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The needs of older people in sheltered housing
— a comparison of inner city and new town areas | | Author(s) | Elizabeth Field, Mike Walker, Geraldine Hancock |
| Journal title | Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 19, no 2, 2005 |
| Pages | pp 107-117 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Residents [care homes] ; Sheltered housing ; Needs [elderly] ; Evaluation ; Urban areas ; New towns ; Comparison. |
| Annotation | Sheltered accommodation in the UK is commonly seen as a half-way house between independent community living and long-term care, but little is known about the health and needs of its residents. This study compared the needs of older people living in sheltered housing in two contrasting areas. 51 residents from three inner-city sheltered housing schemes and 87 from three new town schemes were interviewed using the Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly (CANE). They were also asked about their social networks, health, service use, and reasons for moving into sheltered housing. Each unit's facilities, policies and physical layout were evaluated using the Multiphasic Environmental Assessment Procedure (MEAP) and warden interview. 75 out of 138 residents (54%) had one or more unmet need, but the number of unmet needs did not differ between the two areas. Unmet needs were more common in people with activity limitation, mental health problems, or limited social networks. Inner city residents had poorer mental and physical health, but used local resources more and viewed their placement as more successful than those in the new towns. Sheltered housing units should be flexible to meet the variety of needs, and also use residents' strengths and resources. In the new town area, those with restricted social networks may have had higher unmet needs, because they had better access to community resources, such as transport. Sheltered accommodation needs to have better access to local community resources to help prevent residents feeling isolated. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070109004 A |
| Classmark | KX: KLA: IK: 4C: RK: RKT: 48 |
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