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Older people and alcohol: background paper; a review of the literature
- Authors:
- CLOUGH Roger, HART Ruth
- Publisher:
- Third Sector First
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 37p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Rossendale
The original aim was to identify and highlight ‘key issues’ before examining any discrepancies between the picture portrayed in the literature and local people’s perceptions of the nature and scale of any problems and of appropriate services. Even at an early stage in the project the authors were finding small contradictions between what previous research suggested and what we were being told locally. This review aimed to identify key texts exploring different aspects of alcohol consumption, in particular those relating to Scotland and / or older people, and to draw out and reflect on key themes. In one respect the purpose of the review was to alert the research team, and others with an interest in the study, to important topics and questions. Some of the demographic statistics have been taken from documents provided by the commissioning bodies and others have been taken from the 2001 census.
Dementia in Fermanagh Northern Ireland
- Author:
- GILMOUR Helen
- Publisher:
- Sperrin Lakeland Health and Social Care Trust/Alzheimer's Society
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 65p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Enniskillen
This survey demonstrates the value of collecting and collating local data on dementia with the help of carers and local professionals. The project addresses the lack of social research regarding people with dementia and has a specific focus on those living in a rural environment.
Growing old in the countryside: resource allocation system and rural areas
- Authors:
- HUBLEY John, HUBLEY P
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report using government statistics to demonstrate how less money is made available for elderly people who live in rural areas than for their counterparts living elsewhere because it is assumed both that people in rural areas are less likely to need help, and that the amount needed for their care will be lower. Contains chapters on: life in the countryside; resource allocation systems and rural areas; the size of the older population; prospects for local government spending; social services and community care; availability of services for older people; health in rural areas; and improving housing.
Implementing public policies and services in rural Japan: issues and problems
- Authors:
- HIRAYAMA Hisashi, MIYAZAKI Akio
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 8(2/3), 1996, pp.133-146.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The increased services for the elderly in Japan announced in the revised Gold Plan in 1994 are expected to present numerous issues and problems, particularly in the rural areas of Japan. This is due to unique circumstances such as depopulation and the presence of a disproportionately large number of elderly; geographical and physical isolation; a conservative and tradition-bound political climate; and conservative attitudes of the elderly. This article examines the current state of policy implementation, identifying issues and problems that are being encountered in the rural areas of Japan. Looks at issues such as economic and family life, health care, and service delivery for the elderly.
Growing old in the twentieth century
- Editor:
- JEFFERYS Margot
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 270p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides a demographic overview of the major features of the changing age profile of Britain. Examine patterns of retirement, and the changing formation of ideas about old age during the twentieth century. Looks at various aspects of resource distribution after retirement. The final section deals with the social lives of older people and with networks of support, including those in rural communities and among ethnic minority groups.
Caring in later life: reviewing the role of older carers
- Authors:
- MILNE Alisoun, et al
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 63p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Recent legislation has recognised the role of family carers and encouraged the development of support services. Considerable research has been undertaken to identify the needs and experiences of carers in general but little specific attention has been given to older carers. This report brings together existing evidence and supplements it with fresh analysis of the General Household Survey 1995, to draw out the needs of carers over the age of sixty.