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Disability and dependency in old age: a demographic and social audit
- Author:
- McGLONE Francis
- Publisher:
- Family Policy Studies Centre
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 44p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Paper exploring disability and dependency in old age. Looks at the social and economic circumstances of disabled older people and assesses the consequences of recent policy changes for their choice of care and support.
Socio-economic status and living arrangements of older persons in Switzerland
- Authors:
- BONGARD Myriam, SAUVAIN-DUGERDIL Claudine
- Publisher:
- United Nations
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 59p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Geneva
In Switzerland, as in most western countries, population ageing is an unavoidable reality that will have effects for at least the next fifty years. In order to anticipate its effects, it is vital to understand precisely what changes are taking place and how they will affect society and everyday life. This report presents a broad picture of the challenges and opportunities of population ageing in Switzerland. The focus is on seniors themselves, rather than the household, and provides an overall picture of the main, basic aspects of life conditions of seniors in the context of population ageing. Population ageing is transforming the sociodemographic panorama in two ways: the meaning of older age is changing and the relations between generations are evolving.
OUTSET survey of disability in the London Borough of Greenwich
- Authors:
- HUMM Jayne, HAMMOND Judith, MONTGOMERY Scott
- Publisher:
- Outset
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 89p., tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
The demography of disability in Greenwich, housing and everyday living.
The living conditions of elderly Americans
- Author:
- NEWMAN Sandra
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 43(1), February 2003, pp.99-109.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article profiles the housing settings of frail elderly individuals, whether their homes are facilitating or impeding their ability to live in the community, and the change in disability and housing status before and after passage of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act.
Scope for fair housing: a literature review of housing with support for younger disabled people who require accessible housing
- Authors:
- ESMOND Dianne, STEWART Jill
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 88p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The project seeks out and highlights good practice in the delivery of accessible housing with support in the community. This initial study considers the background to the provision of housing with support in the community and what is generally considered to represent good practice. It examines the context within which housing and community care policy interact, bringing together previous research findings and good practice advice. Contents include: definition of disability; key housing concepts in relation to disabled people; the demographic context; housing an support issues; interagency cooperation; user involvement; finance; service provision for black disabled people; criteria of good practice.
More scope for fair housing: a good practice guide to housing and support for disabled people
- Authors:
- ESMOND Diane, et al
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 112p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Based on the research findings, this report provides guidance on basic principles, which define good practice in provision of housing and support. Schemes identified as representing good practice shared certain characteristics. In terms of tenure, disabled people wanted to see their rights of occupation maximised even though some residents were not fully aware of what sort of agreement they held. In terms of design, disabled people did not want their housing to stand out as being different. Examples included resisting a sign on the outside of the house proclaiming it to be for disabled people, and wanting ramps to be designed to blend into the property rather than unsightly concrete additions. In terms of the type of housing management and support and care provided, the evidence was that residents saw these as separate areas of their lives, and did not wish one to be dependent on the other. In terms of care and support and independent living, disabled people wanted support to be provided for them as individuals not on a group basis. This gave them control over their lives such as when to get up, when to eat and when to go out. This was hampered when support was shared. It is essential that agencies involved recognise and understand what independent living means to disabled people and ensure equality of opportunity for disabled people. In terms of shared or self-contained housing, the research found no consensus over whether shared (with a room of one's own but sharing some facilities) or self-contained housing, is the ideal. People had different preferences. Some who started with shared accommodation later asked to move to self-contained housing, others preferred to continue sharing. In terms of size, whilst it is not possible to be totally prescriptive about how large a scheme should be, it is easy to see that it would be impractical to satisfy the good practice principles in large residential homes or developments. Where the number of residents housed in one place begins to restrict the choice of individual care and support, privacy and autonomy, and where the aim of the scheme is to provide housing which is integrated into the local community and not identified as special housing, then by definition this is bad practice. The good practice schemes identified in the research and the underpinning principles of good practice reflect and endorse the general movement away from special needs and residential homes to more self-contained independent accommodation. In terms of responding to the needs of people from ethnic minorities, where a scheme is being planned or set up to respond to the housing needs of disabled people from ethnic groups, organisations representing the interests of black disabled people should be consulted. The needs of black disabled people must be met at an individual level, and not subjected to stereotypical assumptions. Account must be taken of language and cultural requirements. In terms of creating sustainable environments to ensure effective and efficient use of resources now and in the future, disabled people and representative groups of disabled people should be consulted on their needs. Information should be collected and records kept on the numbers of disabled people and their needs and the whereabouts of adapted or adaptable housing.
Long term care: an annotated bibliography
- Authors:
- KOFF Theodore H, BURSAC Kristine M., comps
- Publisher:
- Greenwood Press
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 145p.
- Place of publication:
- Westport, CT
Bibliography on long-term care in the United States, looking at a wide range of users. Includes sections on: past and future of long term care; institutional care; community services (including hospices and rural issues); administrative issues (including nursing, staffing, quality assurance, environmental design, patients' rights, management, and funding); non-institutional care; housing; the costs of long term care; black and minority ethnic groups; ethics; public policy issues; and demographics.
Handbook of aging and the social sciences
- Editors:
- BINSTOCK Robert H., GEORGE Linda K., et al
- Publisher:
- Academic Press
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 552p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- San Diego, CA
Contains sections on: research directions and unresolved issues in ageing and the social sciences; the state of theory in ageing and the social sciences; ageing and human development; economic and social implications of demographic patterns; disability trends; age, ageing and culture; historical perspective on ageing; race, ethnicity and ageing; gender age and the life course; social factors and illness; families and ageing; caregiving and social support; housing; work and retirement; the political economy of ageing; ageing and politics; the financing and health care of older Americans; social protection and services; ageing and the law; and ethics and ageing.
Social care and black communities: a review of recent research studies
- Authors:
- BUTT Jabeer, MIRZA Kurshida
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 162p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides a critical review of research looking at the prevalence, incidence and characteristics of the social care and related health needs of black and minority ethnic communities. Summarises information on the take-up, and access to social services of ethnic minorities. Material covered includes academic and published research; local authority studies; and voluntary and community group studies.