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Retaining independence and autonomy in a rural area: older people's preferences for specialised housing
- Authors:
- BURHOLT Vanessa, WINDLE Gill
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 25(1), 2007, pp.13-26.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
This paper aims to identify older people's preferences from a range of supported living environments. It compares the importance of privacy and physical space, physical care, domestic services, security, social activities, and control or autonomy in future accommodation. Random sampling procedures were used to draw a proportional sample of 423 people aged 70 years and over from each rural community in Gwynedd, North Wales a part of the HAPPI (Housing for an Ageing Population: Planning Implications) project. A questionnaire was administered through face-to-face interviews. The findings show that more participants rated privacy and physical space and control of life as important, compared with the other domains. Participants were most likely to indicate that sheltered housing would meet their needs in each of the domains. The paper concludes with the implications for planning of supported living environments.
GP services in Wales: the perspective of older people. Older people's experiences of accessing and using GP services in Wales
- Author:
- OLDER PEOPLE'S COMMISSIONER FOR WALES
- Publisher:
- Older People's Commissioner for Wales
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 114
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This report captures the voices and experiences of older people, setting out their perspective on accessing and using GP services in Wales. Findings are based on information shared by over 1,600 older people from across Wales and a wide range of stakeholders from the public and third sectors. The study finds that there are significant variations in older people’s experiences of GP services, with particular issues around the appointments booking process, the accessibility of GP surgeries and the surgery environment, the time available for appointments, communication and privacy. Specifically, the report indicates that: for too many older people, making an appointment is challenging, inflexible and unresponsive to individual needs and circumstances; the accessibility of many existing buildings continues to act as a barrier to access for some older people; for a number of older people, their GP service is not sufficiently aware of, or responsive to, their individual communication needs, particularly those living with a sensory loss or dementia or cognitive impairment; there is an understanding, whether perceived or explicit, that older people can only raise one issue within a ten-minute appointment – this could jeopardise their ability to have a say in decision making and reduce their confidence; some older people who wish to access GP services in the Welsh language are experiencing; and too many older people find it difficult to provide feedback, or raise a concern or complaint. (Edited publisher abstract)
My home, my care, my voice: older people's experiences of home care in Wales
- Author:
- OLDER PEOPLE'S COMMISSIONER FOR WALES
- Publisher:
- Older People's Commissioner for Wales
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Despite the overall proportion of older people in Wales increasing, the numbers receiving home care services continues to fall. The number of older people in receipt of home care services in 2011 was 4% lower than the previous year, and represents a 16% fall since 2002. The findings in this report focus on the results of the Commission’s survey of over a thousand older people aged 60 or over in receipt of home care in four local authority areas. The majority of older people receiving home care in Wales were positive about their experiences. Far too many people indicate that they rarely or never have enough time with their care workers and this issue attracted more negative comments than any other. Overall, older people were satisfied with their home care arrangements; but almost one in ten indicate that standards have declined.
Positive outcomes
- Author:
- MADDISON Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.01.07, 2007, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
This article summarises research on the outcomes valued by older people and lessons learned from authorities developing outcomes-focused services for older people in England and Wales. The research was commissioned by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and carried out by the Social Policy Research Unit and Acton Shapiro.
‘I'm going to live my life for me’: trans ageing, care, and older trans and gender non-conforming adults’ expectations of and concerns for later life
- Authors:
- WILLIS Paul, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 41(12), 2021, pp.2792-2813.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
While research on the health and wellbeing of older lesbian, gay and bisexual adults is gradually expanding, research on older trans and gender non-conforming (TGNC) adults lags behind. Current scholarship about this group raises important questions about the intersection of ageing and gender identity for enhancing care and support for older TGNC adults and the lack of preparedness of health and social professionals for meeting these needs. This paper, examines the accounts of 22 TGNC individuals (50-74 years) on the topic of ageing and unpack their concerns for and expectations of later life. This paper presents qualitative findings from a study of gender identity, ageing and care, based in Wales, United Kingdom. Data were generated from two-part interviews with each participant. Four key themes are identified: (a) facilitative factors for transitioning in mid- to later life; (b) growing older as a new lease of life; (c) growing older: regrets, delays and uncertainties; and (d) ambivalent expectations of social care services. This paper argues that growing older as TGNC can be experienced across a multitude of standpoints, ranging from a new lease of life to a time of regret and uncertainty. This paper critically discusses emergent notions of trans time, precarity and uncertainty running across participants’ accounts, and the implications for enhancing recognition of gender non-conformity and gender identity in social gerontology. (Edited publisher abstract)
Dementia in rural Wales: the three challenges
- Author:
- ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY
- Publisher:
- Alzheimer's Society
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 16
- Place of publication:
- London
This report looks at current situation for people with dementia living in rural areas in Wales and their carers. Based on an analysis of existing data, the report estimates that there approximately 17,000 people in Wales living in rural areas who have dementia. It identifies three main challenges: the continuing rise of dementia in rural area, the additional challenges faced by people affected by dementia living in remote areas, and developing a policy response to meet these challenges. Challenges identified from interviews with people affected by dementia in rural areas included poor transport links which make it harder to access help, support services less likely to be commissioned in rural areas, lack of awareness of dementia, and carers more likely to feel isolated and unsupported. The report sets out a series of recommendations in order to find out more about the extent, impact and potential growth of dementia in rural areas, and to see how Wales can lead the way in supporting people affected by it. (Edited publisher abstract)
Ageing Well in Wales: introduction to co-producing age-friendly environments with older people in Wales
- Author:
- AGEING WELL IN WALES
- Publisher:
- Ageing Well in Wales
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 7
This guide is designed as an introduction to the rationale and practice of coproducing age-friendly environments with older people. It makes the case for why it is essential to make older people equal partners at every stage of developing age-friendly environments and presents an overview of the core principles that need to be taken into account when developing such an approach. These are: older people are involved in the entire process from beginning to end; they feel safe to speak and be heard; issues relevant to older people are addressed; the decision making process is clear; the skills and experience of older people are central to the process of change; the meetings, materials and infrastructure are accessible to older people; and progress is evaluated through looking at real changes in the lives of older people and agreeing how this can be measured. (Edited publisher abstract)
Developing evidence-enriched practice in health and social care with older people: summary
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- York
An evaluation of a collaborative project aimed at developing evidence-enriched practice, using research from the JRF programme ‘A Better Life’ and related evidence. The project ran for one year in six sites, five in Wales and one in Scotland. A key success in this approach was that it established and focused on what mattered to participants (older people, carers, staff, organisations and researchers). Participants chose to implement actions that promoted relationship-centred services and greater autonomy for service users, carers and staff, using a range of evidence, including research, the voices of service users and carers, and practitioner and organisational knowledge. Evidence was used when it was presented in targeted, meaningful and accessible ways including short research summaries, stories, arts-based approaches, standard frameworks and ‘provocative statements’. Skilled facilitation in the use of evidence in service and workforce development was fundamentally important, responding to emerging ideas and contexts and weaving in relevant evidence over time. Learning and development was most successful in organisations that had a clear sense of direction, empowered their staff and involved service users and carers. (Edited publisher abstract)
Moving beyond ‘ageing in place’: older people's dislikes about their home and neighbourhood environments as a motive for wishing to move
- Authors:
- HILLCOAT-NALLETAMBY Sarah, OGG Jim
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 34(10), 2014, pp.1771-1796.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This paper takes a critical perspective to the notion of ageing in place by examining older people's dislikes about, rather than levels of satisfaction with their home and neighbourhood environments, and establishing whether such dislikes influence a desire to move. Analysis of the 2004 Living in Wales Survey shows that despite high levels of residential satisfaction, a significant proportion of older people do wish to move. Logistic regression results indicate this desire is strongly associated with dislikes about their immediate home environment, more than neighbourhood factors. Contemplating a move in later life may be shaped more by a desire to ‘attach’ to people, than to remain in situ to preserve an attachment to place. (Edited publisher abstract)
Older people and home care in Wales: findings from a survey of service users
- Authors:
- LLEWELLYN Mark, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 14(3), 2013, pp.167-179.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an account of a comprehensive and independent study of 1,029 older people who receive home care in Wales. The study aims to expand knowledge on the views of older people, a group who traditionally have struggled to make their voices heard. It asked older people about six specific components of home care: being listened to; having trained, knowledgeable and skilled care workers; having enough time to be cared for; receiving care from as few different workers as possible; receiving quality care; and being signposted to other sources of information. Design/methodology/approach – After an initial literature review and period of analysis, a thematic framework for home care was developed which contained the six components described above. A questionnaire was subsequently designed and distributed via the post to all home care services over 65 years old in four local authorities across Wales. A sample response rate of 26.7 per cent was achieved. Findings – The paper provides evidence on the levels of satisfaction (or otherwise) with the home care received by older people in Wales. Overall, nearly 85 per cent of older people are either “satisfied” or “very satisfied”, and given the sample size these data are significant (within appropriate confidence intervals) for the whole of the 25,000 people who receive home care in Wales. However, it is difficult to contextualise these findings given that there are no effective comparator data. Research limitations/implications – Given the chosen research approach, the results may lack a certain depth of understanding. That said, the size of the sample does provide commissioners and providers of services with certainty about the general population view. Originality/value – This paper offers a unique independent analysis of home care in Wales, and provides the reader with detailed insights into the views of older people who rarely get a chance to be heard. (Publisher abstract)