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Resettled older people: what works and reasons for failure
- Authors:
- CRANE Maureen, WARNES Anthony M.
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 6(3), August 2003, pp.18-25.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Examines the support needs of resettled older people. Evidence is from a longditunal study of resettled 64 older homeless people. At the end of 24 months, 34% had either abandoned accommodation or been evicted.
Our forgotten elders: older people on the streets and in hostels
- Author:
- CRANE Maureen
- Publisher:
- Mungo's Housing Association
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 54p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Describes the problems and needs of older homeless people, and looks at effective ways to help them. Examines the prevalence of homelessness among older people; discusses common physical and mental health problems; service provision for this group, with examples of projects and individual case histories; current policy and funding issues; and recommendations for future practice.
The responsibility to care for single homeless people
- Authors:
- CRANE Maureen, WARNES Anthony M.
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 9(6), November 2001, pp.436-444.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Examines the reasons why in contemporary Britain many single homeless people with severe physical and mental health problems and welfare needs do not receive the treatment, care and financial support that they manifestly need, and in particular considers the interaction between their personal characteristics and the organisation and the obligations of services. The greatest weaknesses of the service system are that no single agency has a statutory responsibility to ensure that vulnerable homeless people are served. The article appraises the approaches to single homeless peoples problems that have recently been introduced by the Rough Sleepers Unit (RSU), and discusses the ways in which current reforms of the welfare services may impact on the situation of homeless people. With the possibility that the RSUs prime responsibility for commissioning single homeless peoples services will transfer to local authorities in 2002, the article concludes by specifying the implications for voluntary and statutory providers and makes recommendations about the attribution of the responsibility to care for this vulnerable group.