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Author : Joanne Perkins,SCA (Education).
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : People with disabilities
ISBN : 0901244856
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003-11
Category : Dissertations, Academic
ISBN : UOM:39015078270249
Author : Great Britain. Treasury
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2006-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0101698429
The 2006 Pre-Budget Report presents updated assessments and forecasts of the economy and public finances; the effects of policies on long-term governmental goals; and reforms being considered ahead of the Budget. It is organised under 6 main headings: maintaining macroeconomic stability; meeting the productivity challenge; increasing employment opportunity for all; building a fairer society; delivering high quality public services; protecting the environment. Amongst the measures discussed are: making Child Benefit available from week 29 of pregnancy; increasing enforcement measures for the National Minimum Wage; a target of 3% savings in central and local government; increasing capital investment in education from £8.3 billion in 2007-8 to £10.2 billion in 2010-11; taking forward recommendations of the Leitch Review on skills (ISBN 0118404865); and an increase in air passenger duty.
Author : Leece, Janet,Bornat, Joanna
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781861346537
This book charts the change, critically evaluating progress, take-up, inclusion and access to direct payments by different user groups. With contributions from leading campaigners, academics, practitioners, direct payment users and personal assistants, the book provides an overview of the history of direct payments; presents findings from key research into direct payments and disabled people, older people, carers, people with mental health problems, people with learning difficulties and disabled children; discusses the implementation and development of direct payments provision and compares developments in the UK with those in North America. Developments in direct payments is an important source of information for social work students and practitioners and others working in the field of health and social care. The useful, up-to-date evidence and discussions relating to care, independence and control will also be of interest to users and providers of help and support.
Author : Christine Kelly
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0774830115
“We do not need care!” is a rallying cry for disability movements. It is informed by a recognition that a lack of choice over simple care decisions – like what to eat or what to wear – is a subtle yet pervasive form of violence endured by many disabled people. Disability Politics and Care examines an independent living program to explore what happens when people with disabilities take control of their own care arrangements. Christine Kelly documents responses by a wide range of stakeholders of this program and reflects on some of its broader social and political implications.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Dissertations, Academic
ISBN : UOM:39015078244525
Author : Brian Harvey
Publisher : Combat Poverty Agency
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Ireland
ISBN : 9781905485567
Author : Ann Kestenbaum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : UOM:39015049664959
The last decade has seen major developments aimed at expanding the options available to severely disabled people who choose to live in the community rather than in residential care. Two of the most important of these have been the financial support offered by the Independent Living Funds and the legislation of local authority direct payments.There are how, however, growing tensions between raised expectations and ever tightening constraints on the expenditure of funding agencies. Although on the one hand direct payments have opened up opportunities and acknowledgement of disabled people's aspirations for independence, ridged expenditure ceiling can mean that funding for anything other than securing a person's safety in their own home is squeezed out.What price independence? Shows that the consequences of rationing include wide discrepancies between outcomes for people with similar needs, depending on where they live and when their support packages were first set up. It also shows that many high-support packages are complex patchworks of provision determined more by professional rules and timetables than the choice of the user, but that these barriers to independence are not insurmountable.There are vital questions to be answered about who should fund expensive community care packages and how funding and provision might be better coordinated. This report, based on research in six local authority areas, highlights factors that need to be taken into account in the debate. It is essential reading for managers and front-line workers in all social and health services as well as those involved in policy development in the Departments of Health and of social Security.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on Family Caregiving for Older Adults
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309448093
Family caregiving affects millions of Americans every day, in all walks of life. At least 17.7 million individuals in the United States are caregivers of an older adult with a health or functional limitation. The nation's family caregivers provide the lion's share of long-term care for our older adult population. They are also central to older adults' access to and receipt of health care and community-based social services. Yet the need to recognize and support caregivers is among the least appreciated challenges facing the aging U.S. population. Families Caring for an Aging America examines the prevalence and nature of family caregiving of older adults and the available evidence on the effectiveness of programs, supports, and other interventions designed to support family caregivers. This report also assesses and recommends policies to address the needs of family caregivers and to minimize the barriers that they encounter in trying to meet the needs of older adults.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on the Health and Medical Dimensions of Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309671033
Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of community-dwelling Americans aged 65 and older are considered to be socially isolated, and a significant proportion of adults in the United States report feeling lonely. People who are 50 years of age or older are more likely to experience many of the risk factors that can cause or exacerbate social isolation or loneliness, such as living alone, the loss of family or friends, chronic illness, and sensory impairments. Over a life course, social isolation and loneliness may be episodic or chronic, depending upon an individual's circumstances and perceptions. A substantial body of evidence demonstrates that social isolation presents a major risk for premature mortality, comparable to other risk factors such as high blood pressure, smoking, or obesity. As older adults are particularly high-volume and high-frequency users of the health care system, there is an opportunity for health care professionals to identify, prevent, and mitigate the adverse health impacts of social isolation and loneliness in older adults. Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults summarizes the evidence base and explores how social isolation and loneliness affect health and quality of life in adults aged 50 and older, particularly among low income, underserved, and vulnerable populations. This report makes recommendations specifically for clinical settings of health care to identify those who suffer the resultant negative health impacts of social isolation and loneliness and target interventions to improve their social conditions. Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults considers clinical tools and methodologies, better education and training for the health care workforce, and dissemination and implementation that will be important for translating research into practice, especially as the evidence base for effective interventions continues to flourish.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Community-Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity in the United States
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309452960
In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : People with disabilities
ISBN : WISC:89099560302
Author : Ronda Hughes
Publisher : Department of Health and Human Services
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Medical
ISBN : IOWA:31858055672798
"Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and the care performed by family members. Nurses need know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality -- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043)." - online AHRQ blurb, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/
Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Disability in America
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 619 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309104722
The future of disability in America will depend on how well the U.S. prepares for and manages the demographic, fiscal, and technological developments that will unfold during the next two to three decades. Building upon two prior studies from the Institute of Medicine (the 1991 Institute of Medicine's report Disability in America and the 1997 report Enabling America), The Future of Disability in America examines both progress and concerns about continuing barriers that limit the independence, productivity, and participation in community life of people with disabilities. This book offers a comprehensive look at a wide range of issues, including the prevalence of disability across the lifespan; disability trends the role of assistive technology; barriers posed by health care and other facilities with inaccessible buildings, equipment, and information formats; the needs of young people moving from pediatric to adult health care and of adults experiencing premature aging and secondary health problems; selected issues in health care financing (e.g., risk adjusting payments to health plans, coverage of assistive technology); and the organizing and financing of disability-related research. The Future of Disability in America is an assessment of both principles and scientific evidence for disability policies and services. This book's recommendations propose steps to eliminate barriers and strengthen the evidence base for future public and private actions to reduce the impact of disability on individuals, families, and society.
Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UIUC:30112108531796
