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Now you see me: now you don't: how are older citizens being included in regeneration?
- Authors:
- RISEBOROUGH Moira, JENKINS Chris
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 56p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Section 1 gives a commentary on regeneration related policy and social changes since 2000 and, drawing on evidence presented in Section 2, identifies progress and further challenges. Section 3 presents examples of projects and activities that illustrate key themes in the report and concludes with learning points which emerged from the research.
Making palliative care a priority topic on the European health agenda and recommendations for the development of palliative care in Europe
- Author:
- EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF OLDER PERSONS
- Publisher:
- European Federation of Older Persons
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- Graz
In many countries palliative care for older persons is not provided in the most appropriate way that would be possible. The European Federation of Older Persons (EURAG) has been repeatedly confronted with this problem. EURAG wishes to make Palliative Care a priority topic on the European Health Agenda, which would best be achieved by a Decision to be adopted by the Council of the European Union. EURAG therefore undertakes to formulate a draft for such a Decision. This draft takes into account the role of the European Union in the field of health care and proposes the adherence to other recent summaries of recommendations delivered by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers to member states on the organisation of palliative care, and by WHO Europe Collaboration Projects. EURAG is convinced that the available facts, ethical considerations and the availability of appropriate solutions are sufficient as a basis for immediate action. EURAG recommends additional measures at a low cost in order to promote palliative care by informing decision makers, enabling professionals as well as volunteers and helping the families. This document, therefore, promotes awareness for this topic at European level.
Policy framework for integrated care for older people
- Author:
- BANKS Penny
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 26p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Older people often require a range of services from different sources. Integrated care offers a co-ordinated approach to meet their often complex needs. This working paper acts as a checklist for national and regional policy-makers across Europe to use in drawing up their own integrated care policies. It can also be used by service users, their carers, and older people’s organisations, to assess the policies in place in their countries or regions. The publication was funded by the European Commission, and is one of several publications produced by the Care and Management of Services for Older People in Europe Network (CARMEN), which is run by the European Health Management Association (EHMA).
Advancing integrated care for older people through EU policy
- Author:
- TAMSMA Nicoline
- Publisher:
- European Health Management Association
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- Dublin
This document is aimed at the advancement of integrated care for older people within the context of European policy and is particularly targeted at the three main pillars of the EU policy development and implementation - the Council, the Parliament and the Commission.
Public policy and the ageing workforce in the United States
- Author:
- RIX Patricia
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Society, 3(2), April 2004, pp.171-179.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Despite an ageing work force and the impending retirement of millions of baby boomers that could lead to serious labour, skills, and occupational shortages, older workers are not high on the policy agenda in the United States. Nonetheless, labour force participation rates for the older population have been rising, and public opinion polls reveal a sizeable demand for post-retirement employment. The challenge lies in meeting that demand and fostering longer worklives on the part of even more older Americans. A substantial public policy response is by no means certain, although raising the retirement age is likely to feature prominently in the debate on Social Security reform.
Work and retirement transitions: changing sociological and social policy contexts
- Author:
- PHILLIPSON Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Society, 3(2), April 2004, pp.155-162.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The main argument of this paper is that retirement will retain its importance over the next few decades, despite pressure from governments to encourage workers to delay leaving paid employment. Retirement may prove especially difficult to reverse among the ‘baby boom’ cohorts where an expectation of withdrawing from work at earlier ages has become entrenched. The article examines the policy context influencing current debates. It then reviews data on retirement attitudes and trends in the employment of older workers. The paper concludes by arguing for a ‘broadening’ in the social institution of retirement, with the development of new types of social engagement in formal as well as informal spheres of activity.
Measuring personal social services outcomes: working age disabled people
- Author:
- HARRIS Jennifer
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This paper examined how far the methodology proposed to measure personal social services (PSS) productivity for older people is appropriate for capturing PSS activities and their outcomes in relation to younger (working age) disabled people with predominantly physical and/or sensory impairments. The paper has the following aims: to identify any additional outcome domains that reflect the concerns and priorities of younger disabled people that are not reflected in the outcome domains derived from the PSSRU OPUS study; and to compare the new amalgamated list of outcome domains with a ‘profile of needs/ outcomes’ and ‘profile of interventions’ derived from an examination of the activities undertaken with younger disabled people in one social services department during 2004. Five outcome domains were identified that were common to both the outcomes identified from research with younger disabled people and those proposed for older people. However, several domains were deemed inappropriate, including: access to the locality and wider environment; support for communication; access to paid employment as desired and to training and further/higher education to facilitate employment and the wider acquisition of new skills; and access to support for personal relationships, including parenting relationships. Other inappropriate domains are discussed.
Dignity and older Europeans: final report of focus groups of Spanish professionals
- Author:
- BLASCO Sergio Arino
- Publisher:
- Dignity and Older Europeans Consortium
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 76p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The right to, and the need for dignity is frequently cited in policy documents relating to the health and social care of older people. It is also expressed as an important value in professional codes and declarations of human rights. Yet concerns about the standards of care for a growing number of older people abound despite global ageing being a well-recognised Dignity and Older Europeans is an international research project which brings together a range of academics, clinicians, and user groups to explore the concept of dignity in the lives of Older Europeans. The project spanned 3 years until December 2004 and involved 8 partners from 6 European countries including Spain.
Ageing and employment policies: Italy
- Author:
- ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- Publisher:
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 129p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Paris
In the face of rapid population ageing and the trend towards early retirement, there is a need to promote better employment opportunities for older people. Much has been said about the need for reform of old-age pensions and early retirement schemes but this may not be sufficient to raise employment rates for older people significantly or to reduce the future risk of labour shortages. Both governments and firms will need to take active measures to adapt wage-setting to ageing workforces, to address the extent to which other welfare schemes act as pathways to early retirement, to tackle age discrimination and to improve the job skills and working conditions of older workers. In addition, older workers will need to change their own attitudes towards working longer and acquiring new skills. Little is known about what countries have been doing or should be doing in these areas. This report on Italy is part of a series of around 20 OECD country reports that are intended to fill this gap. Each report contains a survey of the main barriers to employment for older workers, an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to overcome these barriers and a set of policy recommendations for further action by the public authorities and social partners.
Age and security: how social pensions can deliver effective aid to poor older people and their families
- Author:
- GORMAN Mark
- Publisher:
- Help Age International
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 48p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In recent years there has been growing interest in the potential for using social protection instruments as tools for development in poor countries. At the same time, the debate around pension reform becomes more urgent as numbers of older people grow, even in the developing world. This presentation makes the case for non-contributory pensions as a means of addressing old-age poverty and delivering "effective aid" more widely at a community level.