What is the problem you are working to solve?
Fact: people suffering with long-term and chronic conditions are doubling every ten years. Added to this is the increase in an ageing population particularly in rural areas. This means that health and social care services will be overstretched and people will be encouraged to, and often want […]
Archive for 'Independent Living'
Archive for April, 2008
What is the problem you are working to solve?
Judging by the membership of the RSPB, RSPCA and the National Trust, there is an understandable assumption that people in the UK are more interested in birds, bears and buildings than in how we treat elderly, disabled and vulnerable people in our communities.
The social care system is […]
What is the problem you are working to solve?
To provide a much needed support network for anyone looking to make adjustments to their lives, be it as a result of disability, injury or personal identified need. The ultimate aim is to make independent living more accessible through the use of clever modern design.
How are you […]
What is the problem you are working to solve?
Through AgeCare’s 50 years’ experience of providing high-quality nursing care for older people, we are aware that there is a serious lack of specialist dementia care, despite growing prevalence of this distressing condition. In the local community surrounding the Bradbury Centre, AgeCare’s purpose-built award-winning dementia care unit […]
The Problem:
art + power seeks to realise the empowering potential of the arts for disabled and socially excluded people (particularly disabled people with learning difficulties). We cannot do this effectively without developing structures that enable disabled people to develop independent living and employability.
How we will do this:
By combining the concepts of cultural capital and a […]
What is the problem?
As authorities roll out personalised care especially in relation to services for older adults there is a need to ensure providers are engaged and respond to the changing market.
Matching individuals up with providers locally who can best meet their needs, and ensures choice and trust.
How are you going to do it?
Need for […]
What is the problem you are working to solve?
At present there is a big push within services to make them personalised and for people to take control of their lives, using approaches such as direct payments, person centred planning and ultimately individual budgets. Services recognise the value of disabled people learning from and supporting each […]
Continue reading 'Festival of Ideas entry from “Who Needs the Lottery”'
1. What is the problem you are trying to solve?
The massive employment dilemma faced by mental distress sufferers, and people with a history of mental health problems. Th social exclusion faced by these people, and the resulting loss of indepence, the spiral down towards vulnerability that this causes, the related other risks of joblessness, debt, […]
This is our entry to the festival of ideas, we hope you enjoy reading it…
• What is the problem you are working to solve?
Personalisation is an integral part of the adult social care policy shifting choice from systems and professionals to individuals and their families and friends. In order for people to be able to make […]
Continue reading 'Festival of Ideas “A Place in the World” entry'
What is the problem you are going to solve?
Homeless people in temporary hostel accommodation face a “catch-22” when they are offered a permanent tenancy elsewhere because they do not have the finances to acquire basic and essential furniture. Often they either cannot move out of the hostel and into the tenancy, or they leave the […]
Continue reading 'Festival of Ideas “Making a Fresh Start” entry from FRC Group'
