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Equality in later life: a national study of older people's mental health services
- Author:
- HEALTHCARE COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Healthcare Commission
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This study of older people's mental health services assessed available national data and visited specialist mental health trusts. The interview tool covered questions relation to several of the core standards used by the Healthcare Commission to assess trusts' performance. The key findings are reported in four main themes: age discrimination, the quality of inpatient care, the comprehensiveness of services; and working with other organisations (how specialist services worked with primary care, adult social services and acute hospitals). The findings highlight strengths and weakness of services, and key priorities for improvement are included.
When I get older: executive summary; what people want from social care services as they get older
- Author:
- COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL CARE INSPECTION
- Publisher:
- Commission for Social Care Inspection
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report shows that people today looking ahead to older age have high expectations of the social care services they might receive. They strongly value independence and choice. They would choose to receive care intheir own homes rather than move into a care environment. And they want services that suit their needs and respect their rights. People clearly want rigorous inspection of social care services, too. They want frequent inspections, with little or no notice given to those responsible for the service. However, they also want inspections to be carried out differently, they want the balance to shift more towards talking to the people using the service and their families, and spending time simply observing what goes on, and away from checking paperwork. Britain’s population is ageing and people are living longer than ever before. The largest group of adult users of social care is people aged 65 or over, an age group that is predicted to increase by 43 per cent by 2026. Demographic trends and people’s expectations pose an urgent challenge to everyone involved in developing social care policy, in planning and delivering services, and in inspecting and regulating those services
When I get older: what people want from social care services as they get older
- Author:
- COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL CARE INSPECTION
- Publisher:
- Commission for Social Care Inspection
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report shows that people today looking ahead to older age have high expectations of the social care services they might receive. They strongly value independence and choice. They would choose to receive care intheir own homes rather than move into a care environment. And they want services that suit their needs and respect their rights. People clearly want rigorous inspection of social care services, too. They want frequent inspections, with little or no notice given to those responsible for the service. However, they also want inspections to be carried out differently, they want the balance to shift more towards talking to the people using the service and their families, and spending time simply observing what goes on, and away from checking paperwork. Britain’s population is ageing and people are living longer than ever before. The largest group of adult users of social care is people aged 65 or over, an age group that is predicted to increase by 43 per cent by 2026. Demographic trends and people’s expectations pose an urgent challenge to everyone involved in developing social care policy, in planning and delivering services, and in inspecting and regulating those services
Quality and choice for older people's housing: a strategic framework: summary
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 23p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Housing issues are at the heart of the Governments agenda with the publication of the Housing Green Paper in April 2000. A number of clear demographic and social trends are shaping the nature of demand for housing, support, health and care services for older people over the next decades: the number of older people aged over 60 is on the increase; the number of frail older people is on the increase; older people who are owner-occupiers are on the increase; over half the older population are women; older people from black and minority ethnic groups are rising a group often marginalised from mainstream policies; the expectations and aspirations of older people are likely to rise over time.
Quality and choice for older people's housing: a strategic framework; the story so far
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Housing issues are at the heart of the Governments agenda with the publication of the Housing Green Paper in April 2000. A number of clear demographic and social trends are shaping the nature of demand for housing, support, health and care services for older people over the next decades: the number of older people aged over 60 is on the increase; the number of frail older people is on the increase; older people who are owner-occupiers are on the increase; over half the older population are women; older people from black and minority ethnic groups are rising a group often marginalised from mainstream policies; the expectations and aspirations of older people are likely to rise over time.
Community care for older people: taking the broad view for radical change
- Author:
- POXTON Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Managing Community Care, 6(1), February 1998, pp.13-19.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
The health and social care needs of older people cover a large number of different systems, resulting in inadequate priorities for their needs. Argues that there needs to be a concerted effort to achieve clarity and consensus on key issues such as quality, rights, entitlements, and levels of funding. Calls for a national initiative, led by Government, built on the involvement of older people.