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Uniting generations: studies in conflict and co-operation
- Editor:
- HORN Barbara
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 160p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Explores the controversy surrounding targeting of income maintenance benefits and rationing of work, health and social care on the basis of age rather than need. Provides an historical context, assesses the present situation and suggests ways forward. Also looks at a number of practical schemes in which young and old people are working together for their own benefit as well as making common cause in Europe and beyond.
Learning from intergenerational housing projects in the USA
- Author:
- GARLAND Emma
- Publisher:
- Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 79
- Place of publication:
- London
Outlines the findings from visits to different models of intergenerational housing in the USA and considered whether they could work in a UK context. The visits were undertaken as part of a Travelling Fellowship, which was awarded by Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. The Fellowship involved visits to nine different intergenerational housing schemes, organisations delivering intergenerational activities and programmes, and non-profit organisations providing supportive services to local communities. The report outlines five different models of intergenerational housing: model one - Younger residents living in specialist accommodation for older people; model two - Older residents living alongside foster or adoptive families; model three - Grandfamily housing, providing supportive housing for grandparents raising children to whom they are related by blood or marriage; model four - Cohousing; and model five: Intergenerational housing for veterans and their families. It also considers each model’s potential to help with housing and care in the UK. Key themes identified from the visit included the importance of schemes having a definite purpose of what they wanted to achieve, having the right residents and staff to make the scheme work; planning and design; and planning for the future. The author found that jntergenerational housing works particularly well as a model for supported housing. It also fosters the creation of friendly and supportive communities which enables residents of all ages interact on a regular basis. This can bring benefits and a range of positive outcomes to individuals, the community and the state. (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)
Secure, accessible, friendly, equal (SAFE) housing: the housing experiences, concerns and preferences of older LGBT people
- Authors:
- KING Andrew, STONEMAN Paul
- Publisher:
- University of Surrey. Centre for Research on Age and Gender
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- Guildford
A short report of key findings from the SAFE Housing study, which used focus groups and a survey to investigate the current housing provision and housing options available to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people as they get older. A total of 201 people, living in London or Shropshire and aged 50-86, participated in the research. The findings cover the themes of: safety, comfort and trust; community and connections; and imagining the future. The study found that safety in the home was dependent upon the amount of control the person felt they had over their home environment. Social isolation from friends, partners, and/or other LGBT people was a big concern. Although over 58 per cent of survey respondents had concerns about housing later in life, only 72 per cent had not made any plans for their future housing. The report makes four recommendations in relation to future housing options for LGBT people. (Edited publisher abstract)
Where do community-dwelling older adults with disabilities live? Distribution of disability in the United States of America by household composition and housing type
- Author:
- HENNING-SMITH Carrie
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 37(6), 2017, pp.1227-1248.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
There is limited research on the living arrangements of older adults with disabilities, especially research that combines household composition and housing characteristics. This paper addresses that gap with two complementary sets of logistic regression models: first, estimating the odds of disability by household composition and housing type and, second, estimating the odds of disability by living arrangement within gender and age sub-groups. Data come from the 2012 American Community Survey (N = 504,371 respondents aged 65 and older), which includes six measures of disability: cognitive, ambulatory, independent living, self-care, vision and hearing. Living alone, with children or with others was associated with higher odds of any disability, compared with living with a spouse only. Compared to those living in a single-family home, living in a mobile home or other temporary structure, or large apartment building was associated with higher odds of disability. Having a disability was associated with lower rates of living with a spouse only, alone, in a single-family home or in a small or mid-sized apartment building and higher rates of all other living arrangements. Sub-group analyses revealed differences in the relationship between living arrangements and disability by gender and age group. This information provides a baseline from which to observe trends in living arrangements and disability for older adults in the United States of America. (Publisher abstract)
Generations apart? The growth of age segregation in England and Wales
- Author:
- KINGMAN David
- Publisher:
- Intergenerational Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 38
- Place of publication:
- London
This report analyses the extent of age segregation across England and Wales, which shows an increasing divide between younger and older people in terms of where they choose to live. Using data at macro- and micro-level, it shows that younger and older people are increasingly living in separate areas across rural and urban areas and also within individual neighbourhoods in towns and cities. It finds that over the past 25 years there has been a trend for young people to move in large numbers into neighbourhoods in the centres of big cities, while older people have become much more concentrated in suburbs and rural areas. The result has been a rapid increase in age segregation, which have left the different generations living further apart. This has potential economic and social costs to society, which include weakening the bonds between the generations through reduced social contact, making it harder for members of different generations to provide care for each other. The report argues that these changes are rooted in the problems facing our housing market, and sets out a range of recommendations which seek to make age-diverse neighbourhoods the norm rather than the exception. These include encouraging older people to ‘downsize-in-situ’, making downsizing in cities easier, and for planners to create mixed-age communities. (Edited publisher abstract)
Telecare outcomes and mainstreaming: summary of responses from social care authorities to CSCI performance assessment 2008
- Author:
- DH CARE NETWORKS. Telecare Learning and Improvement Network
- Publisher:
- DH Care Networks. Telecare Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Since the time of data collection (April/May 2008), a number of other Local Authority/Primary Care Trust partnerships have been developing telehealth programmes. These have not been included in this report but can be identified through updates in the telecare newsletters Some of the responses indicate that the service had not commenced at the time of the data collection but were planned for 2008 and beyond. The responses generally relate to small pilots (between 5 and 50 users) at the time of data collection apart from Kent (over 200). The main disease areas covered include heart failure, COPD and diabetes. There are case study and local evaluation reports of positive benefits for individual users (increased re-assurance and improved quality of life) and some indications from professional judgment that hospital admissions may have been prevented.
Older family-carers’ views on the future accommodation needs of relatives who have an intellectual disability
- Authors:
- GILBERT Anthony, LANKSHEAR Gloria, PETERSEN Alan
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Social Welfare, 17(1), January 2008, pp.54-64.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Over the past 20 years, research across the developed world has identified trends towards ageing of the population with learning/intellectual disability. Alongside is the recognition that family-carers are also ageing. Recently, the UK government has sought to identify the future housing needs of dependents with intellectual disability residing with older carers. Consequentially, a city council commissioned this qualitative study involving 28 older carers. The findings indicate a need for information about housing options, a lack of practical support and feelings of marginalisation. The conclusions suggest key roles for social services in providing proactive support and advice to family-carers, and a greater degree of joint working between social services departments and housing agencies. These resonate with similar international studies and provide the opportunity to focus on the perspectives of family-carers. Their experiences are real, and if welfare professionals are to work with people with intellectual disability and their family-carers, acknowledging their views is essential.
Older carers of adults with a learning disability confront the future: issues and preferences in planning
- Authors:
- BOWEY Laura, McGLAUGHLIN Alex
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 37(1), January 2007, pp.39-54.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The Valuing People White Paper (Department of Health, 2001) requires services to secure a plan for all service-users with learning disabilities living with older carers and promises them and their families more choice and control over how and where they live. This paper examines the views of the older carers (aged over seventy) of sixty-two adults with a learning disability about planning for the future. Fifty-six took part in interviews in their own homes and six completed a questionnaire. All carers were white and recruited from one local authority in response to the requirements of the White Paper. Findings indicate that a significant proportion is either not ready or is unwilling to make future plans. Barriers to planning include a perceived lack of need due to the existence of two carers, a lack of awareness of timescales involved in securing housing, difficulties in letting go, a lack of confidence in available housing options, and the existence of mutually supportive relationships. The findings show a need for a proactive approach to information and support provision to enable these families to work through a process of making plans for the future. This is essential to prevent the need for emergency placements in response to crisis and in turn to ensure that adults with learning disabilities have genuine choice and involvement in how and where they live.
Paying for care handbook
- Authors:
- WINFIELD Helen, et al
- Publisher:
- Child Poverty Action Group
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 5th ed.
Guide to services, charges, welfare benefits and other financial help for adults needing care at home or in supported housing; and their carers. Also covers: the duties of social services and health authorities in arranging residential or nursing home care; how welfare benefits are affected by entering or leaving a care home; the social services means test for those needing help with care home costs; and how the different schemes are administered, the collection and enforcement of charges, challenging decisions and enforcing rights, and common problems.