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The Scottish way
- Author:
- MARSHALL Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, July 2008, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
This article analyses Scotland's free personal care policy and describes how this alternative approach to care funding has worked.
Village people
- Author:
- MAPP Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 4.8.94, 1994, p.27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Care villages for elderly people are one of the newest imports from America. A heated debate has emerged in response to a controversial proposal for a special care village for 100 people aged 60-plus on the outskirts of Inverness in the Highland Region of Scotland. Reports on arguments for and against the proposal.
Care inquiry: volume 1: report: 10th report, 2006 (session 2)
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Parliament. Health Committee
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Parliament
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 140p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Scotland's Free Personal and Nursing Care policy is a success which has benefited nearly 50,000 older people in allowing many more older people to be cared for at home. The Scottish Parliament remains fully committed to the policy and will continue to work with local authorities to ensure that older people receive services in line with their needs. Not surprisingly, however, there have been some teething problems in the implementation of this policy which need to be sorted out. The Committee's report helpfully identifies various issues which need to be resolved.
An example to us all
- Author:
- HUNTER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.10.03, 2003, pp.58-59.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks the introduction of free nursing and personal care for older people by Scotland's local authorities and explains why the approach seems to be working.
Scotland blazes a trail on free personal care for older people
- Author:
- JERROM Clare
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.06.02, 2002, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The Scottish Parliament took the lead in announcing it would personal care free for those in need of long-term care from 1 July. Looks at the changes and how they are being implemented.
Getting personal
- Author:
- TRUELAND Jennifer
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 11.10.01, 2001, pp.9-10.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Reports on the tensions that are rising as the four UK nations get set to start payments for nursing care - and in Scotland, personal care for elderly people.
Housing and ageing: linking strategy to future delivery for Scotland, Wales and England 2030
- Author:
- UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 23
- Place of publication:
- London
This report looks at the role that housing should play in supporting older people to age in place. It draws on insights gathered through a series of events with over 200 people, including practitioners, older adults and policy makers from areas of Scotland, England and Wales. Participants also took part in a strategic exercise to explore the potential long-term impacts of different policies, help examine the issues and decide what action should be taken. The key finding from the project was the importance of enabling people to ‘age in the right place’ and the central role of housing in the provision of services to support older people. Additional recommendations include: the creation of a Commissioner for Ageing in England and Scotland to ensure cross-national working across the United Kingdom; investment in early intervention and prevention within the home and community; meaningful co-production and consultation with older people; accessible information and advice for older people living in urban and rural communities; and building new suitable housing, such as intergenerational and lifetime homes that are adaptable, flexible, inclusive and affordable. (Edited publisher abstract)
Techrights: human rights, technology and social care
- Authors:
- MACASKILL Donald, SCOTTISH CARE
- Publisher:
- Scottish Care
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 60
- Place of publication:
- Ayr
This report discusses human rights and ethics as they relate to the use of technology in the care of older people in Scotland. The report addresses some of the challenges which the increased use of technology including ‘care-bots’, and ‘sensor devices’ are now posing for developers and older people. It argues that for the potential of the three technologies of artificial intelligence (AI), Big Data and the Internet of Things to be maximised, there need to be a core set of ethical and human rights principles within which design and developments, the implementation and the use of technology can take place. It suggests the adoption of the PANEL human rights model as an aid to assist the development of a set of ethical principles for technology and its use in social care, as well as proposing recommendations for the Scottish social care, technology and digital policy and practice context. (Edited publisher abstract)
Human rights and dementia
- Author:
- BUCHANAN Anna
- Publisher:
- Scottish Care
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- Ayr
This publication considers the potential of a human-rights based approach in the care and support of people living with dementia. The author shares some examples based on true life situations to show how human rights should be placed at the heart of the life experience of people with dementia and their families. The examples cover the human rights of: the right to hold a belief and the right to family life. The publication also highlights some examples of good practice in Scotland of supporting human rights care settings. It is one of a series of Care Cameos, designed to highlight issues which are important for the delivery of care and support for older people across Scotland. (Edited publisher abstract)
Loneliness: the public health challenge of our time. A policy briefing by the Mental Health Foundation and Age Scotland
- Authors:
- MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION, AGE SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 11
- Place of publication:
- London
This policy briefing, which focuses on loneliness among older people, explores the connection between loneliness and mental health. It reports new data commissioned by the Mental Health Foundation and Age Scotland which shows that a quarter of Scottish adults aged 65 and older experience depression when they are lonely. The paper provides 12 key recommendations to government and society to prevent and tackle loneliness and social isolation in older adults. These recommendations include: investment in community services to reduce and prevent hospital admissions; “Welcome Home Boxes” which contain information about activities and local support groups for older people discharged from hospital; investment in community transport to keep marginalised older people connected; and developing initiatives to encourage social inclusion for ethnic minority older people, including asylum seekers and refugees. (Edited publisher abstract)