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Providing an alternative pathway: the value of integrating housing, care and support
- Authors:
- BERRINGTON James, NATIONAL HOUSING FEDERATION
- Publisher:
- National Housing Federation
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report by the National Housing Federation highlights the value of integrating housing with care and support in five case studies where integrated working between housing providers, health and social care have improved outcomes for individuals and reduced costs. These case studies, which provide practical examples of bringing together housing, health and care, deliver savings of between £2,946 and £17,992 a year compared to less integrated pathways. One service saved a total of £241,670 to local health and social care budgets. The report concludes that, at a time when local authorities have to cut spending while continuing to meet the needs created by changing demographics, it is imperative that we integrate as a way of improving outcomes while achieving efficiencies.
Breaking the mould: re-visioning older people's housing: examples of innovative housing, care and support solutions for older people
- Author:
- NATIONAL HOUSING FEDERATION
- Publisher:
- National Housing Federation
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The report describes a number of the business opportunities that an ageing population brings, particularly in the wider community. It also offers examples of how care, support and other practical services such as handyperson or ‘help at home’ services can be offered to older people in all types of tenure, including people who would pay for such a service from a trusted provider. It contains case studies and suggestions about how the increasing number of older people seeking effective housing solutions can provide business opportunities despite reduced public funds for housing and care. Published by the National Housing Federation it demonstrates how the growing numbers of older owner occupiers and people able to pay for care are keen to find alternatives to traditional care and housing options.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support joint action on improving health through the home
- Authors:
- NATIONAL HOUSING FEDERATION, et al
- Publisher:
- National Housing Federation
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- London
This memorandum sets out: a shared commitment to joint action across government, health, social care and housing sectors, in England; principles for joint-working to deliver better health and wellbeing outcomes and to reduce health inequalities; the context and framework for cross-sector partnerships, nationally and locally, to design and deliver: healthy homes, communities and neighbourhoods; integrated and effective services that meet individuals', their carer's/carers’'and their family's needs; and a shared action plan to deliver these aims. The memorandum was produced by the National Housing Federation and other representatives from the housing sector, in partnership with key NHS and social care bodies, to aid the integration of housing, health and care. It demonstrates to the health sector the central role of the home and related support services in improving the health and promoting the wellbeing of tenants and residents. (Edited publisher abstract)
Housing in later life: planning ahead for specialist housing for older people: toolkit
- Author:
- NATIONAL HOUSING FEDERATION
- Publisher:
- National Housing Federation
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This toolkit maps out the processes that could help the ‘Housing our Ageing Population: Plan for Implementation’ (HAPPI) objectives to be met - with particular emphasis on the role of local planning authorities. It has been designed for local planners and commissioners to use when planning for specialist housing for older people as part of an overall local strategy on older people's housing, care and support. The toolkit encourages local authorities to join up planning, housing and social care policy, both in the collection of evidence and the development of specialist housing for older people. It suggests a number of tools to help officers plan for this form of housing in their local policies, strategies, guidance and associated conditions as part of their local plans.