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Independent living — from rhetoric to reality
Author(s)	Nick Sanderson
Journal title	Journal of Care Services Management, vol 1, no 3, April-June 2007
Pages	pp 262-268
Source	http://www.henrystewart.com
Keywords	Independence ; Independent housing ; Domiciliary services ; Consumer choice.
Annotation	Independent living and other variants of new accommodation options for older people have been actively discussed for more than 20 years and appear to represent the future for the ever-expanding population of retired people. The provision of independent housing, with variable levels of care available to allow ageing in place, seems such a logical alternative to outdated care homes, but there have been remarkably few privately funded examples in the whole of the UK. What has been the brake on development? Why has the opportunity not been seized? Does the rhetoric live up to the reality of what older people want? Written from a private perspective, this paper considers not just what options have been and will be available, but why the assumed explosion of growth has not taken place. Is this the fault of the supplier or the purchaser? (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-070613210 A
Classmark	C3: KL: N: WYC
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