Preparing to live longer
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The document discusses the 34th Annual Conference of the College of Occupational Therapists, focusing on the increasing number of older people in the UK and the implications for society. Age UK aims to improve the lives of older individuals through campaigning, providing information, and supporting local groups. Key topics include life expectancy trends, social care reforms, health policies, and the need for improved access to care and technology for the elderly.
Preparing to live longer
- 1. The College of Occupational Therapists 34 th Annual Conference and Exhibition 22-25 June 2010 Brighton
- 2. Preparing to Live Longer Heléna Herklots Services Director Age UK
- 3. Age UK Vision: A world in which older people flourish Mission: To improve the lives of older people Organisation: A charity and a social enterprise driven by the needs and aspirations of people in later life
- 4. Age UK Campaigning for change Providing information and advice Carrying out research Providing products and services for people in later life Supporting local groups Developing our shops Working internationally
- 5. Living Longer There are now more people in the UK aged 60 and above than there are under 18 The number of people over 85 in the UK is predicted to double in the next 20 years and nearly treble in the next 30 Over 1.3 million people are aged 85 or over People aged 65 have an average life expectancy of 82 -85 years, the last 7 – 9 years with a disability
- 6. Living Longer One in four children born today will live to 100 For each day that we live, our life expectancy is extending by about 5 hours Transformational change affecting every part of our lives
- 7. How is our society changing? Politics - Party manifestos; commitments; Coalition Government Culture - media and ageism; poetry, music, literature and art Environment - transport; design; accessibility Work - ending Mandatory Retirement Ages; flexible working Advertising and shopping – the ‘grey consumer’
- 8. The General Election – wins for people in later life? Top level commitments to keep winter fuel payments and bus passes Restoration of the link between pensions and earnings from April 2011, with a ‘triple guarantee’ that pensions will rise by the highest of earnings, prices or 2.5% Phasing out the default retirement age and holding a review to set the date at which the state pension age starts to rise to 66 An agreement that NHS funding should rise in real terms in each year of the current Parliament Areas of Contention: Social care reform State pension age CUTS
- 9. The legislative Programme: Social Care Commission Bill Establish a Commission on a sustainable structure of funding for long term care Welfare Reform Bill Make the benefits system less complex; improve incentives to work; increase the number of people currently on benefits who move into work; reduce the scope for benefit fraud and error Health Bill Create a healthcare system which: is led by clinical decision makers; responsive to patients; drives up standards of care and focuses more on patients Decentralisation and Localism Bill Empower local people; free local government from central and regional control; give communities a share in local economic growth; create a more efficient and locally controlled planning system
- 10. Many challenges… Improving access and quality of care and support Housing built to Lifetime standards Health promotion in the face of budget restrictions Alleviating isolation and isolation; improving wellbeing Helping people keep up with new technology Helping people out of poverty; keeping people out of poverty
- 11. National Falls Awareness Week, 21-25 June 2010
- 12. NICE Guidance Occupational therapy interventions and physical activity interventions to promote the mental wellbeing of older people in primary and residential care. 2008 Practical recommendations Importance of information and advice Physical activity programmes Evidence from Partnerships for Older People projects (POPPs)
- 13. fit as a fiddle – Norma, nominated for Volunteer of the Year
- 14. fit as a fiddle - West Midlands, Coventry, West Indian Centre, gentle exercise class
- 15. fit as a fiddle – Active Networks Dancing in the South East
- 16. fit as a fiddle - East Midlands Nordic Walking Now self-sufficient with YMCA support
- 17. Preparing to live longer - together Information and advice Personalisation Championing occupational therapy Promoting wellbeing
- 18. If I’d have known I was going to live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself. Eubie Blake, composer. 1883 - 1983
- 19. Age UK Website www.ageuk.org.uk
Editor's Notes
- #9: Insert [top level commitments which don’t repeat above for example winter fuel payments, bus passes etc..]
- #10: Social Care Commission to develop a sustainable structure of long-term care funding. Revision of the current welfare to work programmes, which must be very inclusive to older workers and must involve a commitment to challenging ageism in the workplace. It is also important that the new system does not punish people returning to work. The Energy Bill will give everyone access to energy efficiency measures to enable us to reduce both energy bills and carbon emissions. Along with cutting fuel bills, the Government must tackle fuel poverty, which affects many in later life. Health Bill, which intends to create a better experience for patients, is likely to have a large impact. Pensions and Savings Bill will link the state pension to earnings from 2011, with a ‘triple guarantee’ that pensions will rise by the highest of prices, earnings or 2.5%. The devolution of powers to local authorities and communities through the Decentralisation and Localism Bill could be a great opportunity for those involved in their communities.