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Navigating the way: the future care and well-being of older people
- Author:
- RESOLUTION FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Resolution Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 56p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Navigating the Way: the future care and well being of older people was launched in the House of Commons on 8 December 2008. The report sets out a vision for the care and support of older people and is the culmination of several pieces of research and consultation with a wide range of experts and stakeholders.
On our own terms: the challenge of assessing dignity in care
- Author:
- PICKER INSTITUTE
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Explains that all too often for older people, use of health and social care services comes hand in hand with a lack of dignity. The research carried out by the Picker Institute on behalf of the Charity, argues that current measures do not give a clear reflection of the overwhelming lack of dignity in care
The NSF for Older People: a vehicle for reform
- Author:
- PHILP Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 18(3), July 2008, Online only
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
The background to the development of the National Service Framework (NSF) for Older People in England, and its implementation in the seven years since its publication in 2001 are described. The author also provides views on what remains to be done in the three years in the life of the Standard a ten year programme for reforming the culture and system of health and social care for older people. The priorities of empowerment through the use of personalised budgets and direct payments, and improved dementia care are highlighted.
Model answers
- Author:
- IVORY Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.10.08, 2008, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses some of the solutions that are being put forward to tackle the future funding of adult social care. These include social insurance and self-directed support.
Outcome-focused services for older people from minorities
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.7.08, 2008, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Focusing on outcomes helps to ensure that services meet the needs of the people who use them rather than the people that run them. This article highlights the outcomes seen as important by minority ethnic older people.
Age equality: what does it mean for older people's mental health services?
- Author:
- CARE SERVICES IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP. National Older People's Mental Health Programme
- Publisher:
- Care Services Improvement Partnership. National Older People's Mental Health Programme
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A 4-page report on older people's mental health services: Providing age inclusive services is an issue currently hotly debated across the country. In some cases it is even slowing progress in the implementation of Everybody's Business. This short paper attempts to clarify what is meant by service provision based on need not age.
A new state of independence
- Author:
- GOSLING Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Chronicle, Supplement, March 2008, pp.4-6.
- Publisher:
- Emap Business
The challenge of an ageing population is changing care provision. The author discusses how councils can respond to growing demand for services, in spite of budget cuts.
Your questions answered: a brief introduction to self directed support
- Author:
- ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Essex County Council
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- Chelmsford
Self-directed support is a new way to provide adult social care. It allows recipients to design and tailor their own support package to meet their own requirements. This is a major change in the way adult social care services are delivered. Essex County Council has produced this Q&A guide which explains self-directed support, with stories of how disabled and older people have been using personal budgets. It asks: how will I know if I’m eligible for self-directed support; how much money will I get; will I have to contribute to the cost of my care; where does the money for my personal budget come from; how will I plan and decide what my budget will be used for; what sort of things can I spend my budget on; and who will manage my budget.
Joint HIW / CSSIW fundamental review of the national service framework (NSF) for older people in Wales
- Authors:
- HEALTHCARE INSPECTORATE WALES, CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES INSPECTORATE WALES
- Publisher:
- Healthcare Inspectorate Wales; Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This document sets out the rationale for the planned review of the National Service Framework (NSF) for Older People in Wales, the process undertaken for scoping the review and the initial approach and timescales for delivery. The review will be delivered jointly by the Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) and the Care and Social Services Inspectorate for Wales (CSSIW).
Commentary: irrational exuberance for the aging in place of vulnerable low-income older homeowners
- Author:
- GOLANT Stephen M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 20(4), 2008, pp.379-397.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
US policy on vulnerable older adults is increasingly focused on home- and community-based care, and this is reportedly the preference of older people themselves. This paper argues that a one-size-fits-all policy is inappropriate, especially for low-income homeowners living in the country’s oldest housing stock whose demographic characteristics put them at greater risk of having both unmet housing and care needs. This, in turn, has spillover effects on their neighbourhoods. Such people would be better cared for if they moved to smaller, more affordable, easier to maintain and better designed owner-occupied or rented housing, or to planned older people’s rented housing complexes with additional care. However, such moves are often not feasible because of lack of provision of such housing. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).