Policy

These reports can be downloaded free of charge from the bottom of this page. Please scroll down.

• Exploring the issues for Older Gypsies and Travellers
  Report of an initial learning meeting about key issues affecting older people from these communites.
• Information and advice needs of minority ethnic older people in England
  Report to Age Concern England written by Kamila Zahno and Clare Rhule. 
• Older refugees
  Survey conducted with community organisations and refugee community organisations.
• Ageing and Ethnicity
  A demographic profile of black and minority ethnic older people in England.
• Communicating with Diverse Audiences
  A practical guide to producing translated materials in appropriate languages and formats (2006) Good Practice Guide.
• Report of the Black and Minority Ethnic Elders Forum‚ Bristol September 2005

From our online bookshop

• Cross Cultural Care: A Training Pack
  To use with care assistants working with older people in all care settings
• Culture‚ Religion and Patient Care in a Multi-Ethnic Society
  Aims to guide health professionals towards identifying and meeting the needs of different religious and cultural groups
• Reminiscence and Recall Third Edition
  Advice on planning and running successful reminiscence work with people of all ages – includes material on working with minority ethnic elders
  

The following FREE publications are available by contacting 020 8765 7203

• Age and Race: Double Discrimination
  Life in Britain Today for Ethnic Minority Elders (1998)
  Joint report by the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) and Age Concern England
• Ageing Matters: Ethnic Concerns
  North East Seminar for Elders from Minority Ethnic Communities (2001)
  Seminar Report
• Barnet‚ Enfield and Haringey Listening Event for Older People from Black and Ethnic Minority Communities (2001)
  Event Report
• Beyond Rhetoric: A guide to working with ethnic minorities (2000)
  Good Practice Guide
• Beyond Sheltered Accommodation
  A review of extra care housing and care home provision for BME elders (2007)
  Report
• Diversity Monitoring (2005)
  Good Practice Guide
• Diversity or Difference?
  Black and Minority Ethnic Elders and the National Service Framework for Older People (2003)
  Practice Briefing
• Ethnic Communities Consultation Event; Yorkshire and Humberside (2000)
  Event Report
• Ethnic Elders: Access‚ Equality
  Time for Action - report of the conference held in London in November 2001 (2002)
  Conference Report
• Growing older in a black and ethnic minority group
  Results of four research studies from the ESRC Growing Older Programme (2005)
  Report
• National Minority Ethnic Network
  Report of a Workshop on Black and Minority Ethnic Elders Living in Rural Areas (2003)
  Conference Report
• Report of a Workshop on the National Service Framework for Older People (2003)
  Meeting Report

Contact us

Claire Ball
Development Manager: Equalities and Human Rights
Tel: 020 8765 7718
Email: Claire Ball

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