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The feasibility of measuring social networks among older adults in assisted living and dementia special care units
- Authors:
- ABBOTT Katherine M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 14(2), 2015, pp.199-219.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Studies indicate that social integration has a significant influence on physical and mental health. Older adults experience an increased risk of social isolation as their social networks decline with fewer traditional opportunities to add new social relationships. Deaths of similar aged friends, cognitive and functional impairments, and relocating to a nursing home (NH) or assisted-living (AL) facility contribute to difficulties in maintaining one’s social network. This study develops and tests the feasibility of using a combination of methodological approaches to capture social network data among older adults living in AL and a dementia special care unit NH. Social network analysis of both egocentric and sociocentric networks was conducted to visualize the social networks of 15 residents of an AL neighbourhood and 12 residents of a dementia special care unit NH and to calculate measures network size, centrality, and reciprocity. The combined egocentric and sociocentric method was feasible and provided a robust indicator of resident social networks highlighting individuals who were socially integrated as well as isolated. (Edited publisher abstract)
Deploying telehealth with sheltered housing tenants living with COPD: a qualitative case study
- Authors:
- BAILEY Cathy, COOK Glenda
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 18(3/4), 2015, pp.136-148.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report on a small telehealth pilot in local authority sheltered housing in north east England. This explored the training and capacity building needed to develop a workforce/older person, telehealth partnership and service that is integrated within existing health, social care and housing services. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative case study approach on the implementation and deployment of a pilot telehealth service, supporting sheltered housing tenants with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (n=4). Findings: Telehealth training and capacity building, needs to develop from within the workforce/older person partnership, if a usable and acceptable telehealth service is to be developed and integrated within existing health, care and housing services. To be adaptable to changing circumstances and individual need, flexible monitoring is also required. Practical implications: Service users and workforces, need to work together to provide flexible telehealth monitoring, that in the longer term, may improve service user, quality of life. (Edited publisher abstract)
Silver chic: the future of retirement housing and care
- Author:
- SODHA Sonia
- Publisher:
- Anchor Trust
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 28
- Place of publication:
- London
This report sets out the findings of research looking at the retirement housing and residential care solutions of the future. Drawing on views and experiences of 55-65 year olds, which explored their needs and preferences for retirement housing, it sets out how providers of retirement housing and residential care will need to respond to these trends over the next 20-30 years, and what the future of retirement housing and residential care might look like. The report takes into account demographic change, changing preferences and expectations, and technological advances. Four key themes emerge from focus groups with older people: comfort, connection to wider community amenities and services, the need for community space, financial and physical security. These themes informed a workshop of policy experts, people from the housing sector, architects and designers to look at what retirement housing and residential care might look like in the future. The report makes three key recommendations for central and local government: to create a national taskforce on retirement; exempt retirement housing from stamp duty in order to reduce the barriers older people face when moving; and reform the planning system to incentivise a greater supply of retirement housing. (Edited publisher abstract)
Housing with care: guidance on regulated activities for providers of supported living and extra care housing
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 19
- Place of publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne
Under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, providers of health and adult social care services must register with Care Quality Commission (CQC) if they carry on a regulated activity. This supplementary guidance clarifies the main differences between the regulated activities ‘Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care’ and ‘Personal care’, how they apply to supported living and extra care housing. The guidance also sets out indicators to help providers to decide whether ‘personal care’ or ‘Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care’ is being provided, and how they should register. A flow chart is also provided to help providers who are considering whether to register. (Edited publisher abstract)
Supporting people services for older people: emerging findings report
- Author:
- GRIFFITHS Lucie
- Publisher:
- Welsh Government Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 3
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Research summary presenting findings on progress being made in response to the 2010 Aylward Review recommendation that access to older people's housing-related support services provided as part of Supporting People in Wales should be based on need rather than housing tenure. The research draws on the results a survey of Supporting People providers, a survey of providers and local authorities, and area based case studies. The research found that just over half of the service provision (52 per cent) was within sheltered housing schemes and just under a third (31 per cent) within housing allocated to older people, indicating that a large majority of services were provided to social housing tenants. A small number of services were provided only in community settings. Across Wales, the large majority of units of support (74 per cent) were commissioned by local authorities as 'fixed' support (connected to accommodation), with the remainder commissioned as 'floating' support (non-accommodation-based), often to older tenants in general needs social housing rather than older homeowners. (Edited publisher abstract)
Client safety in assisted living: perspectives from clients, personal support workers and administrative staff in Toronto, Canada
- Authors:
- SPELLER Brittany, STOLEE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 23(2), 2015, pp.131-140.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Assisted living enables older people to receive care services specific to their needs while maintaining their independence and privacy. This study aimed to determine the gaps and strengths in care related to safety in assisted living facilities (ALFs) for older people. A qualitative descriptive research design was used to provide a comprehensive understanding of client safety from the perspectives of clients, administrative staff and personal support workers. Interviews were conducted with 22 key informants from three ALFs in Toronto, Ontario throughout July 2012. All interviews were semi-structured, audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Initial deductive analysis used directed coding based on a prior literature review, followed by inductive analysis to determine themes. Three themes emerged relating to the safety of clients in ALFs: meaning of safety, a multi-faceted approach to providing safe care and perceived areas of improvement. Sub-themes also emerged including physical safety, multiple factors, working as a team, respecting clients' independence, communication and increased education and available resources. The study findings can contribute to the improvement and development of new processes to maintain and continually ensure safe care in ALFs. (Edited publisher abstract)
Information and intelligence about the housing with care and support workforce
- Author:
- SKILLS FOR CARE
- Publisher:
- Skills for Care
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 19
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This report provides an overview of the information and intelligence that Skills for Care’s National Minimum Data Set for Social Care (NMDS-SC) currently provides about the housing with care and support sector. Housing with care and support is a broad description of many different types of service including extra care housing, supported housing and sheltered housing, that offer varying degrees of housing support and care. The report shows that the NMDS-SC holds information about 172 sheltered housing services, 144 extra care housing services and 502 supported living services. Three quarters of housing with care and support services are provided in the private and voluntary sectors. The housing with care and support sector has a workforce turnover rate of 20.7 per cent and workers have on average 9.3 years of experience working in housing with care and support. Just over half of workers hold a relevant social care qualification. Senior care workers were paid an average of £8.71 and care workers £7.71. Social workers and registered nurses were paid on average more than the sector as a whole (social workers £33,500 compared to £32,700 and registered nurses £26,800 compared to £25,100). (Edited publisher abstract)
Developing a reablement service for people with memory problems or a dementia living at home in Wales
- Author:
- RHONDDA CYNON TAF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Social Services Improvement Agency
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 36
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
A practical resource to support those developing reablement services for people with memory problems or dementia in Wales who are living in their own homes or sheltered accommodation. The document is divided into sections which can be used individually or as a whole development manual. Sections cover: starting up a reablement service for people with memory problems or a dementia; eligibility criteria and access to services; the reablement journey for the individual; communication, informal carers, risk, assistive technology, transfer of support in a reablement service, and evaluation of the reablement service for people with memory problems or a dementia. The resource has been developed with input from individuals and informal carers with knowledge and experience of a reablement service for people with memory problems or dementia, and professionals from statutory and third sector organisations. (Edited publisher abstract)
Seeing is believing: co-production case studies from Wales
- Authors:
- PUBLIC HEALTH WALES, CO-PRODUCTION WALES
- Publishers:
- Public Health Wales, Co-production Wales
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 104
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This catalogue provides a range of case studies which demonstrate co-production in action across the public sector in Wales, along with resources and signposting to other information on co-production, from the UK and internationally. The catalogue has three sections. The introduction explains how to use the catalogue, what it’s for and how it’s organised. It also provides an overview of the key principles behind co-production, and critical questions to help people to consider how to use the approach in their own work and organisations. Section two provides 21 case studies on a range of co-production initiatives, both established and emerging. They demonstrate different levels of co-production and are intended to be used as evidence of the impact of co-production, and to provide a practical guide to carrying out the approach. Each case study includes: a summary; a graphic showing the strengths of the case study in relation to the core principles of co-production; evidence available evidence from formal evaluation and measurement and what it looks like for people in practice; key learning; and why the approach is seen as co-production. Case studies cover social care, housing, health care, community development and the environment. Section three provides additional resources organised under four inter-related headings: the case for co-production; co-production in practice; audit tools and practical advice; and networks and websites. (Edited publisher abstract)
Study into the impact of the housing workforce on health outcomes: full survey report
- Author:
- SITRA
- Publisher:
- Sitra
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 18
- Place of publication:
- London
Report presenting the findings of two surveys to examine the impact of the housing workforce on health outcomes. The first survey, carried out in partnership with three housing associations, sought the views and experience of front line staff, managers and residents in relation to health and wellbeing activities; looked at whether public health needs of residents could be supported by the housing workforce; and examined the skills and training that would be needed to meet residents’ needs. It was completed by 374 residents, 173 front line staff and 65 managers. Almost three quarters of residents identified that they or a member of their household had been affected by one of the public health priorities. Over half of the residents believed that housing workers needed knowledge of relevant local services to support their health and wellbeing. Skills identified by workers to help them support public health outcomes included a broad understanding of key health issues, knowledge of "warning signs" and effective working relationships with relevant local services. The second survey of Sitra members and associates gathered information on the services currently offered, workforce development initiatives in the area of health; and challenges the housing workforce might face in supporting the delivery of key public health outcomes. There was a total of 133 respondents to the survey, these included general needs, supported and sheltered housing providers. Key findings were: all provider groups ensure staff has an awareness of mental health issues; Physical health and substance misuse knowledge also ranked highly in current training provision. The majority of respondents saw health promotion of part of their organisation’s role. A slightly lower proportion also saw health support as part of the organisation’s role. The most cited barrier to undertaking work to improve the health of residents was lack of external resource and lack of funding. (Edited publisher abstract)