Older women and domestic abuse
ESSS Outline
Summary of evidence which examines the interventions for older women experiencing domestic violence and abuse.
Published in
on 13 Aug 2018
Social isolation, loneliness and older people
ESSS Outline
Explores some of the less commonly included evidence from systematic reviews and literature reviews on age and social isolation.
Published in
on 25 Jun 2018
PROP2 practitioner-research reports published
Six reports from the Practitioner Research: Outcomes and Partnership (PROP2) project have been published today. The project was developed by Iriss and the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR) at the University of Edinburgh and built on the learning from the previous Practitioner Research: Older People (PROP) project (http://blogs.iriss.org.uk/prop/).
Published in
on 23 Nov 2015
Living it Up
Living it Up describes itself as an online self-management hub, which aims to empower people to improve their health and wellbeing. Aimed at the over 50s, the resource is packed full of ideas and activities and is useful for those with long-term health conditions, those who provide care and anyone who wants to improve their health, wellbeing and quality of life. It is driven by a collaborative community approach.
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on 4 Jun 2015
Hospital to Home gets animated
Since July 2013, Iriss's Innovation and Improvement team has been leading a project to design a care pathway to support the transition from hospital to home for older people.
The first stage of this project (July 2013-April 2014) involved gathering reflections from practitioners based nationally in Scotland on what the pathway looks like for them and the associated problems. This information was collated into a visual pathway map.
Published in
on 16 Feb 2015
Fit for the Future
Fit for the Future is a partnership project of Iriss and Scottish Care dedicated to inspiring better outcomes for older people by working with providers from the independent sector. The project worked with care homes and care at home providers in four areas - Argyll and Bute, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire and West Lothian - to support innovation and service redesign. Key areas such as outcomes, care in times of transition, community links and compassion were explored.
Published in
on 6 Feb 2015
Practitioner Research: Outcomes and Partnership (PROP2)
PROP2 has been developed by IRISS and CRFR at the University of Edinburgh, and builds on learning from the previous Practitioner Research: Older People (PROP) project.
Published in
on 3 Feb 2015
My Home Life Scotland
My Home Life (MHL) was originally a project set up in 2006 by the National Care Forum (an organisation that represents not-for-profit care homes) and Help the Aged. It was established to promote quality of life for those living, dying, visiting and working in care homes for older people through relationship-centred and evidence based practice. MHL has evolved into a collaborative movement of people across the UK.
Published in
on 3 Oct 2014
Plan P prompt cards published
We have published a set of cards that have been designed for those who work with or support older people. The cards have been produced as part of Plan P, an Iriss project focusing on preventing social isolation and loneliness amongst older people.
Published in
on 6 Aug 2014
Extending the housing options for older people
Insight 26
Seeks to explore the evidence base in respect of housing with care and support, in particular extra care provision, and the extent to which the range of models embraced by this term provide an effective alternative to residential and nursing care.
Published in
on 21 May 2014