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Financial abuse and scams: guidance for councillors, directors, managers and social work practitioners
- Author:
- ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES
- Publisher:
- Association of Directors of Adult Social Services
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 14
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide gives some key information on the effects of scams on the continued health and wellbeing of individuals and it is aimed at those working in the adult social care sector. Each year scams cause approximately between £5 and £10 billion worth of detriment to UK consumers. Victims of scams, specifically the elderly and consumers made vulnerable by their circumstances, experience deteriorating health, independence and loss of self-confidence. These give rise to additional financial costs on the health and social care sector which could be prevented through earlier intervention and protection. The inevitable consequences of being a victim are also far more costly in terms of deteriorating health than with pure financial loss. An ageing population, reduced cognitive function in older people and social isolation further exacerbate the risk and impact of financial abuse and scams. The document provides essential advice and tips, designed to help consider responses to the risks of financial abuse associated with scams. They are not exhaustive but suggest areas of specific focus, and comprise: top tips for Councillors; top tips for Safeguarding Adults Boards; top tips for Health & Wellbeing Boards; and top tips for Social Care Practitioners. Three illustrative case studies are included. (Edited publisher abstract)
Ageing better: working with older people to reduce social isolation and loneliness. A guide for Housing Associations
- Author:
- AGE BETTER IN SHEFFIELD
- Publisher:
- Age Better in Sheffield
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 11
- Place of publication:
- Sheffield
A short guide providing evidence about what’s worked in reducing social isolation and homelessness among older people, focusing on work in the housing sector. It draws on lessons from some of the 14 partners who are delivering projects as part of the Ageing Better programme, which was funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. It identifies five key messages, which include for housing associations: to consider how they can strengthen their strategic and operational roles in addressing social isolation and loneliness; to develop an understand of local areas, mapping areas where older people are at most risk; to share their expertise in co-production to benefit local communities; and to consider further work with care homes for more long-term work to address loneliness and isolation. Although focusing on the housing sector, many of the themes identified have wider applicability to the design of any programmes seeking to reduce loneliness and isolation across all age groups. (Edited publisher abstract)
Ageing Better: social prescribing and older people: guide to developing development project plans
- Author:
- HOY Christine
- Publisher:
- Hall Aitken
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 16
Developed as part of the Better Ageing project, this guide provides advice on developing social prescribing plans and approaches as a way of tackling loneliness in older people. It highlights the importance of ensuring that social prescribing initiatives sustainable by engaging the support of local groups such as general practices, voluntary and third sector organisations. It also highlights key stages of developing any plan. These include: the importance of empathy and awareness when holding initial conversations to link people with support; mapping local assets, groups and activities; developing ways to find and use information about local sources of support; the collection of evaluation data; use of digital technologies in social prescribing; and presenting local plans using appropriate language and vocabulary. It also suggests key areas that could be covered in social prescribing plans, such as governance and accountability, plan for local evaluation, local collaboration and training and support needs. Includes a list of useful links and resources. (Edited publisher abstract)
The missing million: a practical guide to identifying and talking about loneliness
- Author:
- CAMPAIGN TO END LONELINESS
- Publisher:
- Campaign to End Loneliness
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 22
- Place of publication:
- London
A practical guide providing advice to help commissioners, service providers, frontline staff and volunteers to better identify and engage with older people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing loneliness. The guide draws on evidence from an earlier Campaign to End Loneliness Report 'The missing million: in search of the loneliest in our communities'. The first section outlines a range of data sources to help identify loneliness, including heat maps, the Exeter data system of patients registered with GPs, and a Community Insight tool developed by the Housing Associations Charitable Trust. It also explores how working with local communities and developing partnerships with individuals, groups and other agencies can help to help identify loneliness. Examples show how existing social networks in communities also have an important role to play in providing support and reducing loneliness. The second section provides recommendations on how best to engage with older people, highlighting the importance of understanding what loneliness is, having the right skills to talk to older people about loneliness, and providing appropriate support for the individual. Examples of effective and innovative approaches to supporting older people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, loneliness, are also included. These include social prescribing, Talk for Health, and using social media and technology. (Edited publisher abstract)
Cultivating neighbourhoods that care: a manifesto for change
- Author:
- AGILE AGEING ALLIANCE
- Publisher:
- Agile Ageing Alliance
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 128
Contributed to by age, health, care and design experts, policy makers and thought leaders, and drawing on perspectives and best practice from around the world, this report considers how the housing sector can combat loneliness and mental health issues – among younger and older populations – and ease the associated burden on health and social care systems. What is needed is a paradigm shift away from the disparate snakes and ladders style housing archetype; from starter, to family, to retirement homes. To smart building types, capable of adapting to accommodate a growing family, and then supporting an ageing one in later life, in smart technologically enabled multigenerational environments. This can only be achieved by taking account of the needs of the occupant and how they change over time. What’s missing is a commonly agreed view of “what good looks like”, making it hard for regional and local government, developers, and procurers of related products and services, to plan with any degree of confidence. This report contains a true wealth of insights, examples and recommendations designed to help shape a new International Standard – one that focuses on the creation of technically enabled multigenerational neighbourhoods. The development of this standard will enable advancement of a professional discourse on planning multigenerational neighbourhoods for the wellbeing of all, predicated on a set of guiding principles and a voluntary code of conduct. (Edited publisher abstract)
Promising approaches revisited: effective action on loneliness in later life
- Author:
- JOPLING Kate
- Publisher:
- Campaign to End Loneliness
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 104
- Place of publication:
- London
Drawing on the expertise and experience of leading figures in the field, academic literature and other evidence, this report presents an update to an earlier framework for loneliness interventions published in 2015. The framework helps to make sense of the different ways we can address loneliness, and explains how these approaches fit together to create an effective community response. The guide offers examples of these approaches in action so that organisations can find inspiration from others. The new guide learns the lessons of the last five years – as well as the impact of the pandemic and how organisations tackling loneliness have adapted. Its key message is that to tackle loneliness, different types of support need to be in place. People need to have the infrastructure to engage in social life, whether that is about digital, transport or a built environment that supports social life. Finally, there are direct ways of reducing loneliness whether that is one-to-one or in groups, or psychological support. A key change to the framework is the addition of the built environment as part of the ‘gateway infrastructure’ that helps tackle loneliness, recognising the role shops, cafes and pubs play as places to meet. (Edited publisher abstract)
Coronavirus (COVID-19): supporting residents in retirement housing and extra care housing who experience loneliness. An A-Z of examples
- Author:
- HOUSING LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT NETWORK
- Publisher:
- Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 7
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing highlights how the retirement, sheltered and extra care housing sectors are working closely with extremely vulnerable residents who experience loneliness during the COVID-19 lockdown. It sets out who is deemed extremely vulnerable and, in the light of Government guidance, has been on shielding – for these people, the period of isolation, alone or with one companion, has led to increasing stress, anxiety and loneliness. The briefing captures an A-Z of creative ways in which operators have organised activities to combat loneliness and foster greater connectedness amongst residents within schemes and/or the wider community, including acts of acts of kindness. (Edited publisher abstract)
Supporting older people and people living with dementia during self-isolation
- Author:
- BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. Division of Clinical Psychology
- Publisher:
- British Psychological Society
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 9
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidance on meeting the needs of older people who are self-isolating during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. It includes information on meeting older people's psychological needs and promoting wellbeing, and advice for older people on remaining connected and staying active as much as possible during the pandemic. It also includes a specific section on the needs of people living with dementia and memory problems, particularly on how to help them to understand and follow Covid-19 advice. (Edited publisher abstract)
Older men at the margins: guidance for practitioners and services providing groups for older men
- Authors:
- WILLIS Paul, et al
- Publisher:
- Age UK
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 24
- Place of publication:
- London
This report sets out the learning from a two-year study to explore ways of alleviating loneliness and reducing isolation for older men across hard-to-reach and seldom-heard groups. This included older men who are single or living alone in urban and rural areas; older gay men who are single or living alone; older men with hearing loss; and older men who are carers for significant others. The guide looks at factors to be considered to meet the diverse needs of older men through group programmes and interventions. It also identifies some of the barriers experienced by older men in accessing groups and information on types of groups and how to keep groups running long-term. The guide will be useful for professionals and services who wish to set up groups, or who are already running groups for older people. (Edited publisher abstract)
The role of technology in combating loneliness and social isolation: a guide for housing providers
- Author:
- APPELLO
- Publisher:
- Appello
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 14
- Place of publication:
- New Milton
This guide examines the technology solutions housing providers can adopt to help connect older people at risk of becoming isolated and detached from family and friends. It presents the findings of a survey of almost 200 older people (aged 75+) across the UK. With an ageing population, and a growing concern that loneliness could be the next biggest public health crisis, there are pressing questions about how society supports those in later life through appropriate housing and technology. The findings show that: 45 per cent of people aged over 75 speak to two or less people in a week; over half agree that technology can aid communication and help close the physical gap between distant family and friends; while a landline remains the most popular form of communication for this age group, personal safety alarms – offered by many housing providers today – are the second most favoured method of social interaction; although 64 per cent of older people agreed that seeing the face of the person they are talking to (as opposed to just hearing them) improves the conversation, video calling technologies remain underutilised. The report recommends that housing providers invest in technology that delivers the functionality associated with traditional monitoring such as pendant alarms for assistance and door answering; but also, crucially, enables residents to benefit from face-to-face contact via video calls with friends, neighbours/other residents and caregivers and across their development. (Edited publisher abstract)