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| How can local authorities with less money support better outcomes for older people? | | Author(s) | Angela Clark |
| Corporate Author | Centre for Policy on Ageing; Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Journal title | Solutions: lessons for policy and practice, 2542, January 2011 |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF, York, January 2011 |
| Pages | 15 pp |
| Source | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York YO30 6WP. Download report: http://www.careandrepairscotland.co.uk/docs/author... |
| Keywords | Local Authority ; Services ; Older people ; Public expenditure cuts ; Social policy ; Participation ; Health [elderly] ; Well being ; Quality of life. |
| Annotation | Public spending cuts will have a major impact on social care at a time when the ageing population is growing. This report asks how the life experiences of older people can be enhanced whilst at the same time achieving less demand for more costly health and social care services. Older people want and value `that bit of help' - i.e. low-level support that promotes health, well-being and quality of life in the communities where people live. The report provides examples of a range of affordable initiatives that are currently being implemented across the UK to support older people. These include: older people's user involvement in services; practical support for older people at home; housing adaptations; promotion of older people's health and well-being; reducing social isolation and exclusion; information and advocacy support; place-based approaches; use of technology to help older people; and co-operative approaches to managing care. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-110316001 B |
| Classmark | PE: I: B: WN8:5YD: TM2: TMB: CC: D:F:5HH: F:59 |
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