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An evaluation of existing very sheltered housing provision across Tayside
- Author:
- COMMUNITIES SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Communities Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Dundee
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.
Village people
- Author:
- MAPP Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 4.8.94, 1994, p.27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Care villages for elderly people are one of the newest imports from America. A heated debate has emerged in response to a controversial proposal for a special care village for 100 people aged 60-plus on the outskirts of Inverness in the Highland Region of Scotland. Reports on arguments for and against the proposal.
Integrating services for older adults in housing settings
- Authors:
- COHEN Carol S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 49(1/2), 2007, pp.145-164.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This paper draws on the work of the Housing Plus Services committee of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, constituted in 2000 and consisting of a group of practitioners, administrators, policy analysts and academic researchers with a commitment to the integration of services in housing settings. A review of some of the literature on linking housing and services for older adults is presented, together with a discussion of service delivery models and principles. Three case studies show how these principles are put into practice, two in naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs), and the other in an assisted living facility. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
History, accomplishments, issues and prospects of supportive service programs in Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities in New York State: lessons learned
- Authors:
- MACLAREN Catherine, LANDSBERG Gerald, SCHWARTZ Harry
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 49(1/2), 2007, pp.127-144.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) are defined as buildings, housing complexes or small neighbourhoods with a significant population over the age of 60. Although not designed specifically for older people, they are places in which people want to stay as they get older and are thus ideal settings for the efficient and effective delivery of supportive services. This paper reviews the development of such services in some 35 NORCs in New York State, and draws lessons for providers elsewhere. Key elements contributing to the success of NORC programmes include their small physical scale, enabling efficient service delivery and coordination, and the ready accessibility of staff to residents. The small scale also facilitates the involvement of residents in decision making, while the support programme serves to boost the existing social infrastructure of the community. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
At home: audit tool for housing and related services for older minority ethnic people
- Authors:
- BROWN Philip, et al
- Publisher:
- Housing and Older People Development Group
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 72p., CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- London
The ‘AT HOME’ toolkit has been designed to help ensure that housing and related services take account of the needs of black and minority ethnic (BME) elders. It will be particularly useful to service commissioners and providers, as well as older people from BME groups.
Wales feels the strain as older English people head west
- Author:
- HAYES Derren
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 5.05.05, 2005, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on the changing demographics in parts of Wales as older people from elsewhere in the UK "migrate" and how it may result in a reshaping of care services.
Moving home: social integration for adults with intellectual disabilities resettling into community provision
- Authors:
- AGER A., MYERS F., KERR P.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 14(4), December 2001, pp.392-400.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The present study examined levels of social integration for individuals resettling into community provision following the phased closure of Gogarburn Hospital, Edinburgh, UK, and the personal and service-related characteristics which were influential on such integration. The study sample comprised 76 out of 95 individuals consecutively discharged over a 19-month period. Post-move data were collected between 6 and 9 months after community resettlement. At this time, mean 'quality of life' scores, established using the Life Experiences Checklist (LEC), were broadly equivalent to those reported from previous reprovisioning studies in the UK. However, scores in the domains of Relationships and Freedom remained well below general population norms. A pre-move to post-move comparison across the domains of the LEC suggested that the greatest impact of reprovisioning was in the areas of physical quality of residential provision (with overall standards above general population norms) and personal freedoms. Index of Community Involvement (ICI) scores showed a general increase in community presence, although activities requiring a high degree of personal autonomy remained infrequent. Social contacts recorded through diaries suggested a heavy bias towards contacts with staff and other service users as opposed to general community contacts (e.g. neighbours and shop workers). On average, over half the time spent outwith the home was in specialist or segregated service settings. For 18 individuals, there were losses or no gains in community involvement pre-move to post-move. A majority of these individuals were elderly. These findings are discussed in the context of policy targeting community participation, and the need for strengthening service features which encourage higher levels of social integration.
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.
Growing older in the community: European projects in housing and planning
- Authors:
- BRECH Joachim, POTTER Philip
- Publisher:
- Anchor Housing Trust/Wohnbund
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 197p.,tables,illus.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Research report looking at how meeting the care and housing needs of older people, to enable them to live in the community for as long as possible, is being tackled by European countries.