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Older people: building a strategic approach; independence and well-being 2
- Author:
- AUDIT COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Audit Commission
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 55p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report sets out the lessons learnt from a number of communities that are developing a strategic approach to well-being that had the views of older people at its heart. Some communities are moving away from an approach to older people that looks exclusively at care services, towards a broader response that reflects older people's concerns. This paper sets out the lessons learnt from a number of communities that are developing a strategic approach to well-being, with the views of older people at its heart. The report looks at the background policy context, at how to involve older people effectively and at what a local strategic approach should include.
Assistive technology: independence and well-being
- Author:
- AUDIT COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Audit Commission
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper looks in more depth at the role of assistive technology (AT) in supporting independence. It examines the place of AT in the current policy context and describes the current evidence to demonstrate how AT can support independence. It analyses the current obstacles to progress and explains how change can be introduced. New assistive technology can play a vital role in supporting the ways in which millions of older or disabled people can maintain or regain their independence. It also has the potential to modernise the way in which many aspects of health and social care are currently delivered to the benefit of users, carers, service providers and the taxpayer.