Resource Library

This House of Commons Library briefing paper looks at the forthcoming Green Paper on social care for adults.

This Scottish Government framework for action has been developed to challenge the inequalities older people face as they age and to celebrate older people in Scotland.

The first study of its kind in Wales, it investigated the appropriate design and delivery of housing provision for older people which would enable them to live happily, healthily, safely and independently in later life.

The Older People's Commissioner for Wales sets out the vision for ageing in Wales

This case study from Tunstall looks at how a development in Hereford incorporated technology enabled care (TEC) into their service provision.

This case study from Tunstall looks at how Rochdale Borough Housing incorporated technology enabled care (TEC) in their long term care strategy.

This study looks at how some councils are seeking to transform social care by working closely with innovative providers and shifting their own approach to commissioning.

A new report commissioned by Vodafone UK reveals that digital technology can help alleviate loneliness among the over 50s.

A new report from ExtraCare Charitable Trust shows older people benefit from improved physical and mental health in retirement communities, resulting in cost savings to the NHS.

This briefing paper by Foundations highlights the fact that the more choice and control older people can exercise, the better the outcomes in terms of health and wellbeing.