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Personalisation - implications for housing providers — issues in supporting housing research, policy and practice
Author(s)	David Walden
Journal title	Housing, Care and Support, vol 12, no 2, September 2009
Pages	pp 4-7
Source	Website: http://www.pierprofessional.com
Keywords	Housing [elderly] ; Care homes ; Social security benefits ; Independence ; Social policy ; Case studies.
Annotation	Personalisation means thinking about housing, care and support services in an entirely different way. It means starting with the person as an individual. This article looks at what personalisation means for housing providers, for instance tailoring support to people's individual needs to enable them to live full and independent lives. The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) says that housing providers must now be focused on giving people much more choice in how and where they want to live, as well as being committed to ensuring that those homes are well-designed, flexible and accessible. This article explores the challenges associated with this significant transformation in adult social care and look at case studies where businesses and individuals are already geared up to put people first. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-100225205 A
Classmark	KE: KW: JH: C3: TM2: 69P
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