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Survey of elderly and disabled members of Lancashire's ethnic minority communities; report no.1
- Authors:
- BARROW Steve, MALLATRATT Mary
- Publisher:
- Lancashire. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 100p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Preston
Survey carried out to discover how members of the ethnic minority communities viewed existing services and to identify any changes which would be needed to make the service more relevant to cultural and religious needs.
Housebound older people: home truths; an issues paper based on discussion with 144 housebound older people
- Author:
- CARR John S
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 20p., map. bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
A right to be heard: report of the Age Concern Wakefield District Talk-Back Project; December 1996 - March 1999
- Author:
- WILLIS Jenny
- Editor:
- TITLEY Jane.
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 30p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report of a project developed in Wakefield to give frail elderly people a voice in the planning of community care. Participants' views on daily life and community care were surveyed. Report describes the methodology, findings and evaluation of the project.
Elder abuse: can the British OPCS disability surveys throw any light
- Authors:
- MCCREADIE Claudine, HANCOCK Ruth
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 8(4), 1997, pp.31-42.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Original analysis of data from the British national disability surveys is undertaken to throw light on the problem of elder abuse. The prevalence of behavioural problems among individuals living in private households in Great Britain in 1985 is described, and the ages and living arrangements of those with potentially aggressive behaviour is examined. The data suggest that the potential abuse arises in a variety of living arrangements. Tentative estimates are provided for the numbers of older people potentially at risk because they themselves have, or living with someone who has, a disability that involves violent or aggressive behaviour.
Changes in health, mortality, and disability and their impact on long-term care needs
- Authors:
- MANTON Kenneth G., STALLARD Eric
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 7(3/4), 1996, pp.25-52.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article examines changes in the health of the U.S. elderly population using the 1982, 1994, and 1989 National Long Term Care Surveys. Both disability prevalence and active life expectancy changes are examined. Second, advances in treatments that improved prognoses and were cost-effective are examined. Third, changes in Medicare use-especially when biomedical advances allow some long-term care needs to be met by interventions in early disease stages - are considered. Results suggest that, while the amount of long term care services needed will increase rapidly, the types and amounts of services used by the U.S. elderly population will undergo significant change.
The association between loneliness and health – a survey-based study among middle-aged and older adults in Denmark
- Authors:
- JESSEN Mathilde Amalie Buchwald, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 22(10), 2018, pp.1338-1343.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Background: While the association between overall poor health and loneliness among older adults continues to be examined closely, less attention has been given to middle-aged adults. This paper examines the relationship between loneliness and health as measured by self-rated health, physical ability and multi-morbidity in a large sample of Danish adults between the ages of 52–92 years. Furthermore, it identifies vulnerable groups with regard to the year of birth and gender. Method: We apply the survey-study method, using data collected by The Danish National Centre for Social Research in 2012. The authors analysed the association between loneliness and health in 9154 Danish adults through multi-variate regression analyses adjusting for the year of birth, gender, marital status, cohabitation status, employment status and home ownership. Results: They found that loneliness was associated with increased risks of poor self-rated health (OR, 2.58; 95% Cl, 1.20–3.35), limited physical abilities (OR, 1.91; 95% Cl, 1.58–2.32) and multiple diagnoses (OR, 1.77; 95% Cl, 1.48–2.12). Lonely middle-aged adults (52–62 years of age) had an increased risk of having limited physical abilities. Conclusion: Among middle-aged and older Danish adults, loneliness was strongly associated with poor self-rated health, limited physical ability and multi-morbidity. (Edited publisher abstract)
The costs of care: the impact of the fairer charging policy on disabled and older people and their carers in England
- Authors:
- HOLMES Richard, MCMULLEN Kate
- Publisher:
- Coalition on Charging
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In October 2002 local authorities in England began implementing the Government’s guidance on charging for care services Fairer charging for home care and other non-residential social services. To check how the new guidance was impacting on the real lives of disabled and older people, members of the Coalition on Charging invited service users to take part in a survey during the summer of 2003. Findings from this survey indicate that despite the introduction of new national guidance there are still inconsistencies with charging policies. Not only do service users and carers find it difficult to get the information they need about local authorities’ charging policies but charging for essential services continues to have a negative impact on people’s personal finances and lifestyles and it remains fundamentally unjust.
Fresh fields: rural social care: research, policy and practice agendas
- Authors:
- CRAIG Gary, MANTHORPE Jill
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 56p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Layerthorpe
This report focuses on the difficulties surrounding the provision of good quality, affordable and appropriate social care for older people and those with disability who live in Britain's sparsely populated areas. It draws on a wide ranging literature review, a reanalysis of data collected on local government reorganisation and on a telephone survey of rural authorities to set out agendas for research, policy and practice for those concerned with the provision of rural social care.
The market potential for smart homes
- Authors:
- PRAGNELL Mark, SPENCE Lorna, MOORE Roger
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 38p.,diags.
- Place of publication:
- York
Looks at whether there is a potential mass market for technology to improve home care for elderly and disabled people. Surveys consumers' attitudes and finds that there is a potential market, providing the price is right, although potential manufacturers so far show little interest. Suggests that future technological advances and scale economies from the American market may encourage development in this area.
Better placed - making the right choices
- Author:
- EVANS Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, February 2000, p.6.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Reports on the results of a BASW survey on how social workers access sources for residential placements.