Abstract
The Partnership for Older People Projects (POPPs) are Department of Health funded projects piloting innovative preventative services for people over the age of 55. The project in the study in Knowsley, Merseyside, England received £1.2m in funding over two years. A local evaluation was commissioned to evaluate the procedures and processes involved in initiating, developing and main-streaming the projects with a view to sustainability, and also to extract higher level learning to be fed back into how services are commissioned. Methodologies and methods for this are discussed, specifically relating to capturing qualitative measures such as Quality of Life indicators, and challenges around measurement in individuals with mental health difficulties.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 361-370 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- older people
- Partnership for Older People Projects
- mental health
- preventative services
- quality of life
- Knowsley
- flexicare
- adult placement
- age concern
- IKAN
