Age equality and age discrimination in social care: An interim practice guide

SCIE Guide 35

Published: September 2010

This interim guide aims to help managers, commissioners, providers and practitioners in all sectors of adult social care to:

• acknowledge and understand the occurrence, risks and effects of age discrimination
• identify key features of an age-equalities approach to social care
• recognise some of the obstacles  to achieving age equality and reducing age discrimination
• share information, develop ideas, and implement changes to overcome the obstacles.