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Age uk norfolk presentation 15th september 2010
- 1. Issues for older people in rural Norfolk Eamon McGrath Community Development Manager Age UK Norfolk
- 2. Introduction All issues are relevant but do not apply to all the older people or all of the time. Great crossover with needs in urban areas, rurality just intensifies them.
- 3. Immediate issues âą transport âą access to services âą social isolation/lack of social opportunities âą additional costs âą lack of paid care staff âą appropriate housing
- 4. Future Issues Demography will exacerbate some of the problems. Population estimates for people over 60 2006 198,156 2026 303,440 >53% increase
- 5. Future Issues 2 Public Spending cuts ÂŁÂŁÂŁÂŁ Inevitably going to impact on all but older peoples services are already stretched. Increased cost of delivering care in the rural areas.
- 6. Not all bad news Older people are net contributors to community life. âą Volunteers âą Role of grandparents in supporting families âą Older people tend to support local economy.
- 7. Contact information Age UK Norfolk 300 St Faiths Road, Old Catton, Norwich, NR6 7BJ Tel 01603 787111 www.acnorfolk.org.uk acn@acnorfolk.org.uk
Hinweis der Redaktion
- Clearly there many people for whom the issues do not apply and for some they might only be an issue for a short time. Difficult to identify things as specifically rural issues as most of the issues also apply in urban areas but frequently exacerbated by rurality.
- Many older people in rural areas live happy fulfilled and healthy lives and none of these issues might apply to them. For those that enjoy good health some will never apply but for the minority these can become multiple issues with each one compounding the next. Brief points about each thing Transport â well known and frequently identified issue â not going to go on about Access to services â not just a transport issue, cost implications, provision of services more predominant in urban areas Social isolation â a significant factor in depression in later life, 1 in 4 with depression, leads to further demands on health services etc â implications for family as younger people cannot afford housing therefore move away â influx of people choosing to retire here Additional costs â both for individuals and providers of social and health care â not always recognised in funding settlements Lack of paid care staff â demography, less working age people, low pay therefore cannot afford housing, lack of social housing enabling people to stay Appropriate housing already discussed as factor in other things.
- The over-65 population across Norfolk is projected to increase by 57% over the next twenty years, well above the England (45%) projected increases. Current estimates suggest that around 29% of all people over 65 years old in Norfolk have some level of social care need and 6% of people over 65 years old have a high level of social care need. The over-85 population is projected to grow significantly with an 87% increase over the next 20 years. The over-85 group is the most likely to require social care, so increases in the size of this older group are likely to have a large impact on the demand for social care services. But who will be the care workers. It is projected that Norwich will have 17% of the population over 60 while for the districts it is estimated to be between 31% in South Norfolk and 41% in North Norfolk
- If the 25% of cuts that have been predicted then social care will be decimated. Impact on carers (2005 26,000 carers over 60) Additional costs of services exacerbates
- To finish on a positive, older people make a massive contribution to community life, voluntary organisations, parish councils, village halls etc. Provide free support to working age families enabling them to take employment Research shows older people more likely to use local trades people, shop locally (transport) etc