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Life after ninety
- Authors:
- BURY MIchael, HOLME Anthea
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 212p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
A research study of a selected sample of very old people. Aimed at policy makers, geriatricians, doctors, nurses and other care staff. Looks at longevity and possible influences on it, health and disability, quality of life, everyday life, dependency levels, and support and care.
Stop pensioner poverty now: older people - ignored and forgotten
- Author:
- HELP THE AGED
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Poverty comes in many different shapes and sizes. but by the government's own admission, and in spite of its claims of commitment to social justice, today's pensioners are very often poor not only in terms of the income they receive, and the quality of their neighbourhoods but also the opportunities available to them to take a full part in society. This document calls upon the government to match its publicly stated commitment to ending child poverty with similar energy on behalf of older people. Fundamental to this is the establishment of a decent universal basic state pension that will deliver basic needs. And there are also more focused reforms and initiatives that we believe will address some of the worst areas of pensioner poverty, that are urgently needed now. These are: bridging the huge gulf between entitlement and claim rates of pensioner benefits; radical improvement in the addition at age 80 to the weekly state pension, which currently stands at a derisory extra 25p: making work pay for poorest pensioners with a decisive increase in the earnings disregard, to £75 a week: ending, the indefensible anomaly whereby disability before age 65 brings a mobility benefit currently denied to those over the age of 65: preventing the scandal of over 20,000 winter deaths each year of older people that happen because we cannot manage the effects of winter cold: helping pensioners to take a fuller part in their neighbourhoods through initiatives such as improved street lighting and consistent free travel opportunities.
Mental and physical frailty in older people: the costs and benefits of informal care
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 18(3), May 1998, pp.317-354.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Describes the financial, opportunity and social costs and benefits of providing informal support to frail older people within an economic framework. Around half the supporters reported financial costs or lost social opportunities. A minority of supporters had reduced their working hours or withdrawn from employment because of caregiving. Nearly all supporters reported at least one social cost and identified at least one positive aspect of caregiving. The benefits of caregiving were not consistently related to co-residency, relationship of supporter or frailty type. Possible strategies for decreasing the costs and increasing the benefits of caregiving are discussed.
Making God wait: an alternative to residential care
- Author:
- BAILEY Anne
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 1(2), May 1998, pp.21-24.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Frail older people have often had to choose between residential care and staying in their own homes with community care services. The development of very sheltered housing in Wolverhampton has shown that there is a better way to meet the needs of frail and disabled older people.
Elderly care planning model: Wessex Regional Health Authority
- Author:
- OPIT L.J
- Publisher:
- University of Kent. Centre for Health Services Studies
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 36p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
Document developing a 'synthetic' model for estimating disability amongst the population over 70 years of age who reside at home. Based on data contained in the 1985 OPCS household disability survey.
Valuing older people: positive psychological practice
- Author:
- STIRLING Elspeth
- Publisher:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 213p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Chichester
A global guide to positive psychological practice when dealing with older and very old people. The author, previously a clinical psychologist, champions social role valorisation (SRV) in relation to older people and ageing. SRV theory is based on opposing society’s tendency to devalue particular groups of people because they are ‘different. The author applies it, not only to counteract stereotyped attitudes that older people are valueless, but to promote beneficial effects of having our elders active in society and observing and learning from, for example, their coping behaviour. Chapters cover: the psychology and ecology of ageing; preventive psychology in later life; assessment in the new paradigm; new paradigm principles for intervention; older people and cognitive disabilities; new paradigm principles of service design; and psychological therapies with older people.