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Improving later life
— services for older people - what works | | Author(s) | Susan Davidson, Phil Rossall, James Goodwin |
| Corporate Author | Age UK |
| Publisher | Age UK, London, 2014 |
| Pages | 85 pp |
| Source | Age UK, Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. Download: http://www.ageuk.org.uk/Documents/EN-GB/For-profes... |
| Keywords | Services ; Needs [elderly] ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | Age UK and leading researchers in ageing summarise evidence on what is proven to be effective in improving older people's lives. Among themes examined by contributors to Part 1 are: service cost-effectiveness; partnership working (i.e. integrating health and care services); dignity; safeguarding; supporting older people and carers; and council-managed personal budgets. Other contributions look at some other countries' approaches to funding and paying for social care; involving older people in evaluation and research; and Perfect Ageing - the contribution of assessment. Contributors to Part 2, on addressing needs, look at evidence in the round on these issues: preventing social isolation and loneliness; promoting inclusion in rural communities; home telecare; supporting older people in the community rather than in hospital; and preventing falls with older people living in the community. While some services may be suited to all potential users, thought should be given to suitability for groups such as older men; and the example used is the gender-specific Men in Sheds movement that originated in Australia in the 1990s. The needs of people with dementia are looked at in relation to assistive technology, cognitive stimulation therapy (CST), and memory services. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-151113003 B |
| Classmark | I: IK: 3A:6KC |
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