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Viewpoint on downsizing for older people into specialist accommodation
- Author:
- SUTHERLAND Janet
- Publisher:
- DH Care Networks. Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This viewpoint makes the case for encouraging more housing providers to create attractive specialist schemes for older people, and for encouraging more people to move into them. This is the second of 2 viewpoints on downsizing; the first one provides a more general outline of the advantages both to individuals and society if more people were to downsize, and considers how to encourage and help people to do so. This viewpoint considers the challenges and the opportunities faced currently in delivering a programme of specialist accommodation, providing a wider range of new schemes to meet current and future needs, and of funding improvements to existing schemes. It particularly considers the following models of specialist housing: sheltered accommodation; Extra Care housing; and retirement villages. Issues regarding the affordability of care and support are also discussed, including the releasing of assets to fund care. The document concludes that the under provision of suitable housing for older people must be tackled urgently. Developers and house builders must be engaged with to ensure that they are fully aware of the market opportunity that 50% household growth in the retirement housing sector brings, and particularly to attract more in to provide for the middle and lower equity market.