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Sheltered housing and care for older people
— perspectives of tenants and scheme managers | | Author(s) | Brian J Taylor, Andrea Neill |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing, vol 10, issue 4, December 2009 |
| Pages | pp 18-28 |
| Source | Website: http://www.pierprofessional.com |
| Keywords | Sheltered housing ; Domiciliary services ; Attitude ; Tenants ; Managers ; Social surveys ; Northern Ireland. |
| Annotation | Sheltered housing schemes for older people took a new turn in the UK with the community care policy of the early 1990s giving care provision for people living in such schemes. There is relatively little research on what sheltered housing schemes provide and what makes them work well. The authors gathered data in relation to sheltered housing provision for older people in the north Antrim area of Northern Ireland through 10 focus groups with tenants and 16 questionnaires administered with managers of schemes. Tenants valued the independence and choice of sheltered housing in comparison with institutional care. They also highly valued the social interaction with other tenants, fostered by activities such as coffee mornings, regular lunches and social events. Tenants often helped each other with transport and when sick. Tenants of schemes in small towns were generally satisfied, because of access to shops, churches and other services. Transport was an issue for many, particularly in more rural areas and in relation to attending hospital appointments. Scheme managers were often available to tenants for long and anti-social hours. The home care arrangements were generally regarded as satisfactory, although there were criticisms of the limited hours for tasks and the skills of some care workers. Some scheme managers thought that the publicly-funded home-care service would be more efficient if the staff were managed from the housing scheme. Appropriate social activities and effective care arrangements are an important aspect of supported housing, as well as the independence it offers. Consideration needs to be given to access to services in locating new schemes. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100413212 A |
| Classmark | KLA: N: DP: KET: T6: 3F: 9Y |
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