| Title | STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE: How to Create and Coordinate a Contact the Elderly Group |
| Settings | Residence for Older People |
| MHP Steps | Preparation | Implementation | Needs Analysis |
| URL | http://www.contact-the-elderly.org/resources.php |
| Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
| Languages | English |
| Tool Description | This tool outlines some guidelines on how to work in partnership to assist in starting a new Contact the Elderly group from scratch and how to organise it once it has been established. |
| Application in the Field | General use in one country |
| Tool mainly used in | United Kingdom |
| Stage of Development | No information found |
| Evaluation and Research | Descriptor not applicable |
| Beneficiary Involvement in Design | Some reference to active participation |
| Evaluation | No |
| Available Formats | Soft Copy | Online |
| Free | Yes |
| Restrictions on Use | No |
| Tool Focus | Individual and Organisation |
| Tool Type | How to Manual/Design Tool |
| Download(s) |
| Organisation Name | Contact the Elderly |
| info@contact-the-elderly.org | |
| Telephone | +44 (0) 20 7240 0630 |
| Address | 15 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden London, WC2E 8QG, |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Code | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Selected | d240 | Handling Stress and Other Psychological Demands |
| Selected | d710, d720, | Basic and Complex Interpersonal Interactions |
| Selected | d730, d740, d750, d770 | Relationships - Strangers, Formal, Informal Social, Intimate |
| Selected | d760 | Family Relationships |
| Selected | d855 d910 | Community Life and Engagement |
| Selected | d920 | Recreation and Leisure |
| Code | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Selected | e310, e315, e320, e325, e330, e340, e355, e360 | Physical and Emotional Support |
| Selected | e410, e415, e420, e425, e430, e440, e450,e455 | Attitudes of individuals |
| Selected | e525, e530, e570, e575 | Services, Systems and Policies - Housing, Utilities, General Social Support |
| Code | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Selected | Or21.5 | Interaction Climate |
| Code | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Selected | Or24.7 | Partnerships - Management and Staff |
| Selected | Or24.8 | Involvement in Change |
| Code | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Selected | Or31.11 | Peer Support |
| Code | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Selected | En23.1 | Community Links (e.g. Volunteering Programme) |
| Code | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Selected | Pr14.2 | Social Support |
| Selected | Pr14.3 | Social & Leisure Activities |