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Helping visually impaired people in their homes: assistive technology
- Author:
- THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST
- Publisher:
- Thomas Pocklington Trust
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Sight loss is one of the most prevalent and disabling conditions that can arise later in life, yet little research has been undertaken into the use and development of assistive technology which could be used in the homes of people wth sight loss. This study seeks to compare the needs of people with sight loss with available assistive technology and to identify broad areas where further devices could be developed.
Immigration, living arrangement and the poverty risk of older adults in Hong Kong
- Authors:
- CHAN Lih-Shing, CHOU Kee-Lee
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Social Welfare, 25(3), 2016, p.247–258.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Using 2011 census data, this study investigated how living arrangement affects disparities in poverty between older adults (aged 65 and older) who migrated to Hong Kong from Mainland China and those who were born in Hong Kong. The sample consisted of 29,987 immigrants and 9,398 natives, all of whom were ethnic Chinese and living in Hong Kong at the time of the census. The authors found higher poverty rates among older immigrants than among natives, a disparity that persisted even after adjusting for living arrangement, human capital characteristics, assimilation-related variables, household composition and demographic characteristics. The authors also found that living arrangement moderated the impact of immigrant status on the poverty risk among older adults, and that the impact was due mainly to the number of earners in the household. The implications of the results with respect to poverty among older adults and anti-poverty measures are discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)
Healthy homes, healthier lives
- Authors:
- CARE AND REPAIR, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Care and Repair England
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- DVD
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
This DVD/CD-Rom illustrates how housing conditions can contribute to poor health, particularly amongst older and vulnerable people.
Effective home improvement agencies services for people with sight loss: a development project and good practice guide
- Author:
- THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST
- Publisher:
- Thomas Pocklington Trust
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Many people in Britain today experience visual impairment. It affects people of different ages, gender, background, ethnic profile and economic circumstances. They all share the common concern to remain safe, secure and independent within their own homes. Home Improvement Agencies (HIAs) are small, local organisations providing advice, support and assistance to older, disabled and vulnerable homeowners and private sector tenants. Funded and supported by central and local government, they are co-ordinated nationally by an organisation called Foundations. By 2003 there were 227 HIAs iin England covering 247 local authority areas.
Effective home improvement agencies services for people with sight loss: a development project
- Author:
- THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST
- Publisher:
- Thomas Pocklington Trust
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Many people in Britain today experience visual impairment. It affects people of different ages, gender, background, ethnic profile and economic circumstances. They all share the common concern to remain safe, secure and independent within their own homes. Home Improvement Agencies (HIAs) are small, local organisations providing advice, support and assistance to older, disabled and vulnerable homeowners and private sector tenants. Funded and supported by central and local government, they are co-ordinated nationally by an organisation called Foundations. By 2003 there were 227 HIAs iin England covering 247 local authority areas.
Lifeline of support
- Author:
- BENJAMIN Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Roof, July 2000, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Shelter
Low-intensity support schemes provide a lifeline for vulnerable people living alone. Reports on how the role they play in promoting independence, and preventing crisis, is finally being recognised.
Excess winter deaths and illness and the health risks associated with cold homes
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Place of publication:
- London
This NICE guideline makes practice recommendations on how to improve the health and wellbeing of people vulnerable to the cold and reduce the health risks associated with living in a cold home. It aims to help meet a number of public health goals, including reducing preventable excess winter deaths, reducing pressure on health and social care services, improve the energy efficiency of homes and reducing fuel poverty. It includes recommendations on: developing a strategy for people living in cold homes; identifying people at risk from cold homes; ensuring there is a single-point-of-contact health and housing referral service; training health and social care practitioners to help people with cold homes; raising awareness among practitioners and the public of how to keep warm at home; and ensuring buildings meet required standards. The guideline is aimed at health, social care and voluntary sector practitioners; commissioners; and housing and energy supplies. (Edited publisher abstract)
Supporting People: research into older people's services
- Author:
- TARRANT Alison
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 63
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Explores the progress being made in response to the Aylward Review recommendation that access to older people’s services provided as part of Supporting People should be based on need and not tenure. The Supporting People Programme provides support to vulnerable individuals who are at risk of losing, or who have lost, their homes or who need housing-related support to retain or regain their independence. The report explores how services are provided for older people through the Supporting People Programme Grant in each of the 22 local authority areas; assesses whether housing-related support services have moved from being based on tenure to being based on need; and examines what else the Welsh Government could do to promote the effective move from tenure to needs based services. The report finds that there is a high level of awareness of the Aylward recommendation among both local authorities and providers. However, there is still frequent ambiguity as to what is intended by the recommendation and the requirements on both local authorities and providers if it is to be met. In some cases it appears that ‘needs-based’ services are felt automatically to meet the terms of the recommendation, even where they are available only to tenants. (Edited publisher abstract)
Accommodating difference: evaluating supported housing for vulnerable people
- Author:
- CLAPHAM David
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 260
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
For vulnerable older, disabled or homeless people who need accommodation and support, many different forms of housing have developed – whether hostels, group homes, extra-care housing or retirement villages. This book explores the impact of different forms of policy and practice on the lives of vulnerable people, arguing for a flexible policy approach that places people in control of their own lives. It puts forward an evaluation framework and applies this to case studies of provision in Britain and Sweden – two countries with long and differing experiences – to raise key issues for the future. Chapters cover: models of supported housing; difference and well-being; homes; neighbourhoods; housing and support in Britain and Sweden; supported housing for older people; supported housing for homeless people; and supported housing for disabled. (Edited publisher abstract)
Out of sight, out of mind: social exclusion behind closed doors
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- London
1.2 million people over 50 are severely excluded: 400,000 aged 50 to 64, 360,000 aged 65 to 79, and 400,000 aged over 80. They have an average income of just £131 per week. A woman over the age of 85 is six times more likely to be severely excluded than a woman aged between 65 and 69. 56% of severely excluded people over 50 do not consider their health to be good, compared to just 17% of those with no signs of exclusion. One in five people over 80 living alone are severely excluded, and men over 80 living alone are 11 times more likely to be lonely than men over 80 who are living with a partner. The number of very old people living alone is expected to increase by 16% over the next 15 years. Recently bereaved 65-79 year olds are 10 times more likely than those who are married to be lonely; recently bereaved older people are three times more likely than married older people to show three symptoms of depression. Over half of homes that are privately rented by the over 50s are considered non-decent. Those aged 50-64 are eight times more likely to be severely socially excluded if they rent their home privately than if they own it or pay a mortgage. The number of people with dementia is set to rise from 700,000 at present to 1 million by 2025, significantly increasing the number at risk of social exclusion.