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The preventative approach
- Author:
- FLETCHER Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 2(3), September 1999, pp.29-30.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Reports on the findings from national research, 'Promoting well-being: developing a preventive approach with older people', which show housing as a central part of the preventative agenda when working with older people.
Doing care differently
- Authors:
- SEYMOUR Catherine, KAYE Andrew, BOTTERY Simon
- Publisher:
- Independent Age
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 41
- Place of publication:
- London
This report provides a summary of what needs to be considered to deliver a social care solution that is fit for now and the future, as the population ages. It draws on the ideas of over 30 individuals and organisations from across the care sector who contributed to the 'Doing care differently' Independent Age blog series and examines what needs to be done to deliver care differently. It examines six main areas of the social care reform agenda: meeting future demand, funding and responsibility, quality of care, integrated care, technology, and sustainability and value for money. The report highlights the need for reform in the way we pay for social care costs; the need to consider the role that wider services such as housing, community and voluntary services play in integrated and coordinated care; the role of housing in preventing and delaying the need for health or social care services; the need to scale up the use of technology in care and support; and reform the way we pay for care costs. It concludes that each individual needs to challenge their preconceptions of older age, plan ahead to our own old age and work to changing the system to make it work for older people today and in the future. (Edited publisher abstract)
Exploring a managed care network approach to support Lanarkshire Partnerships delivering services for older people: conference report
- Author:
- JOINT IMPROVEMENT TEAM
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 23p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The report provides an overview of the conference ‘Exploring a Managed Care Network Approach to Support Lanarkshire Partnerships Delivering Services for Older People’. This conference was co-hosted by the Joint Improvement Team (JIT) and by Lanarkshire Health and Care Partnerships in April 2006 at Bell College , Hamilton. The objective of the conference was to explore, with a range of stakeholders, the potential for a managed care network approach to support Lanarkshire partnerships to deliver a better experience and improved outcomes for older people who use services and their carers. The conference also aimed: to connect partnerships to provide an opportunity for shared learning; to highlight shared challenges and opportunities; to explore potential areas of collaborative advantage; and to build capacity through collaboration with regional and national resources. This conference report includes key themes from the presentations and workshops, conclusions, and plans for a development programme to further scope the potential for a managed care network for older people.
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.
Care standards: fine in theory, awkward in practice
- Author:
- BASTOW Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 5(3), August 2002, pp.32-36.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Care Standards Act 2000 is designed to regulate the management of residential care homes and other services. It provides a legislative framework for good practice, testing quality and enforceable minimum standards. In practice, its introduction has been difficult and providers are closing homes. This article looks at the practical consequences and identifies positive and negative effects.
Who wants a home for life?
- Author:
- TOOTH John
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 4(4), July 1996, pp.12-14.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
In discussion of design and provision of residential facilities for people with dementia in the UK, the concept of a "home for life" is prominent. Not so in Australia. The author assesses the practical significance of this difference in our thinking.
Carrying out adaptations: a good practice guide for registered social landlords
- Authors:
- APPLETON Nigel, LEATHER Philip
- Publisher:
- Housing Corporation
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 68p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidance providing principles and advice for registered social landlords when carrying out adaptations to housing for older people or disabled people. Designed to be translated into the context of local conditions and constraints. Includes sections on: a user centred approach; setting the policy; liaison and inter agency working; providing resources; experience and expertise; identifying need; managing the process; assessment, evaluation and setting priorities; management of the technical process; VAT; targets and competition; claiming funding; getting value from adaptations; responsibilities as landlord for adaptations undertaken by others; and user participation and consultation.