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Seven kinds of wonderful
- Author:
- BELL Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 26.1.95, 1995, p.10.
Describes the work of Greenwich Supported Houses - seven houses which provide supported housing to 33 residents in the London borough of Greenwich.
Planning for retirement: how retirement communities can help meet the needs of our ageing population
- Authors:
- ASSOCIATED RETIREMENT COMMUNITY OPERATORS, COUNTY COUNCILS NETWORK
- Publishers:
- Associated Retirement Community Operators, County Councils Network
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 24
This report highlights the impetus for local collaboration between housing and social care in order to make retirement communities offering care and support a key part of the sector rather than the niche provision it currently is. Historically the UK has focused on a binary strategy of developing retirement housing for independent living alongside the provision of designated care and nursing homes to cater for people when they become more infirm. Recently new models – most often referred to under the umbrella term of ‘retirement communities’ – have begun to emerge to provide a more seamless link between these extremes, recognising that people age in different and incremental ways where health and quality of life can be better retained by fusing care in a gradated manner. The report looks particularly at the issues facing two-tier authority areas where responsibility for housing and social care sit across different organisations in order to more easily identify and address areas of challenge and celebrate best practice. The report suggests a number of policy recommendations, including establishing a comprehensive task force review on meeting the current and future housing and care needs of people as they age in communities and the economy; and the designation of a new ‘C2R’ planning use class for retirement communities offering care and support. (Edited publisher abstract)
Growing older together: the development and promotion of resident-led models of housing with care for older people: a programme of work being undertaken by the Housing LIN (Learning and Improvement Network)
- Author:
- HOUSING LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT NETWORK
- Publisher:
- Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 5
- Place of publication:
- London
This practice briefing outlines the work being undertaken to capture examples of practice of resident-led housing for older people, building on the 2013 report ‘Growing older together: the case for housing that is shaped and controlled by older people’. This key area of work recognises that there is a need to increase the supply of housing suitable for older people and ensure that the offer of new housing options and choices prove attractive to a new generation of older people with changing priorities and higher expectations. The work programme will comprise several elements, including: an overall report, covering a broad range of examples; liaison with community-led housing organisations, older people’s representative forums/networks and other interested parties; and a spring conference for 2016. (Edited publisher abstract)
Provider dilemmas with relocation in assisted living: philosophy vs. practice
- Authors:
- MUNROE Donna J., GUIHAN Marylou
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 17(3), 2005, pp.19-37.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Support for increasing tenant frailty in assisted living (AL) is a complex and challenging issue. Philosophically, older persons, families, providers, and policymakers want to avoid unnecessary relocation. However, there is considerable opportunity for inconsistency in practice. The authors examined provider perspectives related to implementing aging-in-place, using information obtained from an evaluation of a three-year AL demonstration project in Illinois. The authors found differences in approaches to explicit move-out criteria, the actual application of move-out criteria, and provider willingness to develop flexible service plans. These findings raise questions for consideration in all states confronted with implementing the philosophy and intent of AL. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Alternatives to long term institutional care for older people
- Author:
- JARVIS Rebecca
- Publisher:
- Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 39
- Place of publication:
- London
This report explores a range of alternative ‘housing with care’ models for older people in Japan and New Zealand. The models examined include housing for older people with care services; group homes; small scale multifunctional facilities; welfare housing for people on low income; continuing care retirement communities; naturally occurring retirement communities; and retirement villages. The report’s findings are divided into five themes: social interaction; connecting with the wider community; safety net; scale; and thinking ahead. Each of these includes case studies of the facilities and initiatives visited and identifies the main learning points for the UK. The study demonstrates that there is a range of different forms of ‘housing with care’ which either avoid or delay the need for long term institutional care. There is some evidence of better outcomes for residents, and many of the facilities are cost-effective and could be replicated in the UK. The final section of the report sets out recommendations to national and local government, property developers and health and care services, including the voluntary sector, for how to progress this agenda. The recommendations are: improve awareness of ‘housing with care’ and its role in supporting healthy ageing; increase provision of ‘housing with care’ services, especially for the middle market; integrate housing and care facilities for older people with the wider community; commission for outcomes rather than activity; recognise the importance of social interaction and keeping active; provide a clear national policy for funding long term care for older people. (Edited publisher abstract)
Loneliness in senior housing communities
- Authors:
- TAYLOR Harry Owen, WANG Yi, MORROW-HOWELL Nancy
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 61(6), 2018, pp.623-639.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
There are many studies on loneliness among community-dwelling older adults; however, there is limited research examining the extent and correlates of loneliness among older adults who reside in senior housing communities. This study examines the extent and correlates of loneliness in three public senior housing communities in the St. Louis area. Data for this project was collected with survey questionnaires with a total sample size of 148 respondents. Loneliness was measured using the Hughes 3-item loneliness scale. Additionally, the questionnaire contained measures on socio-demographics, health/mental health, social engagement, and social support. Missing data for the hierarchical multivariate regression models were imputed using multiple imputation methods. Results showed approximately 30.8% of the sample was not lonely, 42.7% was moderately lonely, and 26.6% was severely lonely. In the multivariate analyses, loneliness was primarily associated with depressive symptoms. Contrary to popular opinion, our study found the prevalence of loneliness was high in senior housing communities. Nevertheless, senior housing communities could be ideal locations for reducing loneliness among older adults. Interventions should focus on concomitantly addressing both an individual’s loneliness and mental health. (Edited publisher abstract)
Silver chic: the future of retirement housing and care
- Author:
- SODHA Sonia
- Publisher:
- Anchor Trust
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 28
- Place of publication:
- London
This report sets out the findings of research looking at the retirement housing and residential care solutions of the future. Drawing on views and experiences of 55-65 year olds, which explored their needs and preferences for retirement housing, it sets out how providers of retirement housing and residential care will need to respond to these trends over the next 20-30 years, and what the future of retirement housing and residential care might look like. The report takes into account demographic change, changing preferences and expectations, and technological advances. Four key themes emerge from focus groups with older people: comfort, connection to wider community amenities and services, the need for community space, financial and physical security. These themes informed a workshop of policy experts, people from the housing sector, architects and designers to look at what retirement housing and residential care might look like in the future. The report makes three key recommendations for central and local government: to create a national taskforce on retirement; exempt retirement housing from stamp duty in order to reduce the barriers older people face when moving; and reform the planning system to incentivise a greater supply of retirement housing. (Edited publisher abstract)
Safe, happy and together: design ideas for minimising the spread of infection whilst nurturing social interaction in later living communities
- Author:
- PRP ARCHITECTS
- Publisher:
- Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- London
This report outlines a series of practical design recommendations to control the transmission of coronavirus, and other everyday infections, in later-living housing whilst maintaining social interaction for residents. Later living, in this paper, refers to residential accommodation consisting of self-contained apartments with associated communal, support and ancillary spaces under one roof. The document is intended to be a practical guide for designers, operators and developers refurbishing ageing later-living housing projects or considering new ones. It identifies thirteen specific areas that would require improvements in order to safeguard the mental and physical health of residents, and to enable staff to manage additional tasks that might be required of them during a pandemic. Key recommendations include creating a separate entrance for staff and deliveries, additional storage for PPE, ventilators, sanitation equipment at all entrances and installing a traffic light system in the lobby to control movement in and out of the building or a ‘pop-up’ shelter in the entrance courtyard for supervised visits. (Edited publisher abstract)
The need to include assisted living in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Authors:
- ZIMMERMAN Sheryl, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21(5), 2020, pp.572-575.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier (for the American Medical Directors Association)
The risk of complications and death from COVID-19 is markedly skewed toward older adults. In the United States and many other countries, nursing homes are not the only congregate setting that serves older adults with underlying chronic medical conditions. More so, they have been a shrinking component of the residential long-term care system, with some of the largest growth having been in assisted living. Assisted living communities are not the same as nursing homes. In fact, there are several distinct components of assisted living that make this a unique setting and one not to be ignored in relation to COVID-19 planning and response. This editorial summarises key differences between nursing homes and assisted living and their related implications for care during the coronavirus pandemic. (Edited publisher abstract)
Assessment of the demand for specialist housing and accommodation for older people in Wales
- Authors:
- HASTINGS Reuben, COPEMAN Ian, PORTEUS Jeremy
- Publisher:
- Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 85
- Place of publication:
- London
Commissioned by the Welsh Government, this report identifies current provision and future demand to 2035 for different types of specialist housing and accommodation for older people. It covers estimates of specialist housing for older people, including sheltered housing and age-designated housing; housing with care such as extra care housing; residential care; nursing homes; and Step-up and Step-down intermediate care. It estimates by 2035 there are likely to be shortfalls of accommodation across Wales of: approximately 15,000 units of housing for older people, approximately 5,000 units of housing with care, approximately 7,000 nursing care beds, and approximately 120 step- up/step-down housing units. (Edited publisher abstract)