Older People. Target Outputs/Report Continue to deliver specific projects and activities for older people to include: Senior Matinees Regular classes and workshops
Older People. People with Dementia “Ageing with Confidence”, the Grampian Older People’s Strategy, highlights the need for further reduction in long stay beds, review of traditional residential care and an increase in provision to allow people to stay at home. In Aberdeenshire, these actions are being progressed via the Older People Management Team and it is anticipated that the remaining long stay provision in community hospitals will be significantly reduced. The Aberdeenshire Council Care Homes are undergoing a review process and configuration and number of places are also likely to reduce. The resources released from these processes will be redistributed to support local need, focussing on care at home. People with Physical Disabilities & Sensory Impairments A new Grampian Disability framework is being developed for people with physical and/or sensory disabilities or brain injury. In Aberdeenshire the Physical Disability Strategy “Challenging Disability” is currently being implemented, but will take account of any Grampian developments. The resettlement needs of clients inappropriately placed in hospital and care homes are being reviewed to allow clients’ needs to be met in their local communities. The Aberdeenshire Sensory Disability Strategy is currently being reviewed. A Grampian Brain Injury Group has recently been set up to look at the particular needs of these clients and how they can be supported at home in the longer term. People with Learning Disability New Grampian and Aberdeenshire Learning Disability Strategies are being developed. Both long stay Learning Disability Hospitals in Grampian are now closed, therefore the new strategies will focus on issues such as the needs of children and adolescents, respite, employment opportunities, profound needs, and moving on from home/supported living projects. The balance of current care provision will change over time in line with the increasing number of people with learning disabilities and changing expectations in terms of moving from group living models to single tenancies and employment needs. People with Mental Health Difficulties New Grampian and Aberdeenshire Mental Health Strategies are being developed currently and there is much more of a shift in focus from acute, severe and enduring mental illness to the needs of clients with mild to moderate mental health problems such as depression. Bed numbers are continuing to reduce centrally. The referral rates to CPNs are increasing as a result change in the bala...
Older People. The number of older people in Scotland is projected to rise. This is true for all council areas to a greater or lesser extent, ranging from a projected increase in those aged 75+ of 36% in Glasgow City and 146% in West Lothian. Currently in East Dunbartonshire 19% of the population is 65 and over, 9% are 75 and over and 2% are over the age of 85.20 However, recent population projections for East Dunbartonshire suggests that by 2035 people over the age of 65 will account for 32% of the population, 18% will be over 75 and 7% over the age of 85. The greatest growth will be the number of people aged over 75, which is projected to increase by 86%.21 19 Draft NHSGGC 2011 Health & Wellbeing Survey 20 NRS 2011 Mid Year Estimate 21 National Records of Scotland 2010 based population projections Projected population of older people 16000 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 65-74yrs 75-84yrs 85yrs and over 2010 2020 2035 It is recognised that this trend in ageing population requires approaches that will maximise older people’s ability to maintain their health and wellbeing, by developing sustainable and affordable services for older people to assist independent living in the community into later life. The average age on admission to a care home in East Dunbartonshire is 83 (the highest in Scotland). Of long stay residents in care homes, those aged 75-84 have been steadily falling (down 7%), whilst those residents aged 85 plus have been rising at a similar rate (up 8%). In addition, the average length of stay is around 2 years.22 According to Alzheimer Scotland, approximately 86,000 people have dementia in Scotland (2013) (1.6% of the population), around 3,200 under the age of 65. Then number of people in East Dunbartonshire with dementia is estimated to be 1,957 (1.9% of the population) of which 96.5% are over 65 years of age.23 There is a clear need to continue to target resources in this area as it is likely that dementia will continue to increase inline with life expectancy. The rate of emergency admissions to hospital in East Dunbartonshire has increased from 20,900 per 100,000 population in 2005 to 25,080 in 2010, before reducing to 23,950 in 2011. Older people admitted regularly to hospital as an emergency are more likely to be delayed there once their treatment is complete. This, in turn, is particularly bad for their health and independence. There is a continued requirement to focus on improving health and wellbeing through a wide range of approaches inclu...
Older People. People with a Physical Disability Scope of the Service This section outlines all services for older people and people with a physical disability where
Older People. Although a small proportion of service users are over 60 years old the provider shall be proactive in providing opportunities for older people to take up the full range of services, in particular through the use of ‘in-reach’ and home visits, and liaison with older person’s services. 4.12.2
Older People. Target Outputs/Report Attract 20% of Volunteers with age range 60+ Target: Partially met Firstsite engaged x44 volunteers over the period. X6 of these volunteers were above the age of 60 achieving 17.14% just below the 20% target. Attract 10% of audiences with age range 60+ Target: met Firstsite’s audiences attracted 56,982 visitors over the age of 60. This represents 36% of its overall audience attendance. Deliver x3 events through the ‘Community Events Programme’ targeted at Older People including a lunch for Veterans on 12th November 2017. Target: met Firstsite delivered the following events targeted at older people: • Will Quince’s Older People’s Fair • Veterans’ lunch • Age concern conference
Older People. The number and proportion of older people in Aberdeen is projected to increase significantly. Our Vision for the City embraces people of all ages and we believe older people are an asset and not a burden. We know that if we are to realise improved outcomes that older people will need and expect we must plan now for new ways of providing services and supporting people. We recognise that resources are unlikely to grow with demand as the population of older people increases and we cannot continue to do more of the same. We need to do things differently, spend less on some of the things we do now and find more efficient and effective ways of delivering services in the future. So as well as building on the excellent examples we have of joint working in Aberdeen City, we will give more emphasis to people taking responsibility for their own health and directing their care and to building capacity for wellbeing in communities. Children & Young People It is central to the realisation of our Vision that we act to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families. The early years of life have a significant impact on individuals’ life chances and we will act to close the gap between children in need and their peers. In order to reduce that gap we will focus on improving outcomes for children in the early years, children who are looked after, have additional support needs, disabilities, or social emotional behaviour needs and those young people not in employment, education and training. Priority Families Priority families are those that have multiple and complex problems which require high levels of support from a range of service providers. The results of these problems are most often poor outcomes for the family members and high costs to taxpayer. Research shows that across the UK for every £8 spent in reacting to these families’ problems only £1 is invested in preventing the problems in the long term. In our Vision we see the most significant change in those in most need and, therefore, we are committed to exploring approaches to both turning around the lives of priority families and in working with communities to prevent these problems occurring. Integrated Transport Integrated transport is defined as a transport network that allows the efficient, safe and reliable movement of people and goods and promotes access for all. It encompasses all modes of transport including walking, cycling, bus, rail, road, air and sea and requires efficient and effective ...
