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The cafe plus concept: a different model for different times
- Authors:
- WINDHORST Carla, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Generations, 34(1), Spring 2010, pp.91-93. Published online.
- Publisher:
- American Society on Aging
Mather’s Cafe Plus was first developed in 2000 by Mather LifeWays (MLW), an Evanston, Illinois-based not-for-profit organization. Café Plus locations were selected in urban communities with significant older adult populations. The early model was designed to attract older adults who would benefit from centralized access to programs and services addressing social engagement and well-being, in addition to meeting basic needs. Development of the Cafe Plus model focused on a “participatory paradigm” establishing partnerships among community leaders, health providers, businesses, and (most importantly) community-residing older adults. An evaluation of the impact of the program is presented.
Not just tea and bingo: community provision for older people in Newham
- Author:
- MANN Kulbinder
- Publisher:
- Community Links
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report begins with an introduction. Section 2 sets out facts and figures and identifies key national and local policies. Section 3 describes the range of services provided by voluntary and community organisations. Section 4 is about service users. Section 5 gives conclusions and recommendations.
Range and Capacity Review Group: second report: the future care of older people in Scotland
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive Range and Capacity Review Group
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 72p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This is the second and final report from the Scottish Executive Health Department’s Range and Capacity Review Group The National Delayed Discharge Action Plan (March 2002) highlighted the need to carry out a range and capacity review of community care services for older people, and led to the establishment of this Range and Capacity Review Group. The first report of the Group Projections of community care service users, workforce and costs was published on 16 July 2004. This was modelling work that presented 7 scenarios and then, for each of these scenarios, set out statistical projections of the numbers of community care service users and of workforce and cost implications at a Scotland level up to 2019. It did not set the context for care, nor did it make recommendations about the way forward. These matters are addressed in this report. This report does not provide, as some might have expected, a detailed analysis of the different models that were outlined in the Group’s first report. As the work progressed it quickly became apparent that the national review group could not decide what should happen at local level. Of the scenarios in the first report, scenario 7 (the joint future model) is the one that fits best with the direction of policy and practice in Scotland. But the way in which a joint future model is delivered in one area will be different from that in another area, because of the mix of existing services (and their inter-action, of which more is said later about a whole systems approach), and the local population and geography. This report therefore sets out: the group's understanding of the big problems, the context in the light of recent, major reports (notably Building a Health Service Fit for the Future (the Kerr Report), Delivering for Health, Better Outcomes for Older People, and the 21st Century Social Work Review), and a vision for care for the increasing ageing population in years to come. The report is therefore neither an action plan nor a model of care, but it sets out principles, a vision for care that has to be worked out in detail at local level.
AGEnda - information for older people
- Authors:
- AGE CONCERN SCOTLAND, SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Older People's Unit
- Publisher:
- The Scottish Executive Older People's Unit
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
A collection of articles for older people. In this winter edition the contents is "well and warm this winter"; "free central heating at the end of your phone"; "study proves huge volunteering benefits"; "mental health and well-being in later life"; "the pension service"; "getting extra reassurance and advice in Aberdeen", and "help delivered by Postwatch Scotland"
AGEnda: Information for Older People
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scottish Executive Older People's Unit
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Scottish Executive's newsletter for older people. In this isssue: introducing Hugh Henry MSP, transport, free personal care, involving older people, healthy ageing, being active, older people and the arts, older learners, volunteering, adding life to years, new standards for care homes, looking for a dentist, and other news and information.
Fifty plus: information for older people
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive Health Department
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Advance care directive prevalence among older Australians and associations with person-level predictors and quality indicators
- Authors:
- BUCK Kimberly, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health Expectations, 24(4), 2021, pp.1312-1325. Online only
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Advance care planning (ACP) conversations may result in preferences for medical care being documented. Objective: To explore the uptake and quality of advance care directives (ACDs) among older Australians accessing health and aged care services, by overall ACP documentation prevalence, person-level predictors and ACD quality indicators. Design and Setting: National multi-centre health record audit in general practices (GP), hospitals and residential aged care facilities (RACF). Participants: A total of 4187 people aged ≥65 years attending their GP (n = 676), admitted to hospital (n = 1122) or residing in a RACF (n = 2389). Main Outcome Measures: ACP documentation prevalence by setting and type including person-completed ACDs and non-ACD documents (completed by a health professional or someone else); person-level predictors and quality indicators of ACDs. Results: Overall ACP documentation prevalence was 46.5% (29.2% weighted). ACD prevalence was 25.3% (14.2% weighted). Unweighted ACD prevalence was higher in RACFs (37.7%) than in hospitals (11.1%) and GPs (5.5%). 35.8% of ACP documentation was completed by a health professional (9.7% weighted), and 18.1% was completed by someone else (10.6% weighted). Having an ACD was positively associated with being female, older, having two or more medical conditions, receiving palliative care, being divorced/separated and being in a RACF. Only 73% of ACDs included full name, signature, document date and witnessing. Conclusions and Contribution: Low ACP documentation prevalence and a lack of accessible, person-completed and quality ACDs represent an important ACP implementation issue. Low prevalence is complicated by poor document quality and a higher prevalence of documents being completed by someone other than the person. (Edited publisher abstract)
Living longer: evidence cards
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR AGEING BETTER
- Publisher:
- Centre for Ageing Better
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 64
- Place of publication:
- London
This set of evidence cards summarises the key stats and context around England's ageing population through engaging and accessible infographics. The cards have been designed to help professionals better understand the evidence base and opportunities around demographic changes and trends; and to be used in workshops to run an ‘evidence safari’, a collaborative and interactive way of exploring research and insight rapidly. (Edited publisher abstract)
Gerontological social work research in health and mental health
- Author:
- BERKMAN Barbara
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 21(1), January 2011, Online only
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Five societal trends pose significant challenges to society and to social work practice: living with chronic illness, community-based practice, patient diversity, family caregiving, and palliative and end-of-life care. This paper looks at these trends, tying them to research priorities which a panel of social work researchers in the United States identified as most significant.
Transforming mental health care for older veterans in the Veterans Health Administration
- Authors:
- KARLIN Bradley E., ZEISS Antonette M.
- Journal article citation:
- Generations, 34(2), Summer 2010, pp.74-83. Published online.
- Publisher:
- American Society on Aging
Older adults often lack familiarity with mental health symptoms and services and may hold negative beliefs about mental health care that can prevent them from seeking treatment. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) operates the largest and one of the most elaborate mental health care systems in the nation and perhaps the world. The recent history of the system is described. One successful new model for providing mental health care to older veterans that has been nationally implemented in the VHA is the integration of a full-time mental health provider on each of the more than 130 VA home-based primary care (HBPC) teams. Another major psychogeriatrics initiative involves the integration of a full-time mental health provider in VA community living centers (CLC), formerly designated as nursing home care units. It is critical that increasing national attention be devoted to the mental health needs of older Americans and that policies and processes be developed to extend the reach and potential impact of mental health care for older adults.