Older People. Target Outputs/Report
Older People. People with Dementia People with Physical Disabilities & Sensory Impairments People with Learning Disability People with Mental Health Difficulties People who Misuse Drugs or Alcohol (Substance Abuse) Carers
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.
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 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 including joined up community and health care servi...
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. 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 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 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 links between them. An integrated transport network will result...
