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Supported housing for older people in the UK: an evidence review: summary
- Authors:
- PANNELL Jenny, BLOOD Imogen
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Sheltered housing has changed significantly over the past decade, yet has received little attention from researchers and policy-makers. Changes to funding and benefits for older people's housing and support services need underpinning by robust evidence. This study examines existing evidence about the quality of life offered by sheltered and retirement housing and identifies factors that may improve or reduce quality of life. Eighty publications with material on housing with support and further background publications were included, along with a detailed analysis of 24 academic and resident-led research reports. Key points suggest that: there is limited recent research evidence on the quality of accommodation, services and residents in the UK's 550,000 units of housing with support for older people; this lack of evidence is a cause for concern for residents, providers and commissioners of housing, support and care; and diminishing levels of on-site staffing have affected quality of life for some residents.
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.
Supported housing for older people in the UK: evidence review: report
- Authors:
- PANNELL Jenny, BLOOD Imogen
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 68p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Sheltered housing has changed significantly over the past decade, yet has received little attention from researchers and policy-makers. Changes to funding and benefits for older people's housing and support services need underpinning by robust evidence. This study examines existing evidence about the quality of life offered by sheltered and retirement housing and identifies factors that may improve or reduce quality of life. Eighty publications with material on housing with support and further background publications were included, along with a detailed analysis of 24 academic and resident-led research reports. Key points suggest that: there is limited recent research evidence on the quality of accommodation, services and residents in the UK's 550,000 units of housing with support for older people; this lack of evidence is a cause for concern for residents, providers and commissioners of housing, support and care; and diminishing levels of on-site staffing have affected quality of life for some residents.
The role of sheltered housing in Northern Ireland: final report
- Author:
- BOYLE Fiona
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Housing Executive
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 88p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This report was commissioned to provide a clear picture of the level and make-up of sheltered housing in Northern Ireland and on the current tenant profile. It draws on a number of primary research sources including surveys of sheltered housing providers and their tenants, a survey of people who turned down sheltered housing, focus groups of older people not living in sheltered housing and of younger people who may consider it as a housing option. The findings highlight that occupancy is not, in itself, of major concern within sheltered housing provision in Northern Ireland, that current tenants are largely satisfied with their accommodation and services, and that the physical condition of schemes is also considered to be of high quality. Of more concern is the shifting profile of tenants and their associated needs and support requirements, with increasing numbers of younger people with learning difficulties, people with mental health and addiction problems and older people who have aged in place and now have considerable support and care needs. This broadening tenant mix is important, both for those living in sheltered schemes and those managing them. A number of key issues are provided for sheltered housing providers and strategic stakeholders.
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.
Partnership creates dementia care synergies in sheltered housing
- Author:
- MOORE Geoff
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Care Services Management, 3(3), April 2009, pp.247-249.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper describes the development of a dementia service by sheltered housing provider Sanctuary Group and the Cambridge branch of the Alzheimer's Society. Built up over a number of years, this partnership has allowed synergies to be created, combining resources and skills to deliver substantially more than would be achieved by working separately. For example the joint working resulted in specialist activity groups being organised by the Alzheimer's Society at a number of schemes.
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.
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors in assisted living: patterns of use and association with retention
- Authors:
- ROSENBLATT Adam, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 23(2), February 2008, pp.178-184.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describe patterns of Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (ACI) use in an Assisted Living (AL) population, and the association of ACIs with retention in AL. As part of the Maryland Assisted Living Study (MD-AL), 198 residents of 22 ALs were evaluated. Dementia was diagnosed in 134, and specifically Alzheimer's disease (AD) in 79, by an expert consensus panel. Data was collected on ACI agent and dose. Vital status and location were recorded every 6 months. Other data included age, duration of residence, general medical health rating (GHMR), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) and number of non-psychiatric medications. The overall ACI treatment rate was 31%. 34.5% of participants with mild to moderate AD were taking ACIs. Only two in seven participants taking rivastigmine were taking an adequate dose. Participants with AD on ACI's did not differ significantly from those not on ACI's in any of the secondary measures except age and duration of residence, those on the agents being somewhat younger and more recently admitted. For participants with AD, only ACI use was significantly associated with retention in AL at 6 months, with a relative risk of death or discharge to higher level care of 0.217. Baseline MMSE was associated with retention for those with non-AD dementia. In a survival analysis ACI use was associated with 228.75 days longer retention in participants with AD. ACIs have low rates of use in AL and are associated with better retention for residents with AD.
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.