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Services for the 21st century: meeting the needs of older people
- Author:
- HARDING Tessa
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 18(2), 2000, pp.2-6.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Services in the 21st century are likely to be shaped by current trends. The most significant is demographic change and the ageing of the population. Argues that if services are going to meet the needs of older people in the 21st century, they are going to have to change radically. The first priority will be to ensure that older people are able and encouraged to play a full part in society and in their own communities. The second priority is to have the in plce the right kind of help to ensure that people stay healthy and retain their independence.
A life worth living: the independence and inclusion of older people
- Author:
- HARDING Tessa
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 46p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report looking at ways in which it might be possible to break the link between ageing and loss of autonomy, and between ageing and exclusion.
A challenge to change: practical experiences of building user-led services
- Editors:
- BERESFORD Peter, HARDING Tessa
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 211p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Brings together contributions from a wide range of people with practical experience of building user-led services. Offers real-life examples and guidance on how-to-do-it. Contributors include disabled people and other service users, practitioners, trainers, managers, advisers and researchers. In 5 parts: setting the agenda; user-led initiatives; provider-led initiatives; building models for change; and involvement for empowerment.
Rebuilding trust
- Author:
- HARDING Tessa
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.3.97, 1997, pp.2-3.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Argues that older people have paid for the welfare state for all their working lives, but are being let down when they need services most. Sets out what a new government must do to restore their confidence.