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Staying put: the best move I'll never make
- Author:
- RANDALL Bill
- Publisher:
- Anchor Housing Association
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Report charting the success of Anchor Staying Put projects in assisting older people to improve the condition of their housing and ensure they can remain living comfortably in the community.
A time to lie: older people, HIV and housing
- Author:
- AIDS AND HOUSING PROJECT
- Publisher:
- AIDS and Housing Project
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report highlighting the incidence of HIV/AIDS among people in the over 50 age group, and emphasising the importance of providing housing and decent services with full user participation.
Dementia: a cause for concern
- Author:
- HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS CHARITABLE TRUST
- Publisher:
- Housing Associations Charitable Trust
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Short briefing paper expressing HACT's concerns about the increase in the umber of older people with dementia. Aims to encourage funders and providers to consider housing and care options for this user group.
Tuning in to the home service
- Author:
- DOBSON Roger
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.12.95, 1995, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on a project, Homeshare, a London-based project which brings lone elderly people and young home seekers together. The home-sharing project provides care in return for accommodation.
A global outlook
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.9.95, 1995, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on a new housing scheme in Haringey which provides sheltered accommodation for people from Asian, European, and African-Caribbean communities.
Comforts of age
- Author:
- DOBSON Roger
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 17.8.95, 1995, p.9.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Elderly disabled people living in London are allegedly getting a raw deal from social services departments. Accusations of poor practice and inadequate services have been levelled against them by Age Concern.
Home sweet home
- Author:
- HIRST Rob
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.6.95, 1995, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Explains the findings of a study in Wiltshire which examines how elderly people choose between sheltered accommodation or remaining in their own homes.
The difficulties of diversification
- Author:
- KNIGHT Joanna
- Journal article citation:
- Impact, 11, January 1995, p.12.
Anchor Housing is one of the largest providers of housing and care services for older people. Explains the pitfalls of diversifying into domiciliary and day care services.
Making ends meet: older people, housing association costs and the affordability of rented housing
- Authors:
- MARSH Alex, RISEBOROUGH Moyra
- Publisher:
- National Federation of Housing Associations
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 105p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report arguing that there needs to be greater attention paid to the links between state benefits and income from private sources when looking at services for older people in a mixed economy of care. Focuses in particular on the links between the cost of housing, whether rented or private, and the incomes of older people.
Home comforts: home support for disabled older people
- Author:
- BEATTIE Alistair
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 24p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at the needs of older disabled people in London, the care and support they do or do not receive, and at aids and adaptations available from the London Boroughs.