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Widening choices for older people with high support needs
— [summary] | | Author(s) | Helen Bowers |
| Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF, York, January 2013 |
| Pages | 8 pp |
| Source | (http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/widening-choice... Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York YO30 6WP. Weblink: www.jrf.org.uk/better-life |
| Keywords | Housing [elderly] ; Needs [elderly] ; Consumer choice ; Projects. |
| Annotation | Older people with high support needs want greater choice and control over their lives and a wider range of options. This paper summarises the findings from a two-year study of support options, which identifies the benefits and potential of options based on mutuality (people supporting each other) and/or reciprocity (people contributing to individual and group well-being). The focus was on arrangements where older people were living in their own home and did not need to move 'into care' to access support. One or more of those involved may have moved house or shared their home as part of the arrangement. The key issue for this study was that the individuals concerned were living in a domestic household they regarded as their own. More than 70 older people with high support needs shared their experiences across four fieldwork sites: Dorset, Swansea & Gower, Leeds and Oxford. Another 50 people took part in six in-depth case studies examining the design, experiences and outcomes of specific models, including Time Banks (in Bromley and an initiative across Northern Ireland), senior co-housing (in Fife and Glasgow), mutually supportive communities (in Suffolk), and self help networks (in Cambridge). A literature search and open call provided evidence, lessons and insights from further afield. A detailed, full report (95 pp) i also available at the weblink given. This paper is part of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) Better Life research programme, which examines what needs to change so that older people, especially those with high support needs, can have 'a better life'. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130125203 A |
| Classmark | KE: IK: WYC: 3E |
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