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Contents
Acknowledgements 7
The Authors 8
Summary 9
1. Introduction 15
2. Business case analysis of LinkAge Plus initiatives 20
2.1 The benefits of LinkAge Plus 20
2.2 Illustrative example of possible costs and benefits of LinkAge Plus 22
3. Holistic benefits 30
3.1 Leeds - neighbourhood schemes 32
3.2 Gloucestershire - Village Agents 33
3.3 Tower Hamlets 33
4. Independence 34
4.1 Falls prevention/improvements in health 34
4.1.1 Gateshead - health and wellbeing 38
4.1.2 Leeds - healthy living 39
4.1.3 Salford - Healthy Hips and Hearts 39
4.1.4 Nottinghamshire - Activity Friends 40
4.1.5 Tower Hamlets - Work at Local Centres 40
4.1.6 Conclusions 40
4.2 Transport 40
4.2.1 Leeds 41
4.2.2 Gloucestershire 42
4.2.3 Nottinghamshire 42
4.2.4 Conclusions 43
4.3 Financial support/benefits take-up 44
4.3.1 Effect of LinkAge Plus on pension credit take-up 45
4.4 Employment 47
4.4.1 LinkAge Plus and employment in Lancaster and Tower Hamlets 48
4.4.2 Conclusions 49
5. Social inclusion 50
5.1 Preventing social isolation 51
5.1.1 Devon - Deep Outreach/Broad Outreach 52
5.1.2 Gateshead - link up Gateshead/Rowland Gill 53
5.1.3 Gloucestershire - Village Agents 54
5.1.4 Nottinghamshire - Community Outreach Workers 55
5.1.5 Salford - Mobile Information Centre (MIC) 56
5.1.6 Tower Hamlets 56
5.1.7 Conclusions 57
5.2 Including older people in decision-making 57
5.2.1 Devon - Establishment of the Senior Council for Devon 57
5.2.2 Gateshead - Older People's Assembly 58
5.2.3 Salford - Forum for Older People 59
5.2.4 Conclusions 59
5.3 Local voluntary groups and volunteering 60
5.3.1 Gateshead - volunteers 60
5.3.2 Lancaster - volunteers 60
5.3.3 Leeds - volunteers 61
5.3.4 Nottinghamshire - volunteers 62
5.3.5 Tower Hamlets - volunteers 62
5.3.6 Conclusions 62
5.4 Access to information to enable choice and control for older people 63
5.4.1 Gloucestershire - Village Agent contacts 63
5.4.2 Lancaster - Care Navigator scheme 63
5.4.3 Leeds - Gateway neighbourhood scheme 64
5.4.4 Nottinghamshire - First Contact 66
5.4.5 Salford - One Stop Shop and contact centre 67
5.4.6 Conclusions 68
6. Support to live at home 69
6.1 Housing/different types of accommodation 69
6.1.1 Salford - Housing Options 69
6.2 Home adaptations and other support to live at home 71
6.2.1 Gateshead 71
6.2.2 Gloucestershire 72
6.2.3 Leeds 72
6.2.4 Nottinghamshire - Gardening, Shopping and Preventative Adaptation Schemes 72
6.3 Home security/crime prevention 74
6.3.1 Gateshead - Safety Works 74
6.3.2 Nottinghamshire 75
6.3.3 Salford - Housing Crime Reduction Team 75
6.4 Fire safety 75
6.4.1 Gateshead - Link Up Gateshead 77
6.4.2 Gloucestershire - Village Agents 78
6.4.3 Nottinghamshire - First Contact 78
6.4.4 Salford 78
6.4.5 Conclusions 79
7. Conclusions 80
References 82
Table 2.1 Illustrative example of holistic benefits of LinkAge Plus 26
Table 2.2 Illustrative example of service benefits of LinkAge Plus 27
Table 2.3 Illustrative example - overall taxpayer benefits and costs 28
Table 2.4 Overall taxpayer and participants benefits - benefits to society 28
Table 4.1 Expected savings from attendance at a Tai Chi class 37
Figure 1.1 Projected number of people aged 100 and over, 2005-55, UK 15
Figure 1.2 The LinkAge Plus approach 19
Figure 3.1 Organisational benefits from LinkAge Plus 30
Figure 4.1 Alternative frailty trajectories 35
Figure 4.2 Take up and rationing by information 43