At a glance 65: Better Life for older people with high support needs: the role of social care
Published: May 2014
Key messages
- Old age is not about 'them': it is about all of us
- Older people are individuals and they are, as a group, becoming more diverse
- Relationships matter to us whatever our age; we have a fundamental human need to connect with others meaningfully
- Older people with high support needs have many assets, strengths and resources that they can also bring to the development and provision of services
- Whatever our age or support needs, we should all be treated as citizens: equal stakeholders with both rights and responsibilities
- The individual and collective voices of older people with high support needs should be heard and given power
- We need both to innovate and improve existing models