Empowerment
Finding ways in which people and communities can have control of their own lives.
Our key objectives for 2009-2011 are:
- to contribute to the debate about a fairer, more transparent system of funding long-term care;
- to support groups of people whose voices are seldom heard to be involved in policy, planning and practice;
- to deliver excellent services that encourage people to stay healthy and lead active lives;
- to develop the evidence base on housing with care for older people, focusing on outcomes and cost-effectiveness;
- to improve the experience of people who use services and live and work in different social care setttings;
- to influence society and services to reflect what service users want in their own lives.
Emerging ideas are:
- to consider the ways risk is managed in social care settings;
- to identify what will ensure better provision and a better life for older people with high support needs.