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Retaining independence and autonomy in a rural area: older people's preferences for specialised housing
- Authors:
- BURHOLT Vanessa, WINDLE Gill
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 25(1), 2007, pp.13-26.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
This paper aims to identify older people's preferences from a range of supported living environments. It compares the importance of privacy and physical space, physical care, domestic services, security, social activities, and control or autonomy in future accommodation. Random sampling procedures were used to draw a proportional sample of 423 people aged 70 years and over from each rural community in Gwynedd, North Wales a part of the HAPPI (Housing for an Ageing Population: Planning Implications) project. A questionnaire was administered through face-to-face interviews. The findings show that more participants rated privacy and physical space and control of life as important, compared with the other domains. Participants were most likely to indicate that sheltered housing would meet their needs in each of the domains. The paper concludes with the implications for planning of supported living environments.
A matter of preference
- Authors:
- BURHOLT Vanessa, WINDLE Gill
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, December 2003, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Presents the findings of a study comparing older people's views on sheltered housing, extra care sheltered housing and residential care. The study also looked at what factors were considered when making a choice of these forms of supported living accommodation.
Retaining independence and autonomy: older people's preferences for specialised housing
- Authors:
- BURHOLT Vanessa, WINDLE Gill
- Publisher:
- University of Wales. Centre for Social Policy Research and Development
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 52p.
- Place of publication:
- Bangor
Although limited evidence exists to suggest the benefits of extra care sheltered housing compared to other supported environments, this report notes that currently there is no research examining the acceptability of extra care sheltered housing to people outside of the schemes (Royal Commission on Long Term Care 1999). The literature also indicates that there are particular domains likely to be important to older people in the consideration of supported environments. This paper aimed to address some of the presently unanswered questions by identifying the housing preferences of older people when given a choice between sheltered, extra care sheltered housing and residential care.