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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.
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)
'Determined guerrillas'
- Author:
- MORRISON Lilian
- Journal article citation:
- Voluntary Voice, 112, March 1997, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- London Voluntary Service Council
Looks at the Association of Greater London Older Women (AGLOW).
Money management and elderly people with dementia
- Authors:
- LANGAN Joan, MEANS Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(3), September 1994, pp.33-42.
Elderly people with dementia pose complex issues around the management of their financial affairs. This article looks at the law relating to the handling of other people's money in England and Wales, and draws out the policy and practice implications for those working with elderly people.
Improving oral health for adults in care homes
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
This quick guide, developed for care home managers and their staff, explains how to achieve good oral health for people who live in care homes. Based on the NICE guideline on oral health for adults in care homes, it covers: how poor oral health can affect people’s ability to eat, speak and socialise normally; how to carry out an oral health assessment; the knowledge and skills care staff need to know to support residents maintain good oral health; and what the Care Quality Commission expects from care homes. The guide includes an oral health assessment tool and provides links to further information. (Edited publisher abstract)
Carers UK briefing on adult social care white paper 'People at the heart of care: adult social care reform'
- Author:
- CARERS UK
- Publisher:
- Carers UK
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 14
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing sets out the important measures in the 'People at the Heart of Care: adult social care reform' white paper with regard to unpaid carers. The white paper has carers threaded throughout, including in the aspiration, vision and strategic objectives. There is also a separate section on carers specifically. There are a series of “I” statements, including statements for carers, which we believe the success of the white paper should be measured against. Sections of the briefing include: core aims of the white paper and funding streams; 10 year vision for adult social care; empowering those who draw on care, unpaid carers and families; providing the right care in the right place at the right time; strategy for workforce; supporting local authorities to deliver reform. (Edited publisher abstract)
Housing and living well with dementia: from policy to practice in Greater Manchester
- Authors:
- GREATER MANCHESTER HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
- Publisher:
- Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 91
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
This report presents evidence and recommendations on potential interventions in housing to improve the lives of people living with dementia, with a specific focus on housing in community settings in Greater Manchester. The first part of the report consists of a rapid evidence assessment of the academic and grey literatures, including policies, research reports from nongovernmental organisations in addition to peer-reviewed research reports. The review looks at the social context of dementia; discrimination; ageism; language and terminology; inequalities; ethnicity and culture; the Covid-19 pandemic; diversity; support networks; and ageing in place. Part two provides a system-wide analysis mapping provision across Greater Manchester with a gap analysis covering medium and long-term need. Following an overview of demographic trends, the health and social care market, mainstream and specialised housing, part three of this report makes seven recommendations around: 1. accessible guidance and information; 2. integrated pathways; 3. planning ahead; 4. market-shaping; 5. combating stigma; 6. knowledge mobilisation and implementation; 7. evidence-based policy and practice. (Edited publisher abstract)
Meeting housing demand: 1st report of session 2021-22
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. House of Lords. Built Environment Committee
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 108
- Place of publication:
- London
This report investigates the demographic and other trends shaping demand for new housing and considers how barriers to meeting demand can be overcome. It sets out the key factors shaping housing demand, including demographic trends (Chapter 2) and the expected shifts in the housing type and tenures required to accommodate these changes (Chapter 3). It then considers what can be done to address the depletion of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) housebuilders (Chapter 4) and how hurdles to meeting housing demand can be addressed. The report looks at the planning system (Chapter 5) and local government (Chapter 6) and considers what could be done to ensure the right types of homes can be built where they are needed. The report makes recommendations on how skills shortages can be addressed in the construction, planning, design and other industries (Chapter 7). Finally, the report considers how to promote quality new builds and encourage good design (Chapter 8). Key points highlighted in the report include: SMEs should be supported by reducing planning risk, making more small sites available, and increasing access to finance; the country needs more specialist and mainstream housing suitable for the elderly; more up-to-date local plans are needed, and these need to be simpler, clearer, and more transparent; skills shortages must be addressed, through broadening the base of talent, upskilling and reskilling, including for the green skills needed to address climate change. Government must change its approach to spending on housing. Over time the money spent on housing benefit should be invested in increasing the social housing stock. Right to Buy schemes are not good value for money: increasing the housing supply would be a more effective use of funding. The report focusses on England, as housing policy and the planning system are devolved. (Edited publisher abstract)
Building safe choices 2020: our voices: LGBT+ later life housing demand in London
- Authors:
- TONIC, STONEWALL HOUSING, OPENING DOORS LONDON
- Publisher:
- Tonic Housing Association
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 36
- Place of publication:
- London
This action research oriented project aimed to capture ‘the voice of demand’ of older LGBT+ people and gather more information about what older LGBT+ people might choose and how their financial and other circumstances affect these choices. We received 624 responses to our survey between February and April 2020, making this the largest study of LGBT+ people, over the age of 50, in London. The survey reveals that with reference to retirement communities, 56% of respondents preferred LGBT+ specific provision and 23% LGBT+ accredited provision; 75% wanted to stay in London; 25% had a disability or health issues which require specific housing; LGBT+ specific providers were the preferred choice of 64% of respondents and LGBT+ accredited providers of 25% respondents. The report uses three key themes to draw the findings together. These are: Needs and Resources – this thematic section illustrates that the needs and resources of older LGBT+ people are wide ranging, and that housing and care providers need to recognise and respond to this diversity of need; Housing Options – this section shows that many older LGBT+ people have housing needs that differ from heterosexual people and they are clear about what housing options they want, where they want them and what they do not want both now and in the future; Provision, Advice and Support – this thematic section looks at what services respondents said they would like to see provided, what advice about housing and support they would like, and how and where it should be provided. Older LGBT+ people want access to good quality, appropriate provision, and advice and support about their housing and care choices. (Edited publisher abstract)
The challenges of commissioning home care for older people in England: commissioners’ perspectives
- Authors:
- DAVIES Karen, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 41(8), 2021, pp.1858-1877.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Home care for older people in England is commissioned through local authorities working predominantly with independent providers of care. Commissioners operate in a market model, planning and procuring home care services for local populations. Their role involves ‘managing’ and ‘shaping’ the market to ensure an adequate supply of care providers. Another imperative, emerging from the principles of personalisation, is the drive to achieve user outcomes rather than ‘time and task’ objectives. Little formal research has investigated the way commissioners reconcile these different requirements and organise commissioning. This study investigated commissioning approaches using qualitative telephone interviews with ten commissioners from different local authorities in England. The characteristics of commissioning were analysed thematically. Findings indicated (a) commissioning involved complex systems and processes, uniquely shaped for the local context, but frequently changed, suggesting a constant need for reframing commissioning arrangements; (b) partnerships with providers were mainly transactional, with occasional examples of collaborative models, that were considered to facilitate flexible services more appropriate for commissioning for personalised outcomes; and (c) only a small number of commissioners had attempted to reconcile the competing and incompatible goals of tightly prescribed contracting and working collaboratively with providers. A better understanding of flexible contracting arrangements and the hallmarks of a trusting collaboration is required to move beyond the procedural elements of contracting and commissioning. (Edited publisher abstract)