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The housing and support needs of older people with visual impairment
— experiences and challenges | | Author(s) | Julienne Hanson, John Percival, Reem Zako |
| Corporate Author | Thomas Pocklington Trust |
| Publisher | Thomas Pocklington Trust, London, 2002 |
| Pages | 19 pp (Occasional paper) |
| Source | Thomas Pocklington Trust, Pier House, 90 Strand on the Green, London W4 3NN. www.pocklington-trust.org.uk |
| Keywords | Visual impairment ; Housing [elderly] ; Services ; Needs [elderly] ; Plymouth ; Birmingham ; London. |
| Annotation | Sight loss in later life has significant emotional consequences (e.g. depression), and its aftermath commonly includes diminution of valued skills and interests. A range of methods of enquiry was used in this 18-month study - which was commissioned by the Thomas Pocklington Trust - on the needs of older people with sight loss. The study investigated strategic issues of interest to Pocklington, particularly with regard to housing: the comparative merits of specialist and mainstream housing; the home environment, and size and layout of accommodation; community care and home support needs; preferences for specialist accommodation such as sheltered housing; and attitudes to moving and "home for life". Researchers from University College London (UCL) and the University of Bristol worked on the project. Interviews were conducted with 400 participants aged 55+ across three areas, Plymouth, Birmingham and London. The research provides evidence that older people with visual impairment are less able than their sighted peers to carry out activities of daily living (ADLs) independently or with as much confidence. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030224203 B |
| Classmark | BR: KE: I: IK: 8DEG: 87E: 82L |
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