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The rhythm of ageing amongst Chinese elders in sheltered housing
- Author:
- LEE Siew-Peng
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 34(9), 2014, pp.1505-1524.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This paper examines how some elderly Chinese tenants in a cluster of housing schemes in the north of England differed in their perception, consciousness and management of time. It examines how there was too much or too little time for some of these tenants and how time played a part in their personal and social identification arising from their experiences of migration. Lefebvre's concept of rhythmanalysis is intended to be a transdisciplinary theory that could be used to theorise ‘everyday life’. The writer superimposes this concept on the activity and disengagement theories of ageing to add meaning to the ethnographic data gathered and argues that ageing is not a simple matter of activity or disengagement. These Chinese elders coped with change through a flexible and ongoing process of adapting to different rhythms of life. This paper aims to contribute to the empirical understanding of ageing for a minority in Britain and to present a novel theoretical perspective on research approaches to ageing. (Publisher abstract)
Beeches Manor Wokingham: a template for dementia housing with care
- Author:
- MORRISON Angela
- Publisher:
- Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- London
This case study showcases a project designed to promote dignified independent living with care for people living with, and expected die with, dementia. It supports people in a cluster of one bedroomed flats rather than en-suite bedrooms. Two clusters each of nine one bedroom flats are arranged on the ground floor around garden courtyards with the ‘home zone’ as the focus at the head of the court and easily visible from all flat front doors for best way-finding. Flat sizes are minimum 51 square metres with a large en-suite bedroom, living room and kitchen. Adults with learning difficulties have their own front door, separate from the dementia clusters, for greater independence. Telecare has been installed as and where appropriate to individuals, commonly bed occupancy sensors. The case study shows that substituting flats for care rooms has enabled residents to be more independent and crucially it allows for a wider spread of ability, age and lifestyle to be successfully accommodated. (Edited publisher abstract)
Predictors of employment among sheltered homeless women
- Authors:
- BROWN Chris, MUELLER Conrad T.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Work and Family, 17(2), 2014, pp.200-218.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The effect of homelessness on the psychological and physical health of women is damaging and long lasting. Understanding of the personal factors that enable homeless women to secure employment and re-enter mainstream society is of utmost importance. A sample of homeless women residing in a US Midwestern nonprofit treatment and transitional living shelter for homeless women and their children were surveyed regarding the extent to which life satisfaction, social self-efficacy, and hopeful thinking predicted women's expected capabilities to obtain employment above and beyond social support provisions, while controlling for participants' age, ethnicity, and education level. Findings failed to reveal that social psychological (i.e., life satisfaction and social self-efficacy) and intrapersonal (i.e., hope) variables predicted homeless women's job procurement self-efficacy above and beyond perceived social support. The social support provision of social integration and younger age significantly predicted women's self-efficacy to secure employment. Implications of results for social justice initiatives and interventions are discussed (Publisher abstract)
Workplace violence experiences of homeless women and women residing in battered women shelters
- Authors:
- ANDERSON Debra Gay, FALLIN Amanda, Al-MODALLAL Hanan
- Journal article citation:
- Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 29(1), 2014, pp.56-65.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive problem that follows victims from the home into the workplace. Many women who experience violence in their homes are also harassed at work and are abused in the workplace. For the current study, 30 women who reported a history of workplace violence were recruited from a homeless women’s shelter. Of the participants, 13 experienced domestic violence in the workplace; this article focuses on the results obtained from those 13 respondents. This article also discusses the link between homelessness, IPV, and workplace violence. (Publisher abstract)
Housing in later life
- Author:
- OLDMAN Joe
- Publisher:
- Age UK
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 43
- Place of publication:
- London
This report outlines some of the challenges and opportunities for older people’s housing with recommendations for action. It argues that while current reforms to the care system offer an opportunity to encourage better ways of integrating housing with flexible forms of care and support it is still too difficult to get simple home adaptations or repairs carried out quickly and affordably. Not enough of the right type of retirement housing is built to tempt older people who might wish to downsize. Many of the options that do exist are only available to a relatively small section of the older population. The reports discusses in some detail the key challenges around promoting independence with accessible and adaptable homes, tackling poor conditions and delivering decent homes, integrating housing with health and social care, sheltered and retirement housing and housing wealth and housing choices. The report makes a comprehensive series of recommendations, calling for all new mainstream and specialised housing to automatically comply with higher accessibility standards and for all older patients coming into contact with health care services to be offered an assessment of their home with an action plan to ensure it facilitates the delivery of appropriate care and support. (Edited publisher abstract)
Local area economic impact assessment: report
- Author:
- OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY. Institute of Public Care
- Publisher:
- Oxford Brookes University
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 40
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
The report assesses the impact of Retirement Living and Assisted Living Extra Care developments across England, Wales and Scotland. In particular, it considers the benefits generated by the schemes in terms of health and social care, social capital, capital investment in the area, including planning gain and employment and the additional expenditure likely to be generated in the local area. Each chapter reviews the existing published research evidence where appropriate, and presents the survey and interview data from a sample of 10 retirement living and assisted living schemes run by the McCarthy and Stone. The study found that both Retirement Living and Assisted Living Extra Care schemes facilitate the health and well-being of owners; that the schemes make significant contributions to the local economy both during the construction stage and the operational stage, providing capital investment and employment in local communities and that there is strong evidence of significant additional expenditure, compared to a hypothetical conventional housing development on a similar site, contributing to the viability and sustainability of local shops and services. (Edited publisher abstract)
Care in the community or care of the community? some reflections on the role of support
- Author:
- GRAY Anne
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 17(2), 2014, pp.75-83.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to enquire how housing providers can facilitate a “social scene” which helps residents to bond together and which indirectly can generate both mutual aid and a collective voice. Design/methodology/approach: The study of 16 retirement housing schemes (including social rented, extra care and leasehold), involved focus groups engaging altogether 130 residents, interviews with estate managers and a postal survey with 120 respondents across eight estates. Findings: The findings highlight an important “community development” role for existing on-site managers and the risk that a move to floating support means losing this function. They illustrate the obstacles faced by retirement housing residents in developing collective social activities or a participatory voice in management. This paper is one of several ongoing and planned outputs of the study covering different aspects of the findings. Research limitations/implications: The initial study reported here is largely based on residents’ views. A follow-up survey of over 400 estate managers is now in progress. Social implications: The findings offer warnings about the potential and limitations of self-managed housing for the older old, and the dangers of replacing on-site staff by floating support. Originality/value: The research fills a gap in previous work on sheltered housing by focusing on the community rather than the individual resident. It will inform planning of housing support models to build and sustain social capital in elders’ housing schemes. (Publisher abstract)
North Tyneside Living: an integrated housing, health and social care model to deliver preventative and enabling sheltered housing services
- Authors:
- MARSTON Roy, et al
- Publisher:
- Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 11
- Place of publication:
- London
Case study reporting on an innovative service partnership in North Tyneside, between housing, health and adult social care, for the delivery of a preventative and enabling sheltered housing service. The case study outlines the process for redesigning the sheltered housing service, provides a description of the service delivery model, and details selected outcomes achieved during the pilot implementation. Areas of the sheltered housing service identified for redevelopment were: prevention, reablement and early intervention; services to support and promote the well-being of tenants (social, community and leisure activities); and workforce development. The service delivery model provides aimed to support for all aspects of a rich and satisfying life, from nurturing and/or maintaining social engagement and activities, to promoting good physical health, or supporting people to manage their chronic conditions and disabilities. Evidence suggests that this new model promotes prevention and brings services to older tenants. As well as being cost effective in monetary terms, tenants also indicate that it improves their quality of life. (Edited publisher abstract)
Integrated by design: housing and care for older people in the UK: current provision and emerging trends: an overview by PRP
- Author:
- PRP ARCHITECTS
- Publisher:
- PRP Architects
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 41
- Place of publication:
- London
This is the third report by PRP summarising the current provision and emerging trends in housing and care for older people in the United Kingdom. It argues that to meet the challenge of housing and caring for an ageing population progress must be made to ensure housing and neighbourhoods are designed to be as inclusive as possible; to develop an increasingly integrated approach in terms of housing and care delivery, in terms of services, agencies and local and central government and in locating older people at the heart of our communities; to foster innovation in terms of design, assistive technology and, particularly from the financial services industry, to release equity and offer creative funding arrangements to meet the growing costs of housing and care. The report briefly outlines the current provision and reviews a series of housing typologies, including independent living, extra care sheltered housing, assisted living, dementia care, residential care and nursing homes and retirement villages. The report identifies an overall trend in the provision of housing and care for older people that has been geared, over the past decade or more, to shift care provision from institutional settings toward more independent housing typologies that integrate housing and support for older people into the community. This trend is being driven both to meet our aspirations for independence and to respond to affordability challenges. The report calls for a change of emphasis in new housing and care provision to reflect the new trends, towards the development of well located, attractive, adaptable and flexible independent accommodation at the heart of residential communities. (Edited publisher abstract)