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Findings from housing with care research: practice examples
- Authors:
- BLOOD Imogen, PANELL Jenny, COPEMAN Ian
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This report draws together practical examples of ways of working from two reports: “Boundaries of roles and responsibilities in housing with care” and “Affordability, choices and quality of life in housing with care”. It highlights ways of working in different housing with care schemes, drawing on the two studies and considering their implications in very practical terms. The practice guide is aimed at people managing frontline housing with care schemes, commissioners and senior managers in housing organisations, social services and health, and frontline staff, older people and their relatives. The practice guide: identifies five key topics in housing with care which could benefit from improvement; summarises what older people and their relatives say they value in housing with care; and presents practical examples.
"More than just a few kind words!": reshaping support in sheltered housing: a good practice guide for housing providers and local authorities
- Author:
- NATIONAL HOUSING FEDERATION
- Publisher:
- National Housing Federation
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- London
As society is ageing, a better range of choices are needed to enable people to live fuller lives into old age. In addition to developing new buildings and new service models, existing resources must be used effectively. As part of the Ministerial Working Group on Sheltered Housing, the National Housing Federation were commissioned to produce a good practice guide on reshaping support in sheltered housing for housing providers and local authorities. Launched at a meeting of the group in January, this document promotes good practice in the delivery of varied support models for older people and in the implementation of any changes to current services. This document, broken into ten parts includes sections on: drivers for change; recognising the ongoing potential in sheltered housing; managing change; future directions for future housing services; developing the service structure; developing the service content; developing a strategy for remodelling support services in sheltered housing; and re-commissioning sheltered housing services.
Pulling together
- Authors:
- WORF Candy, GOODMAN Jolie, PLIMPTON Ben
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 76
- Place of publication:
- London
This practice handbook draws on the work of the Mental Health Foundation's Standing Together project, which facilitated 19 peer-support groups for older people living in extra care housing. The aim of the groups was to improve the emotional and social wellbeing of participants, and reduce loneliness and social isolation. The handbook pulls together learning from the project and provides inspiration to anyone wanting to set up a peer-support group with older people – whether they are tenants in housing schemes, staff or volunteers. It includes information on group activities used by the facilitators, including digital photography activities, memory boxes, collages and art sessions, and flower arranging workshops. It also provides advice on managing conflict between group members, information on how to support a community when a member dies, information for facilitators, and highlights the importance of listening to group members. (Edited publisher abstract)
Sheltered and retirement housing: a good practice guide
- Authors:
- PARRY Imogen, THOMPSON Lyn
- Publisher:
- Chartered Institute of Housing
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 160p.
- Place of publication:
- Coventry
Sheltered and retirement housing offers security and flexible support to older people with an increasingly diverse range of needs. This Guide looks at the changes faced by providers and at how a quality service can be delivered in a fast-moving and challenging environment. Drawing throughout on the experiences of a wide range of housing organisations, the Guide focuses on: the changing role of the scheme manager; a strategic approach to managing services; building successful partnerships; working with a diverse client group; and meeting the challenge of Supporting People and other performance and quality requirements
Performance monitoring and evaluation of services delivered through supporting people grant (SPG): guidance for local authorities
- Author:
- CAPEL Cherry
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 59p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The guidance is written with the intention of promoting and implementing robust monitoring and evaluation across Wales. It acknowledges however, the requirement to balance a cohesive monitoring process with local existing structures. The guidance addresses steady state or ongoing monitoring and evaluation processes designed to test performance. It is not intended to address initial review processes, but is intended to establish service specifications for legacy funded projects.
Guidance to local authorities on the arrangements for the implementation and administration of Supporting People in Wales
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 220p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Supporting People is the new policy and funding framework for support services for people in supported and sheltered accommodation. In April 2003 Supporting People funds for the elderly and those receiving care services were transferred to the local authorities, to be administered by them as Supporting People Grant (SPG). The Welsh Assembly Government currently retains the Supporting People Revenue Grant (SPRG) scheme, which funds all other types of support service.
Older and wiser: a practical guide for developing, commissioning and operating age-friendly homes
- Author:
- THE HOUSING FORUM
- Publisher:
- The Housing Forum
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 44
- Place of publication:
- London
The purpose of this guide is to draw on the vast experience of Housing Forum members who procure, design, make, build and maintain homes across the UK to inform the direction of older persons housing provision at both a local and national level. At the heart of this document is a matrix that provides a series of prompts to help housing associations, councils or private companies understand at a glance the complex series of interlinked decisions that need to be made in the early stages of involvement. Alongside this is a narrative that gives more context and explanation, some of the pitfalls to avoid and where to get more detailed information. It is intended to offer a sense of the complexities involved and the need to think holistically and innovatively; the need, for example, to think about not only how the project can be financed and built, but what the service charges will be and whether pensioners can afford them; who will provide care; and how the partnership might work with local GPs. The guide also showcases a range of solutions and innovative thinking from across the country to inspire organisations looking to provide a better offer for housing older people. The 16 case studies provide ideas across the spectrum and food for thought for meeting the many different circumstances and challenges faced by providers as they look to finance new builds or repurpose or refurbish existing stock. For example, they shine a spotlight on a pioneering scheme for women’s co-housing in London, look at how a well-being scheme is helping to regenerate an area of the West Midlands, and highlight how an integrated hub in Manchester is providing a model for age-friendly development of the future. (Edited publisher abstract)
Coronavirus (COVID-19): supporting residents in retirement housing and extra care housing who experience loneliness. An A-Z of examples
- Author:
- HOUSING LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT NETWORK
- Publisher:
- Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 7
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing highlights how the retirement, sheltered and extra care housing sectors are working closely with extremely vulnerable residents who experience loneliness during the COVID-19 lockdown. It sets out who is deemed extremely vulnerable and, in the light of Government guidance, has been on shielding – for these people, the period of isolation, alone or with one companion, has led to increasing stress, anxiety and loneliness. The briefing captures an A-Z of creative ways in which operators have organised activities to combat loneliness and foster greater connectedness amongst residents within schemes and/or the wider community, including acts of acts of kindness. (Edited publisher abstract)
DeAR-GP in community settings: housing and community health teams. Implementation guide
- Author:
- HEALTH INNOVATION NETWORK SOUTH LONDON
- Publisher:
- Health Innovation Network South London
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide provides a set by step process to implementing the Dementia Assessment Referral to GP (DeAR-GP) tool in community health teams and housing providers. The tool aims to assist with the identification of signs of dementia so that tenants can be followed up and further assessed by the GP or other health care professionals. It also aims to make use of the knowledge of housing and community mental health teams who often know their tenants better than any other professional. The implementation guide covers six stages: identifying stakeholders, communication, staff training, embedding and sustaining change, launching the tool, and evaluation. Links to the DeAR-GP Tool, a suggested training guide and user guide are included in the appendices. The tool was originally developed to support care workers in care home settings, and has been adapted for housing and community health teams. (Edited publisher abstract)
Developing a reablement service for people with memory problems or a dementia living at home in Wales
- Author:
- RHONDDA CYNON TAF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Social Services Improvement Agency
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 36
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
A practical resource to support those developing reablement services for people with memory problems or dementia in Wales who are living in their own homes or sheltered accommodation. The document is divided into sections which can be used individually or as a whole development manual. Sections cover: starting up a reablement service for people with memory problems or a dementia; eligibility criteria and access to services; the reablement journey for the individual; communication, informal carers, risk, assistive technology, transfer of support in a reablement service, and evaluation of the reablement service for people with memory problems or a dementia. The resource has been developed with input from individuals and informal carers with knowledge and experience of a reablement service for people with memory problems or dementia, and professionals from statutory and third sector organisations. (Edited publisher abstract)