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Tag Archives: Social Demographics
Seventy Thousand Extra Care Home Places Required in England by 2025? (BBC News / Lancet)
Summary Researchers at Newcastle University have confirmed the general view that people are living longer, but that the later years of life often require high levels care (whether in people’s own homes or in residential care). They estimate that there … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Access to Health and Social Care Support, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care Funding (England), Adult Social Care in England, Ageing Population, BBC Health News, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours, BBC Radio Four, Cambridge Institute of Public Health: University of Cambridge, Causes and Prevention of Frailty, Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS) Collaboration, Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies Collaboration, Commissioning of Domiciliary Care, Demographic Change, Demographic Change and Public Services, Demographic Time-Bomb, Department of Public Health and Primary Care: University of Cambridge, Dependency Levels, Disability and Home Care in England’s Older Population, Domiciliary Care, Economic Sustainability, Epidemiology and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine: Newcastle University, Financial Constraints, Financial Eligibility, Financial Issues, Financial Pressures, Frail Older People, Funding of Care and Support (Dilnot Commission), Further Care Home Places Required in England by 2025 (Projection), Further Social Care Requirements in England by 2025 (Projection), Health and Social Care Configuration, Health and Social Care in the Community, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Providers, Health and Social Care Services, Home and Community Care Services, Home Care, Home Care Services, Hull-York Medical School: University of Hull, Improving Long-Term Care and Support, Institute of Health and Society: Newcastle University, Integration of Health and Social Care for Older People, Lancet, Late-Life Dependency, London School of Economics and Political Science, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Care and Support, Medical Research Council's Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS) Project, MRC Biostatistics Unit: University of Cambridge, MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS), Newcastle University, Newcastle University Institute for Ageing, People Living With Frailty, Personal Social Services Research Unit: London School of Economics and Political Science, Prevention, Quality and Sustainability, Social Care, Social Care Expenditure, Social Care Funding, Social Care Funding Gap, Social Care Funding Shortfalls, Social Demographics, Sustainability, Sustainable Care, Sustainable Funding, Sustainable Health and Care Services, Sustainable Health and Social Care, Tipping Point in Sustainability of Adult Social Care (Alleged), Transforming Care for Frail Older People, UK Demographics, University of Cambridge, University of Hull, What’s Wrong With Social Care in England, You and Yours (BBC Radio 4)
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Updated Official Statistics on Ageing in the UK (BBC News / ONS)
Summary Official statistics show that there were 840 people aged 90 and over per 100,000 in England and Wales in 2013; which is was slightly higher than in Scotland (707 per 100,000) and Northern Ireland (620 per 100,000). There has … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, Northern Ireland, Quick Insights, Scotland, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
Tagged (KT) Kannisto-Thatcher Method, 90 and Over Population in the UK: By Single Year of Age, Age and Ageing, Ageing, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Ageing Society, Aubrey de Grey (Gerontologist), Australian Bureau of Statistics, BBC Health News, Centenarians, Centenarians By Sex (UK), Centenarians in the UK, Central Statistics Office Ireland, Cross-Country Comparisons, Czech Statistical Office, Demographic Changes, Demographic Time-Bomb, Demographics, Demography of Centenarians in England and Wales, Eastern European Countries, England and Wales, Estimates of the Very Old, Estimates of the Very Old (including Centenarians), Federal Statistics Office Germany, Female Life Expectancy, Female to Male Sex Ratios in Ageing, Human Longevity, International Comparisons, Life Expectancy, Life Expectancy of Older People, Longevity, Male Life Expectancy, Mid Year Estimates (MYE), National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies-France, National Institute of Statistics Italy, National Life Tables, National Population Projections, National Records of Scotland, National Statistics Institute of Bulgaria, National Statistics Institute of Spain, Northern Ireland Statistics, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Office for Budget Responsibility, Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), Office for National Statistics, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Official Statistics, Oldest Old, Oldest Old Age, Oldest Old in the United Kingdom, Oldest Old: the 85+ Age Group, Social Demographics, Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Statistics Bureau of Japan, Statistics Canada, Statistics Denmark, Statistics Finland, Statistics Iceland, Statistics New Zealand, Statistics Norway, Statistics Sweden, UK Country Comparisons, United Nations, United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division), US Census Bureau, Very Old People
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Getting Ready for Ageing Manifesto (Ready for Ageing Alliance)
Summary The Ready for Ageing Alliance has released a manifesto on ageing and demographic change, entitled “Getting Ready for Ageing”. Their report presents ideas for policy makers on coping with the challenges of an ageing society, while also offering individuals with … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK, Alzheimer's Society, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Hospitals, Adult Social Care, Age and Ageing, Age Discrimination, Age Friendly Homes, Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Environments, Age-Friendly Housing, Ageing, Ageing and Society, Ageing Policy in Europe, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Ageing Society, Ageing Well, Anchor, Anchor Trust, Attitudes to Ageing, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care in an Ageing Society, Centre for Policy on Ageing, Commissioning for Older People, Commissioning Urgent and Emergency Care for Older People, Community and Voluntary Sector, CPA: Centre for Policy on Ageing, Dementia Action Alliance, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Demographic Change, Demographic Time-Bomb, Demographics, Extra Care Housing, Getting Ready for Ageing Manifesto, Health and Housing, Hospitals, Housing for Older People, ILC-UK: International Longevity Centre UK, Impact of Demographic Change on Public Services, Independent Age, International Longevity Centre, International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK), International Longevity Centre UK (ILCUK), National Dementia Declaration for England, Older Demographics, Older People, Older People With Complex Needs, Older People with High Support Needs, R4AA: Ready for Ageing Alliance, Ready for Ageing, Ready for Ageing Alliance, Ready for Ageing Alliance (R4AA), Ready for Later Life Pack (Proposal), Social Demographics, Under-Utilisation of Older People, Voluntary Sector, Voluntary Sector and Ageing, Voluntary Sector Organisations, Voluntary Sector Provision, Voluntary Sector Strategic Partnerships
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Possible Implications of Growing Centenarian Population (BBC News / PLOS Medicine)
Summary Research by King’s College London, based on the analysis of 36,000 death certificates, has found that centenarians tend to have evaded the common diseases of old age, such as cancer and heart disease. Instead they are more likely to … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Age and Ageing, Ageing, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Ageing Society, BBC Health News, Cause of Death in Centenarians: England (2001 to 2010), Centenarians, Centenarians in the UK, Demographic Changes, Demography of Centenarians in England and Wales, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Estimates of the Very Old, European Countries, Kings College London, Life Expectancy of Older People, Place and Cause of Death in Centenarians, PLoS Medicine, Social Demographics, Social Epidemiology, Very Old People
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