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Supporting Older Family

Carers Project

Else Wilson and Ambi Wildman



Shared Lives

In 2009 NAAPS(now Shared LivesPlus) secured 2

year funding fromthe ScottishGovernment for a

project worker tosupport older family

carers



Supporting Older Family Carers Project

• The project aims to support the needs ofolder family carers with sons/daughterswho have a learning disability and/or

autistic spectrum disorder by promotingShared Lives (previously known as AdultPlacement) so that this option can be

considered in future care planning



Background

• As carers get older, what the future holds for their sonsand daughters becomes a real concern

• Various reports over recent years clearly indicate the

needs of older family carers such as emergencyplanning and future care needs for their sons anddaughters

Enable: Living from Day to Day



Scotland’s Ageing Population

Demographic study indicates that

• The number of people of pensionable age inScotland is projected to rise by around 31 per

cent from 0.98 million in 2006 to 1.29 million in2031.

• The number of people aged 75 and over isprojected to increase by around 81% from 0.38million in 2006 to 0.69 million in 2031.

• 69% of carers aged 50 or more



Learning disabilities

• 27,391 adults with learning disabilitieswere known to the 32 local authorities inScotland in 2010.

• Nationally there are now 6.4 people per1,000 population with a known learningdisability.

• There were over 5,845 adults with learningdisabilities aged 50-64 and 2,597 aged 65or older.



Carers of adults with a learning disability

• 9,259 adults with a learning disabilityknown to local authorities in Scotland livedwith a family carer.

• 1,021 of the adults living with a familycarer were themselves aged 50- 64 and270 are 65 or over.

• The same as you? estimated that 25 percent adults in Scotland could be living witha family carer aged 65 or over



Supporting Older Family Carers Projectthrough Shared Lives

Meets Scottish Government Outcomes:

• We live longer, healthier lives

• We have tackled significant inequalities in

Scottish society• We take pride in a strong, fair and inclusive

national identity

• Our public services are high quality, continually

improving, efficient and responsive to localpeople’s needs

• We have improved the life chances for children,young people and families at risk



Self-directed Support (Scotland) Bill

Guiding principles

• Better outcomes - people are healthier andhappier

• Choice - people can choose the support theyneed

• Participation - people can make decisions abouttheir life

• Mutuality - people and social workers worktogether

• Equality - everyone can get good support



Personalisation

“Personalisation enables the individual alone, or in groups, to find the right

solutions for them and to participate in the delivery of a service. From being the recipient of a service, citizens can become actively involved in selecting and shaping

the services they receive” Scottish Government 2009

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/04/07112629/0





The Same as You Report 2000

• Shared Lives was highlightedin the Same as You report

2000 as an example of goodpractice, being a flexible

community based provision



Beginning of the Project

• The project has a steering group

• Research – to produce guidance for thedevelopment of Shared Lives services

• Main focus – to establish links with localauthorities, carers groups and otherorganizations, disseminating information andoffering presentations

• September 2010 – e-mail dissemination / pilotparticipation invited / interest indicated



What the pilot sites offer

• Continuing support from the Shared Livesteam, working alongside LA staff, carers’

groups and other interested parties

• Information about the processes involvedin setting up schemes

• Guidance about good practice

• Involvement in focus groups – research

• Acknowledgement of participation



Edinburgh Pilot Timeline

January Meeting with older family carers & birth parentsof son with a Shared Lives family

February/March Established a ‘PATH’

May Older family carers meet Shared Lives carersfrom different schemes

June 2 local coffee morning events

August Review and planning meeting

September - Review and agreement to work with several olderfamilies to establish initial introductions to SL carers



What has worked well

• Participation of older family carers

• Collaboration and consultation

• Developing a project DVD

• Having a steering group and

researcher



Challenges

• Financial Climate

• Organisational and staff changes

• Weather



What has been learned

• Working together

• Involvement - benefits andchallenges

• Time



What’s happening now?

• Completion of the project DVD

• Dissemination of DVD throughout

Scotland and elsewhere

• Beginning of the Perth Pilot

• Possible extension of the projectto March 2012



Workshops

• From the perspective of olderfamily carers

• From the perspective of local

authority service providers.



• Shared Lives is a tried and tested model ofcare which can offer support and choicewhen planning for the future

• THANK YOU AND ANY QUESTIONS



References

http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/dementia/index.asp SCLD 2011 Statistics Release: Adults with learning

disabilities - implementation of ‘The same as you?’ Scotland 2010

Stewart F and Patterson E (2010) Caring in Scotland: Analysis of Existing Data Sources on Unpaid Carers in Scotland

www.scotland.gov.uk/socialresearch

Living from Day to Day (2008) A research project on OlderFamily Carers of People with Learning Difficulties

www.enable.org.uk

http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/dementia/index.asp

http://www.scld.org.uk/scld-projects/esay/publications-and-resources/statistics-releases

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/socialresearch


http://www.enable.org.uk/

http://www.enable.org.uk/



http://www.scld.org.uk/scld-projects/esay/publications-and-resources/statistics-releases

http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/dementia/index.asp

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