Category: Care

The association between frailty, care receipt and unmet need for care with the risk of hospital admissions

by | Oct 2, 2024 | Care, Frailty, Healthy ageing, Publications

Investigating the relationship between receiving care, or receiving insufficient care among older people with different frailty status and the risk of unplanned admission to hospital

Homecare quality: exploring and bridging perspectives from key stakeholders

by | Aug 23, 2024 | Care, Healthy ageing, Inequality, Past projects

Around 10 million unpaid carers in the UK provide support for friends and family. We know very little about who receives homecare and what support they need. This research explored this further.

Development of a prototype minimum data set for homecare

by | Jul 30, 2024 | Care, Past projects, Prevention

Working to suggest content for a minimum dataset for homecare that is usable, feasible and acceptable to relevant stakeholder groups.

Understanding transitions in ageing: changes in our need for care and support

by | Jul 30, 2024 | Care, Current projects, Disability, Long term conditions, Prevention

Laying the foundation for a framework to track changes in the difficulties older people experience with daily activities over time.

Preferences for new models of social care

by | May 30, 2024 | Care, Inequality, Past projects, Prevention

Working to understand current preferences for different aspects and models of social care, and how those preferences might change in the future.

Interventions to prevent hospital admissions in long-term care facilities: a rapid review of economic evidence

by | May 1, 2024 | Care, Economics, Inequality, Prevention, Publications

Summarising the economic evidence surrounding effective interventions to reduce hospital attendances and admissions for people living in long-term care facilities.

Characteristics of older unpaid carers in England: a study of social patterning from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

by | Mar 10, 2024 | Care, Healthy ageing, Inequality, Publications

Describing the characteristics of older people who provide unpaid care and how these vary by socioeconomic position.

What works to support carers of older people and older carers? An international evidence map of interventions and outcomes

by | Mar 1, 2024 | Care, Healthy ageing, Prevention, Publications

Mapping evidence about interventions to support carers and the outcomes evaluated, and identify key gaps in current evidence.

Caring for older people as a social determinant of health: findings from a scoping review of observational studies

by | Feb 20, 2024 | Care, Healthy ageing, Prevention, Publications

Assessing the breadth of evidence on older carers/carers of older people in UK cohort studies.

Preferences of people 50 years and older when thinking of their future care needs

by | Feb 1, 2024 | Care, Inequality, Prevention, Publications

Understanding preferences for different aspects of models of social care for older people, and exploring how those preferences might change in the future if their care needs increase.