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False economies of care
- Author:
- HUNTER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 18.3.99, 1999, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at a report on social care spending on over 65-year-olds in Wales which has highlighted the way cash shortages are forcing social services departments to focus services on the most severely disabled people at the expense of the majority of others.
The quality challenge: caring for people with dementia in residential institutions in Europe
- Author:
- TESTER Susan
- Publisher:
- Alzheimer Scotland
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 38p.,.bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report explores comparisons of European countries’ provision and quality of residential institutional care for people with dementia, a policy field which has received little comparative research attention. Key policy issues challenging the European Union (EU) countries with ageing populations include finding appropriate ways of paying for and meeting the needs of individuals and their families. Although rates of population ageing vary between countries, the steep increase in the prevalence of dementia with age, linked with increases in the oldest age groups, indicates increasing proportions of people with dementia in all EU countries who are likely, in the final stages of dementia, to need some form of institutional care. By 2020 there could be almost six million people with dementia aged over 65 in the EU. The study found that there is little specific government policy on caring for people with dementia. In spite of advances in recent years, institutional care for people with dementia remains an underdeveloped area of policy.
The quality challenge: caring for people with dementia in residential institutions in Europe; summary
- Author:
- ALZHEIMER SCOTLAND - ACTION ON DEMENTIA
- Publisher:
- Alzheimer Scotland
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report explores comparisons of European countries’ provision and quality of residential institutional care for people with dementia, a policy field which has received little comparative research attention. Key policy issues challenging the European Union (EU) countries with ageing populations include finding appropriate ways of paying for and meeting the needs of individuals and their families. Although rates of population ageing vary between countries, the steep increase in the prevalence of dementia with age, linked with increases in the oldest age groups, indicates increasing proportions of people with dementia in all EU countries who are likely, in the final stages of dementia, to need some form of institutional care. By 2020 there could be almost six million people with dementia aged over 65 in the EU. The study found that there is little specific government policy on caring for people with dementia. In spite of advances in recent years, institutional care for people with dementia remains an underdeveloped area of policy.
Population based study of social and productive activities as predictors of survival among elderly Americans
- Authors:
- GLASS Thomas, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 21.8.99, 1999, pp.478-483.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
This paper examines associations between social, productive and physical activity and 13 year survival in older people. The results of the study presented suggest that social and productive activities that involve little or no enhancement of fitness lower the risk of all cause mortality as much as fitness activities do.
Informal and formal support from a multi-disciplinary perspective: a Swedish follow up between 80 and 82 years of age
- Authors:
- McCAMISH-SVENSSON Cheryl, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 7(2), May 1999, pp.163-176.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This longitudinal study uses a multi-disciplinary approach to examine the relationship between psychosocial and health characteristics and the pattern of informal and formal support for non-institutionalised very old people in Sweden. Concludes that for the very old, in addition to requiring increased support over a 3 year period, loneliness is a significant characteristic that may accompany the receipt of support. Professionals who plan and implement social support programmes for elderly persons should also consider emotional and psychological needs.
Incidence of major depression in a very elderly population
- Authors:
- FORSELL Y., WINBLAD B.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 14(5), May 1999, pp.368-372.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study examines the prevalence of depression in a 3-year follow up study of a non-depressed very elderly population. Characteristics at baseline correlated with the onset of depression were: having dementia, insufficient social network and having more than two depressive symptoms. Results found that the incidence of depression was slightly lower in this very elderly population than for younger age groups, but followed the same female to male ratio.
After all, they are human
- Author:
- TAYLOR Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.4.99, 1999, p.8.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses how treatment of elderly people is usually inadequate and sometimes horrific and it will not change until we value their role in society.
Factors associated with depression and low life satisfaction in the low-income, frail elderly
- Author:
- ROGERS Anissa
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 31(1/2), 1999, pp.167-194.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The ageing population in the United States is growing to increasingly large proportions, and the need for progressive mental health policy and services for the elderly is a function of the rapidly growing elderly population. This study examines the influence of psychosocial constructs on well-being in a sample of low-income, frail elderly. Discusses the relevance of the results for social work mental health service delivery and policy development for frail elders.
Informal caregiving for frail older people at home and in long-term care institutions: who are the key supporters?
- Authors:
- BOND John, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 7(6), November 1999, pp.434-444.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes the extent of the informal caregiving unit for older people who are physically or mentally frail living in private households or resident in long-term care institutions using cross-sectional analysis of survey data. A total of 1444 people aged 65 years or more registered with a general practitioner (GP) in four areas in England, and consenting to the study were screened for mental or physical frailty. Qureshi & Walker's hierarchical, decision-making model for selecting informal caregivers was applied to the data and correctly identified over three quarters of the key informal caregivers. This large-scale comprehensive survey of informal care for frail older people supports earlier small-scale localised studies highlighting the key role of spouses and daughters in the provision of informal support.
Older people and their families: coping with change and adversity
- Authors:
- BLACKMAN Tim, DURBIN Michelle, ROBB Bridget
- Publisher:
- Oxford Brookes University. Centre for Family and Household Research
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 39p.,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Paper presenting the results of a survey of six hundred and sixty two people aged seventy five years or older living in Oxfordshire and one hundred and forty of their family carers. Discusses the circumstances and care of the older people in various contexts. The results of the study demonstrate the value that many older people place on their ability to manage without becoming dependent on care services. Also shows the importance of tackling inequality, targeting services more rigorously, and promoting flexible interagency approaches to older people's needs.