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Growing older together: an overview of collaborative forms of housing for older people
- Author:
- STEVENS Jon
- Publisher:
- Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 32
- Place of publication:
- London
This report looks at how collaborative models of service delivery for older people are now being widely adopted in the health and care sectors, and suggests the housing sector could do more to embrace this approach. It argues that the provision of housing for older people still being largely 'provider led'. Drawing on a selection of nine case examples, the report looks at a range of resident-led and community based housing for older people across the country. The examples emphasise that collaborative housing schemes can be produced in a variety of ways from self-organised schemes through co-produced options to market (off-the shelf) developments promoted by specialist developers and providers. The report then outlines some issues that need to be addressed to promote and develop collaborative housing for older people. (Edited publisher abstract)
Dementia care partnership: more than bricks and mortar
- Author:
- GARWOOD Sue
- Publisher:
- Care Services Improvement Partnership. Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Dementia Care Partnership (DCP) has a number of features which make it distinctive - possibly unique - and well worth emulating. A complementary range of services for people with dementia and their carers enable individually tailored provision. An underpinning value base commands a high level of commitment from staff and volunteers. With an emphasis on independent living and individual fulfilment, people with dementia and their carers play a significant role, not only in determining their own support, but in shaping what DCP does. DCP has been awarded "Pathfinder status" by the Department of Health's Social Enterprise Unit and will be going on to develop a series of social enterprises. This case study describes DCP's services and approach.
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).
Home improvement agencies - an award winning formula
- Author:
- BONNETT Lynne
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 10(1), March 2006, pp.20-25.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
With the shift in government policy to a more preventative agenda, home improvement agencies (HIAs) have a greater role to play than ever before in preventing hospital admissions and helping older homeowners to live independently. The author explains about the work of HIAs and how their profile in the community is being raised through the work of the National Co-ordinating Body for Home Improvement Agencies and their national awards scheme.
Living well at home: housing and dementia in Scotland
- Author:
- NATIONAL HOUSING AND DEMENTIA FORUM
- Publisher:
- Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 61
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report, by the National Housing and Dementia Forum, sets out recommendations for how the Scottish Government and partner organisations can better support people to live well with dementia. Gathering evidence from a wide range of experts and people with lived experience of dementia, the Forum considered four key themes through online evidence sessions and one to one meetings: housing options and adaptations; access to advice and information; support for people living with dementia; and moving home in later life. The report highlights the need for tenure blind services ensuring people can access help when they need it, regardless of their housing tenure. The report also advocates the importance of initiating conversations about housing much earlier, tackling the stigma around aging and ensuring housing and health and social care partners work closely to guarantee the best outcomes for people living with dementia, their families, and carers. (Edited publisher abstract)
Community building for old age: breaking new ground. The UK's first senior cohousing community, High Barnet
- Author:
- BRENTON Maria
- Publisher:
- Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 15
- Place of publication:
- London
This case study describes an initiative developed by the Older Women’s Cohousing (OWCH) group, who understanding that living alone as they grew old could leave them vulnerable, looked to each other to develop and share their social capital. The group have developed a cohousing community based on shared responsibility and mutual support. The model offers a template whereby older people can actively collaborate to live as friendly helpful neighbours at the very least, whether they move house or not. (Edited publisher abstract)
A community hub approach to older people’s housing
- Authors:
- EVANS Simon, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 18(1), 2017, pp.20-31.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential of housing with care schemes to act as community hubs. The analysis highlights a range of benefits, barriers and facilitators. Design/methodology/approach: Data are presented from the Adult Social Services Environments and Settings project which used a mixed methods approach including a review of the literature, surveys and in-depth case study interviews. Findings: Most housing with care schemes have a restaurant or café, communal lounge, garden, hairdresser, activity room and laundrette, while many also have a library, gym, computer access and a shop. Many of these facilities are open not just to residents but also to the wider community, reflecting a more integrated approach to community health and adult social care, by sharing access to primary health care and social services between people living in the scheme and those living nearby. Potential benefits of this approach include the integration of older people’s housing, reduced isolation and increased cost effectiveness of local services through economies of scale and by maximising preventative approaches to health and wellbeing. Successful implementation of the model depends on a range of criteria including being located within or close to a residential area and having on-site facilities that are accessible to the public. Originality/value: This paper is part of a very new literature on community hub models of housing with care in the UK. In the light of new requirements under the Care Act to better coordinate community services, it provides insights into how this approach can work and offers an analysis of the benefits and challenges that will be of interest to commissioners and providers as well as planners. This was a small scale research project based on four case studies. Caution should be taken when considering the findings in different settings. (Publisher abstract)
Identifying people at risk of fuel poverty to prevent excess winter deaths
- Authors:
- BULL Andrew, MAHMOOD Hashum, CUSH Nikki
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 14.12.10, 2010, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
An analysis of excess winter deaths across the West Midlands found higher levels in the NHS Birmingham East and North area than in the rest of the region. The trust created and algorithm of eligibility to identify those at risk of excess winter death and fuel poverty. Improving the energy efficiency of houses may reduce winter deaths.
Older people living in squalor: ethical and practical dilemmas
- Authors:
- MCDERMOTT Shannon, LINAHAN Kathinka, SQUIRES Barbara Jean
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 62(2), June 2009, pp.245-257.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Studies highlighting diversity in ageing tend to focus on how retirement, illness, and the ageing process are experienced differently according to gender, age, sexual preference, location, or ethnicity. Although some research explores the multiplicity of the meanings of home, few studies have examined the diversity of living conditions that can be found in the homes of older people living in the community. Understanding the range of physical conditions that can exist within private residences is important given that, within the current policy context of ageing-in-place, the home is a site for the provision of services to older people. The present article focuses on older people in Sydney (NSW, Australia) who live in such extremely unclean conditions that they have been labelled as living in squalor. The authors first investigate the origin of the term “squalor” and the policy responses to these situations in the US and UK. Focusing on the Australian context the Squalor Program at the Eastern Suburbs Community Options Programs at The Benevolent Society in Sydney are explored as an example of a program to address squalor. Finally, two situations of squalor involving older people are examined to highlight the complex issues that arise in these situations and to draw out implications for social work practice with older people.
Implementing an extra care housing strategy in Oxfordshire: delivering system change
- Author:
- COOPER Martin
- Publisher:
- Care Services Improvement Partnership. Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This case study offers an overview of Oxfordshire County Council's experience in putting their Extra Care Housing Strategy into practice, drawing on interviews with key Council players and their partners.