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Older people
— our neglected assets | | Corporate Author | Help the Aged |
| Publisher | Help the Aged, London, 2004 |
| Pages | 34 pp |
| Source | Help the Aged, 207-221 Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ. Website: www.helptheaged.org.uk Email: info@helptheaged.org.uk |
| Keywords | Services ; Health services ; Needs [elderly] ; Grant allocation ; Cost effectiveness ; Social policy. |
| Annotation | Policies and resource allocation need to take greater account of the changes occurring as a result of increasing longevity. This paper has been compiled by Help the Aged, in consultation with a range of partners, including the Oxford Institute of Ageing and the Third Age Employment Network (TAEN). Its focus is on early intervention and investment in appropriate services, on what is known about their impact and cost-effectiveness, and what possibilities there might be for extending this work. The report proposes a "third age service" to be known as Gateways that offers an holisic approach to care, and comparisons are made with the service for young children, Sure Start. There is acknowledgement that the Single Assessment Process (SAP) has the clear potential to identify current levels of unmet need and limit the number of different approaches an older person needs to make in order to receive essential services. Other priority areas where early intervention would be cost-effective include engaging with older workers, preventing falls, fuel poverty, dementia, "low level" social care and stroke. A free pamphlet, "Prevention is better than cure", summarises the main points of this report. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040629225 B |
| Classmark | I: L: IK: QCG: WEC: TM2 |
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