There has been a growing policy emphasis on promoting independence for older people, offering them choices, and improving their quality of life. Retirement villages appear to serve current policy agendas very well. They offer purposefully designed barrier-free housing with its associated autonomy, a range of facilities and activities that are not care related which generate opportunities
There has been a growing policy emphasis on promoting independence for older people, offering them choices, and improving their quality of life. Retirement villages appear to serve current policy agendas very well. They offer purposefully designed barrier-free housing with its associated autonomy, a range of facilities and activities that are not care related which generate opportunities for informal and formal social activity and engagement, alongside a range of care and support services that can respond quickly and flexibly to a range of care needs over time.
Subject terms:
independence, older people, quality of life, retirement, communities;
Retirement communities first appeared in the UK in the 1950s as groups of privately owned residences for retired older people in relatively good health who were able to live independently. More recently the nature of retirement communities has broadened and they now include extra-care housing schemes, continuing care retirement communities, and purpose-built retirement villages. Westbury Fields, built in Bristol by the St Monica Trust in 2003, is one of the first to combine social rented housing, apartments owned through a variety of lease purchase arrangements and a care home with short term care and dementia care provision within a privately funded retirement village complex. The aim of this community for more than 200 residents is to encourage a lively, balanced community ranging from
Retirement communities first appeared in the UK in the 1950s as groups of privately owned residences for retired older people in relatively good health who were able to live independently. More recently the nature of retirement communities has broadened and they now include extra-care housing schemes, continuing care retirement communities, and purpose-built retirement villages. Westbury Fields, built in Bristol by the St Monica Trust in 2003, is one of the first to combine social rented housing, apartments owned through a variety of lease purchase arrangements and a care home with short term care and dementia care provision within a privately funded retirement village complex. The aim of this community for more than 200 residents is to encourage a lively, balanced community ranging from active, independent residents to those requiring a high degree of support.
Subject terms:
independence, private sector, residents, retirement, social housing, short break care, social care provision, care homes, communities, dementia;
During the last twenty years vast numbers of men of working age have moved completely out of the labour market into 'early retirement' or 'long-term sickness' and to take on new roles in the household. Based on research on the detached male workforce in the UK, the book offers an exploration of the varied financial, family and health circumstances 'detached men' are living in. It challenges conventional assumptions about the boundaries between unemployment, sickness and retirement and the true health of the labour market.
During the last twenty years vast numbers of men of working age have moved completely out of the labour market into 'early retirement' or 'long-term sickness' and to take on new roles in the household. Based on research on the detached male workforce in the UK, the book offers an exploration of the varied financial, family and health circumstances 'detached men' are living in. It challenges conventional assumptions about the boundaries between unemployment, sickness and retirement and the true health of the labour market.
Subject terms:
income, independence, labour market, social isolation, men, retirement, unemployment, families, fathers;
Health and Social Care in the Community, 9(4), July 2001, pp.228-234.
Publisher:
Wiley
It has been claimed that 'retirement communities', defined in this instance as voluntary communities of older people living in shared, purpose-built housing, combine the best attributes of residential and community living. Subjective health status may there by be improved through a culture in which independence and autonomy are actively promoted. Concerns has also been raised that age-segregated communities of this sort might produce 'ghettos' of increasing dependency and service demand. This study, conducted over 12-month time period, found that when compared to older people living in the local neighbourhood, the retirement community population maintained their physical and mental health. Investigation of these findings indicated that peer support and safety/security, and 'autonomy with inclusion'
It has been claimed that 'retirement communities', defined in this instance as voluntary communities of older people living in shared, purpose-built housing, combine the best attributes of residential and community living. Subjective health status may there by be improved through a culture in which independence and autonomy are actively promoted. Concerns has also been raised that age-segregated communities of this sort might produce 'ghettos' of increasing dependency and service demand. This study, conducted over 12-month time period, found that when compared to older people living in the local neighbourhood, the retirement community population maintained their physical and mental health. Investigation of these findings indicated that peer support and safety/security, and 'autonomy with inclusion' were key factors in maintaining health status.
Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 29(2/3), 1998, pp.155-168.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Place of publication:
Philadelphia, USA
Asks whether as a society, dignity at home for those who are old and frail can be afforded. The experience of retirement in America is also compared with other countries.
Asks whether as a society, dignity at home for those who are old and frail can be afforded. The experience of retirement in America is also compared with other countries.
Subject terms:
home care, independence, older people, quality of life, retirement, rights, self-esteem, very old people, comparative studies;
Aims to encourage the self confidence of older people in meeting most of the major personal and social challenges of later life, as well as to offer information, advice and ideas for self help. Includes sections on: making the most of change; carers; neighbours; the right retirement home; mistreatment and neglect; and legal rights and remedies.
Aims to encourage the self confidence of older people in meeting most of the major personal and social challenges of later life, as well as to offer information, advice and ideas for self help. Includes sections on: making the most of change; carers; neighbours; the right retirement home; mistreatment and neglect; and legal rights and remedies.
Hartrigg Oaks is the first example in the UK of a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), developed by the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust. On a 21-acre site in York, 152 bungalows are clustered around a central complex containing amenities, including a library, cafe and restaurant, and a residential care home known as ‘The Oaks’. As a CCRC, Hartrigg Oaks is designed to provide a housing
Hartrigg Oaks is the first example in the UK of a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), developed by the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust. On a 21-acre site in York, 152 bungalows are clustered around a central complex containing amenities, including a library, cafe and restaurant, and a residential care home known as ‘The Oaks’. As a CCRC, Hartrigg Oaks is designed to provide a housing option for older people in which they may live independently for many years. At any given point in time, most of the residents in Hartrigg Oaks will be living largely, or wholly, independent lives. The extensive care and support services provided at Hartrigg Oaks are primarily designed to allow its residents to remain in their bungalows. Should their care needs become more pronounced they can remain on the Hartrigg Oaks site within ‘The Oaks’ registered care home, which offers both interim and permanent care. Hartrigg Oaks is financed through an insurance based model, residents pay into a communal financial pool through an annual fee. The care and support services that Hartrigg Oaks provides are then financed through this pool. Through using this approach, residents can be offered the option of paying an annual fee that will not increase according to their use of care services.
Subject terms:
independence, housebound people, long stay care, older people, residential care, retirement, retirement communities, social care provision, care homes, communities, financing;
Journal of Social Policy, 31(4), October 2002, pp.623-642.
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Place of publication:
Cambridge
... and policy-commentators makes considerable reference to individual planning and responsibility. The policies themselves, however, sometimes act as disincentives to make private provision and do relatively little to provide security for people's future retirement. The article then draws on empirical research including recent qualitative findings to emphasise the limited nature of private pension planning
Over the last twenty years, policy-makers have placed increasing emphasis on individual planning, particularly in relation to pensions. Planning for one's own future, and that of one's family, is increasingly upheld as a morally responsible activity. This article explores the assumptions made by policy-makers in this area. It begins with a discussion of how the rhetoric from policy-makers and policy-commentators makes considerable reference to individual planning and responsibility. The policies themselves, however, sometimes act as disincentives to make private provision and do relatively little to provide security for people's future retirement. The article then draws on empirical research including recent qualitative findings to emphasise the limited nature of private pension planning and the constraints people face in relation to this activity
Subject terms:
independence, pensions, planning, policy, policy formulation, retirement, social policy, social welfare, decision making, families, ethics, financing;