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The anatomy of resilience: toolkit
- Authors:
- BLOOD Imogen, COPEMAN Ian
- Publisher:
- Social Care Wales
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 24
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This toolkit aims to support the social care sector to help older people remain independent in their communities for longer. It is based on the Anatomy of Resilience model, which supports preventative and strength-based ways of working with older people. The model was developed from the findings of research which asked older people what well-being meant to them and what helped them achieve it. The toolkit shows how the model can be used by practitioners, local authorities and health board responsible for planning social care, and commissioners to support older people in the community. It also shows how using a strengths based approach supports the aims of the Social Services and Wellbeing Act. It includes prompts, reflective questions and practical examples to help focus ways of working with older people which identifies and build on their strengths and in a way that supports their wellbeing. It is aimed at practitioners working with older people in the community, and planners and commissioners of care and support services for older people. (Edited publisher abstract)
Hearing the voices of older people in Wales: what helps and hinders us as we age? Research report
- Authors:
- BLOOD Imogen, COPEMAN Ian, PANNELL Jenny
- Publisher:
- Social Services Improvement Agency
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 92
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Drawing on interviews and focus groups with 135 older people living in urban and rural areas in Wales this report looks at what helps and what gets in the way of wellbeing for older people and those caring for them. The findings are presented around key themes, and include direct quotations from participants. Themes cover: what matters most to older people and their carers for a 'good life'; relationships and bereavement; the factors that help and hinder older people in achieving well-being, which includes discussion of transport, the home environment, neighbourhood, money, information technology, and the specific challenges that face people from black and minority ethnic communities; perceptions and experiences of social services, the NHS and the voluntary sector. The final chapter looks at learning from the report for a whole system approach to prevention. It looks at what prevention and independence means to older people and their carers and what this means for organisations supporting older people. It concludes by identifying five themes that were important to older people and their carers: choice and control; a strong sense of identity and belonging; coping with worry and uncertainty; planning for change and transitions; and feeling socially connected. It makes suggestions for change to help services adapt to and meet people’s changing needs to support their independence and allow them to continue to participate in their communities. (Edited publisher abstract)
The anatomy of resilience: helps and hindrances as we age. A review of the literature
- Authors:
- BLOOD Imogen, COPEMAN Ian, PANNELL Jenny
- Publisher:
- Social Services Improvement Agency
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 62
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Reports on the findings of a literature review to examine the outcomes that matter most to older people in relation to their personal wellbeing, the barriers that prevent older people achieving these outcomes and the role the statutory and voluntary sector, community networks and informal carers play in reducing these barriers. The review looks at the Welsh and wider UK literature and focuses on carers and older people who are not already engaged in services. Findings are discussed in the areas of: relationships, community, finance, health, home, psychological resources, information, and working and learning. The review proposes a model to understand the sorts of crises which bring people into contact with social services or to unplanned long-term care. The model focuses on the crisis triggers of carer breakdown, crime and abuse, falls, and loneliness. The review then discusses approaches and models for ‘prevention’ before highlighting the cross-cutting themes that emerged from the evidence review and their implications for service providers and policy makers. The review highlights the importance of ‘social connectedness’ and of building on the strengths in individuals, families and communities. (Edited publisher abstract)