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Housing and homes briefing
- Author:
- AGE UK
- Publisher:
- Age UK
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing paper provides a useful overview of the household status of older people, household value, and the conditions of the housing in which older people live. It highlights the poor quality of homes, many of which have poor levels of heating.
Responding to the shifting demographics and expectations of older people
- Author:
- BELCHER John
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Care Services Management, 2(4), September 2008, pp.315-321.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Since their birth, members of the baby boomer generation have caused major changes in society, whether it is the way they were educated, the music they listened to, their politics or the homes in which they lived. As more of them now reach retirement age, the baby boomers are now turning their attentions to changing the way in which old age is viewed. As England's biggest not-for-profit provider of residential and nursing care, Anchor Trust is responding to this generation's ever-increasing demands. This paper sets out how many people will be of retirement age by 2020, their changing expectations and how Anchor has strategies in place to meet the demands of this ground-breaking generation.
Achieving efficiencies in care and support services
- Author:
- WOOD Tristan
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 10(3), December 2007, pp.12-16.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
'Housing with support and the efficiency agenda - a toolkit' has been published by Tribal Consulting as an aid to organisations involved in care and support provision that are raced with the need to find efficiencies. This article sets out the background to the Toolkit's development and the areas it covers.
Floating support for older people
- Authors:
- COUSINS Tony, SAUNDERS Phil
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 12(1), March 2008, pp.31-33.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The introduction of 'floating support' - a tenure neutral service - in many local authorities is causing consternation among tenants of sheltered housing because the scheme manager or warden they thought would always be there is leaving. With an increasingly ageing population and finite resources, the authors argue in favour of floating support and outline why the new service model is necessary.
Age-restricted housing in the UK - retirement villages in context
- Authors:
- LOCK Iain, WHITTINGTON Tom
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Care Services Management, 1(1), September 2006, pp.51-65.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article reviews the extra care homes and retirement villages' markets in the UK, and assesses possible future demand for, and supply of, age-restricted housing provision.
Abuse in sheltered housing - prevention, safeguards and good practice
- Author:
- PARRY Imogen
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 10(2), June 2006, pp.24-27.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Sheltered and retirement housing now accommodates frailer and more vulnerable people than it originally intended. The author looks at measures relevant to the abuse of vulnerable adults within sheltered (rented) and retirement (owner occupied) housing. She highlights 14 main points that providers should follow in order to raise awareness and improve their effectiveness in dealing with abuse.
2020: moving forward to a new vision for housing and care
- Author:
- HOLLYWOOD Michele
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 10(1), March 2006, pp.37-40.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The 20/20 project was launched in Parliament in spring 2005 with the release of a major national consultation document asking for feedback on housing for older people from those involved in providing services. The author reports on the outcomes of the 20/20 project's consultation and explains what must be done to make the project's vision a reality.
Housing for older people
- Author:
- HOUSING CORPORATION
- Publisher:
- Housing Corporation
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
As people are living longer, older people are making up an increasing proportion of England’s population. Housing organisations need to adapt to this, regardless of whether they provide special housing and services for older people. Many older people live in the same kind of homes as younger people. Some older people want or need specialised housing but wish to remain living as part of a community. This strategy for housing older people recognises older people’s needs for housing and other services, and the need for our capital spending on such housing.
"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.
Winners and losers: sheltered housing and floating support
- Author:
- OLDMAN Joe
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 11(4), December 2008, pp.6-9.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
One of the cornerstones of social housing is tenant participation. Changes to service delivery are subject to genuine consultation with the people it affects. This, the article argues, ahs been forgotten in the rush to introduce floating support. Referring to current research that Help the Aged is undertaking based on tenants concerns, this article outlines the issues, arguments and questions that prompted Help the Aged commissioned research, and why it was decided to select a specific focus based on the views and experiences of older people themselves.