Elderly people in rural areas have needs just as urgent as those of their city counterparts. The author asks why so little money is spent on meeting these needs.
Elderly people in rural areas have needs just as urgent as those of their city counterparts. The author asks why so little money is spent on meeting these needs.
Subject terms:
needs, older people, rural areas, social care provision;
Depression is a condition often overlooked when providing services for elderly people. Reports on research highlighting this issue and considers what needs to be done to support older people.
Depression is a condition often overlooked when providing services for elderly people. Reports on research highlighting this issue and considers what needs to be done to support older people.
Subject terms:
needs, older people, social care provision, suicide, attempted suicide, depression;
Governments initiatives on older people have avoided the central issue of poverty. The author asks whether the initiatives are mere window dressing or real attempts at delivering better services to older people.
Governments initiatives on older people have avoided the central issue of poverty. The author asks whether the initiatives are mere window dressing or real attempts at delivering better services to older people.
Subject terms:
older people, pensions, policy, poverty, quality of life, resource allocation, social care provision, standards, benefits, central government;
The closure of NHS facilities means there is now a severe shortage of day care places for adults. Users, carers and professionals alike hold mixed feelings on the services which should be provided.
The closure of NHS facilities means there is now a severe shortage of day care places for adults. Users, carers and professionals alike hold mixed feelings on the services which should be provided.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, older people, physical disabilities, service users, social care provision, statistical methods, user participation, adults, day centres, day services;