of the everyday lives of older people. This report: reviews the nature and scope of the evidence base around depression and older people; evaluates current policy and practice responses; and identifies gaps in the evidence base and areas for further work. Finding that older people with depressive disorders are largely invisible within health and care services and that many fail to seek or receive effective treatment, the report also: recognises the importance of 'daily hassles' in undermining older people's mental well-being; highlights the importance of mental health promotion; argues for the need for an holistic approach to older people's services which balances physical with mental needs; and prioritises the social inclusion agenda in services for older people.
BME carers: challenging the myth;"they look after their own"; a good practice guide
- Author:
- WALES. National Assembly
- Publisher:
- Wales. National Assembly
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This examination of the extent to which carers services in Wales are accessible to Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) carers is located within the overall 'Caring about Carers - a Strategy for Carers In Wales (Implementation Plan)', a project initiated by the Welsh Assembly Government. Supported also by the Welsh Assembly Government, and carried out within the auspices of AWEMA (All Wales Ethnic Minority Association) as a BME Carers project, this study sets out to explore the needs of BME carers in Wales and the extent to which they felt that their needs were being recognised and addressed by mainstream services. (Edited publisher abstract)
Smiling matters: oral health care in care homes
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 34
- Place of publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne
This review draws on one hundred inspections of care homes in England to examine oral health in care homes, with specific reference to the NICE guideline NG 48 on oral health for adults in care homes. It includes direct quotations from managers, staff and people using services and their relatives. It also includes good practice examples to highlight the benefits of good oral care for older people, people with learning disabilities and people living with dementia. The review found that staff awareness of the NICE guideline recommendations was low, over half of care homes visited had no policy to promote and protect people’s oral health, and nearly half of care homes were not providing staff training to support people’s daily oral healthcare. The review also identified challenges such as: a lack of dentists who were able or willing to visit care homes and local dentists not accepting new patients and the length of time it took to get an appointment with an NHS dentist. The report recommends mandatory staff training in oral care, oral health check-ups for all residents upon admission, better signposting to local dental services and awareness raising. (Edited publisher abstract)
Developing an LGB T&I inclusive environment for older people living in care homes: Community Advisors' assessment and development tool
- Authors:
- HAFFORD-LETCHFIELD Trish, et al
- Publisher:
- Middlesex University
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 13
- Place of publication:
- London
An assessment and development tool which can be used to develop a more inclusive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex (LGB T&I) older people living in care homes. The tool is divided into 7 sections: policies and procedures; environment; consultation; risk management; issues specific to gender - Trans support and care; cultural safety; and end of life care planning and bereavement. Based on research and evidence, the tool was developed for use in residential care settings by academic partners at Middlesex, Nottingham, Bristol and Edge Hill University, UK and sponsored by the Comic Relief Care Home Challenge fund. It was used in a project in which a national care home provider was piloting an approach to developing and enhancing a more inclusive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex (LGB T&I) older people, their families and support networks. Following a training programme, the tool was piloted with care homes. The pilot was successfully evaluated and this tool is now being made available to provide the inspiration for learning how to increase LGB T&I inclusivity in all of the care home services. (Edited publisher abstract)
Calling time: addressing ageism and age discrimination in alcohol policy, practice and research
- Authors:
- WADD Sarah, et al
- Publisher:
- Drink Wise, Age Well
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 43
- Place of publication:
- London
This report, from researchers the Substance Misuse and Ageing Research Team at the University of Bedfordshire, Addaction and the International Longevity Centre-UK, found that age discrimination in alcohol policy, practice and research is preventing older people from getting the treatment they need to recover from harmful drinking. The findings are based on a survey of professionals, interviews and focus groups with older adults with alcohol problems and a review of relevant policy and published literature. Chapter one provides evidence collected by SMART on current ageism and age discrimination in alcohol policy, practice and research. Chapter two contains research from ILC-UK on age discrimination legislation and policy in the UK, with examples of good practice from other services in health and social care that could be adopted into alcohol treatment and care. The report’s findings highlight examples of practitioners discriminating against older adults, including prioritising young adults for alcohol treatment over older people; the exclusion of older people from some residential alcohol rehab services in England based on arbitrary age limits; and the exclusion of adults over the age of 65 from 46 per cent of clinical trials for alcohol treatment/interventions. The report asserts that some policies and practices are in breach of Equality and Human Rights legislation and calls on UK governments to develop alcohol strategies that recognise that older adults’ needs may be different to those of younger people. It includes recommendations for UK and national governments, public bodies, commissioners, service providers and practitioners. (Edited publisher abstract)
The diagnosis gap
- Author:
- STOKES Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 20(3), May 2012, pp.18-20.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
An objective of the National Dementia Strategy (NDS) for England (2009) is the provision of good quality early diagnosis and early intervention services for all on a nationwide basis. It is expected that all people with suspected dementia will have access to a pathway of care that delivers a rapid and competent specialist assessment that results in an accurate sensitively communicated diagnosis with the appropriate treatment, care and support provided as needed thereafter. Yet, 3 years after the publication of the NDS, under-diagnosis remains the prevailing norm, with an average diagnosis rate in England of around 42%. This article considers the reasons for this low diagnostic rate. These reasons are: the myth that becoming ‘absent minded’ is a normal part of ageing; the stigma attached to dementia; the isolation of many older people; the existence of co-morbidities; and the belief that a diagnosis of dementia may harm the patient. For those patients who are diagnosed, management of care may be disjointed and ineffective, and even, for many with early diagnosis, completely non-existent. The article argues that a failure to deal with these problems leads to costly repeat emergency hospital admissions and premature entry to care homes, as well as being responsible for the unacceptable suffering of patients and their families.
Health and social care of older people: could policy generalise good practice?
- Author:
- CURRIE Colin T.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 18(6), December 2010, pp.19-26.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article considers the traditional separation of health and social care in relation to the care of older people, arguing that this separation has increasingly unacceptable consequences for the quality and cost-effectiveness of the care provided. With the ageing of the UK population, the care of older people has become the central challenge of both the health and social care systems, yet they have in general failed to establish means to work together. The article discusses evidence to support the view that more integrated care - delivered jointly, promptly and flexibly to meet the changing clinical and dependency needs of frailer older people at home - can minimise unnecessary use of more costly and less preferable care elsewhere, and thus reduce the overall costs of late-life care while improving its quality. This paper considers the background to the widely prevailing culture of separatism, presents quantitative evidence of the current postcode lottery in care, describes examples of current good practice, considers some options on functional and structural integration, and speculates on policy that might deliver better and more cost-effective care for an ageing population at a time of impending stringency in the funding of public services. In particular, the success of two primary care trusts, Torbay and the Isle of Wight, in integrating health and social care services for older people is discussed.
The health and social care divide: the experiences of older people
- Authors:
- GLASBY Jon, LITTLECHILD Rosemary
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 170p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
- Edition:
- 2nd Rev.
Drawing on key research, government policies and real-life case studies, this book assists health and social care professionals to work more effectively together in order to improve services for users and carers. It: explains why partnerships are important and what helps/hinders partnership working; reviews the legal and policy framework, providing a chronological overview and placing current initiatives in their historical and social policy context; summarises existing research findings with regard to key health and social care policy debates; uses case studies to explore the implications of this research for health and social care practitioners; provides good practice guidance for both students and front-line practitioners. The book is designed as an introductory text for those working or training to work in a multi-agency environment. In particular, it will be of interest to social work, nursing, therapy and medical students, front-line practitioners and those undertaking post-qualification training courses.