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Graduation day
- Author:
- JACKSON Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, March 2005, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Discusses what happens to people with long-term mental health needs when they reach 65 years and are no longer the responsibility of adult mental health services.
Older people with mental health difficulties: user preferences and housing options
- Authors:
- ADAMS Angela, WILSON David
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 86p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Looks at the housing needs of older people with mental health problems in Edinburgh, focusing in particular on what the users themselves want.
Assisted living housing for the elderly: design innovations from the United States and Europe
- Author:
- REGNIER Victor A
- Publisher:
- Van Nostrand Reinhold
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 212p.,diags.,illus.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Focuses on the physical environment of housing for mentally and physically frail older people who need help to maintain their independence. Stresses the relationship between design and the therapeutic milieu. Designs are illustrated with drawings, sketches and photographs that illustrate important features. Contains detailed case studies and evaluations of projects.
Community psychiatric nursing for the elderly
- Authors:
- BADGER Frances, EVERS Helen, CAMERON Elaine
- Publisher:
- University of Birmingham. Health Services Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 43p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Discusses the role of a newly established team of Community Psychiatric Nurses.
Social housing and the social services
- Author:
- SPICKER Paul
- Publisher:
- Longman/Institute of Housing
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 149p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Harlow
Examines the relationship between social housing and other social services. Aims to give housing officers and trainee housing officers an insight into the structure and functions of social services and the needs and problems of various client groups, including the elderly, disabled, mentally ill and mentally handicapped.
Evaluating the Care and Support Specialised Housing (CASSH) programme: results of a scoping exercise
- Authors:
- BOTTERY Simon, COOPER Emily
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 29
- Place of publication:
- London
Findings of a scoping exercise to consider issues relating to a potential evaluation of the Care and Support Specialised Housing (CASSH) programme. CASSH is a Department of Health and Social Care programme to ‘support and accelerate the development of specialist affordable housing which meets the needs of older people and adults with disabilities or mental health problems’. We found it helpful to adopt a logic model which divided our work into two areas: policy and implementation. This approach might be appropriate for the evaluation. We found good evidence for the benefits of extra care housing for older people. This might not need to be repeated in a full evaluation, though it might consider a systematic review of the evidence and might want to explore evidence for other groups. We found significant difficulty with obtaining data about the operation of the CASSH programme and speaking to providers. An evaluation commissioned by DHSC would need to tackle both these issues, and DHSC might need to play an important role in ensuring data was available. Good engagement and buy-in from the implementation organisations would be important. The evaluation would also need an understanding of wider trends in the market of specialised housing for older and disabled people. Our research was limited by the small number of interviewees, which meant findings were not generalisable. A larger sample might be able to identify these generalisable learnings from individual provider’s experiences of the application and selection process. While there may be broad support among providers for improved data capture to aid evaluation, there will be a challenge to 'detangle' measurement of outcomes as result of people living in CASSH-funded housing, from the output of the capital funding itself. (Edited publisher abstract)
Housing First for older homeless adults with mental illness: a subgroup analysis of the At Home/Chez Soi randomized controlled trial
- Authors:
- CHUNG Timothy E., et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 33(1), 2018, pp.85-95.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study compares the effect of Housing First on older (≥50 years old) and younger (18–49 years old) homeless adults with mental illness participating in At Home/Chez Soi, a 24-month multisite randomized controlled trial of Housing First. Method: At Home/Chez Soi, participants (n = 2148) were randomised to receive rent supplements with intensive case management or assertive community treatment, based on their need level for mental health services, or usual care in their respective communities. A subgroup analysis compared older (n = 470) and younger (n = 1678) homeless participants across baseline characteristics and 24-month outcomes including housing stability (primary outcome), generic and condition-specific quality of life, community functioning, physical and mental health status, mental health symptom severity, psychological community integration, recovery, and substance use (secondary outcomes). Results: At 24 months, Housing First significantly improved the percentage of days stably housed among older (+43.9%, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 38.4% to 49.5%) and younger homeless adults (+39.7%, 95% CI: 36.8% to 42.6%), compared with usual care, with no significant differences between age groups (difference of differences = +4.2%, 95% CI: −2.1% to 10.5%, p = 0.188). Improvements from baseline to 24 months in mental health and condition-specific quality of life were significantly greater among older homeless adults than among younger homeless adults. Conclusion: Housing First significantly improved housing stability among older and younger homeless adults with mental illness, resulting in superior mental health and quality of life outcomes in older homeless adults compared with younger homeless adults at 24 months. (Publisher abstract)
Mental health and housing
- Author:
- SAVAGE Jonny
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 47
- Place of publication:
- London
This study considers how different types of supported accommodation meet the needs of people with mental health problems. It focuses on five approaches to providing supported accommodation, including: Care Support Plus – High Level; integrated support; homelessness; complex needs; low-level step down; and later life. Through semi-structured interviews the study has drawn on the expertise of people living and working in these services across England, and presents their views of both building and service related issues. The report makes several recommendations in relation to the quality of supported accommodation, the need for co-production in the design and development, the need to invest in the recruitment and continuous professional development of staff, the development of and support of staff to understand an implement the approaches articulated in polices and finally the need to put resources into ensuring that appropriate accommodation is available and provided to those in need, including people with mental health problems. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health and housing
- Author:
- SAVAGE Jonny
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 43
- Place of publication:
- London
This study examines how different types of supported accommodation meet the needs of people with mental health problems. Supported accommodation covers a wide range of different types of housing, including intensive 24 hour support, hostel accommodation, and accommodation with only occasional social support or assistance provided. The document focuses on five approaches to providing supported accommodation, including: Care Support Plus; integrated support; housing support for people who have experienced homeless; complex needs; low-level step down accommodation; and later life. The report draws on the expertise of people living and working in these services across England, and presents their views of both building and service related issues. It sets out a number of recommendations, focusing on: quality; co-production; staff recruitment and training; policy informed practice; and resourced, appropriate accommodation. (Edited publisher abstract)
Looking ahead: future development of UK mental health services: recommendations from a Royal College of Psychiatrists' enquiry
- Author:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 16p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
In February and March 2010, the Royal College of Psychiatrists held hearings, hosted a one-day seminar and invited written submissions to gather the views of more than 50 contributors, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, commissioners, trust chief executives, academics, health economists, carers, and medical directors, on the future of UK mental health services. The enquiry considered the need for service redesign in mental healthcare. It aimed to identify areas for future service development that reflect the needs and aspirations of users of mental health services, those who care for them, and also the people who deliver those services. The recommendations provided in this report relate to the following areas: creating efficiencies and improving productivity through redesigned services and care pathways; consultant expertise at the beginning of the pathway; standardised outcomes; investing to save through the development of family mental healthcare; out-of-area treatments; mental health of older people; in-patient care; statutory and voluntary sector partnerships; housing; employment and mental health; substance misuse; relationship between physical and mental health; psychological therapies; and peer support.