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Improving the lives of Older People

Improving the lives of Older People. David Richardson National Programme Delivery Manager Age Concern and Help the Aged. Why am I here today?. To give an overview of AgeUK – the new name for Age Concern England and Help the Aged.

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Improving the lives of Older People

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  1. Improving the lives of Older People David Richardson National Programme Delivery Manager Age Concern and Help the Aged

  2. Why am I here today? • To give an overview of AgeUK – the new name for Age Concern England and Help the Aged. • To announce the new support for NHW provided by the Home Office and DWP. • To explain what we’ve been asked to produce. • To seek opinions on the content. • To invite people to take part in the pathfinder projects.

  3. Age Concern and Help the Aged Commercial Break

  4. … and then there was one • Ten years of trying • Age Concern England and Help the Aged merged on 1 Apr 09 forming AgeUK. • The AgeUK family comprises Age Scotland, Age Cymru and Age Northern Ireland. • New brand will launch on 12 April. No peeping!

  5. Age UK • Vision: A world in which older people flourish • Mission To improve the lives of older people • Organisation A charity and a social enterprise driven by the needs and aspirations of people in later life

  6. We do • AgeUK has an annual turnover of £160 million. • 2,500 staff and 8,000 volunteers provide direct services and support for people in later life • The Services Division provides: • Information and Advice to over 5 million older people every year, • National telephone support service, • Service Development, • Regional Support, • Direct Services, including HandyVan.

  7. Some examples • Ageing Well - older people take control of own health issues. • fit as a fiddle - helping older people live more healthy and active lives. • Intergenerational - to fulfil the requirements of children, young people and older adults. • Involving older people - as customers and contributors. • Mental Health Network - promote mental health message. • Technology and communications - social inclusion of older people through technology.

  8. Business as usual • Local Age Concerns are independent and part of “the Federation”. • Many have already signed up to the new organisation. • Help the Aged and Age Concern shops will rebrand from Apr 10. • Intune and Age Concern Enterprises (our commercial services) will combine and continue to provide: • Financial services • Insurance services • HelpAge International continues as an active partner.

  9. The Main Feature

  10. NHW Initiative • Home Office partnership with Age Concern and Help the Aged “Action Against Burglary” reaching out to over 100,000 older people with basic safer homes message. • Peer Mentor training. • Department of Work and Pensions responsible for government policies on older people. • Develop support package for NHW.

  11. Some first thoughts . . .

  12. Help NHW coordinators identify the most vulnerable older people in communities • Information on ageing population. Changing demographics. Balance of population. • Dependent and vulnerable groups. Age does not mean infirm or disabled. What is ‘vulnerable’. Not all older people are vulnerable, not all vulnerable people are old. Safeguarding vulnerable adults. • Characteristics of vulnerable older people. Types of vulnerability and dependency • Psychological aspects of isolation. Effects of social isolation. Accelerate move to residential care.

  13. An Aging Population • There are nearly 12 million pensioners, almost one in five of the UK's total population. • There are now more people in the UK aged 60 and above than there are under 18, and more pensioners than there are children under 16. • Nearly 1.3 million people are aged 85 or over. • There are  over 10,000 centenarians in England and Wales. • About 3.7 million older people live alone (one in 20 households). • Over 1 million older people in the UK always or often feel lonely.

  14. To develop understanding of the needs of vulnerable older people • Techniques of public speaking and training. • Low risk of crime v high expectation of crime. • High impact of crime on older people – loss of independence; potentially life shortening. • Appropriate crime prevention advice. • Ways to increase the security and perception of security of older people within their own homes. • Intergenerational relationships and anti social behaviour.

  15. Information on support available to help older people to live independently in the community • Not to become advisers! • Statutory bodies • Age Concern and Help the Aged • Local Age Concerns • Other voluntary community organisations and faith groups

  16. What Next? • Come and see me in Discussion Sessions: • What do you think? • What more is needed? • How do NHW coordinators engage with older people and older people’s organisations? • Sign up to the pathfinder courses: • Manchester - 27/28 February • London evening - 2, 10 and 16 March • Leeds - 8/9 March • Birmingham -13/14 March (weekend) • Newcastle - 22/23 March. • E-mail for more information at nhw@ace.org.uk

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