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| Care provision fit for a future climate | | Corporate Author | Low Carbon Building Group, Oxford Brookes University; University of Manchester; Lancaster University; Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF, York, May 2016 |
| Pages | 4 pp (Inspiring social change; Ref 3209) |
| Keywords | Weather conditions ; Care homes ; Very sheltered housing ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | Climate change is expected to result in hotter, drier summers with heatwaves of greater frequency, intensity and duration. The implications for older people in care homes are serious, as they are vulnerable to negative health effects from excessive heat. This summary of a study's main findings examines how far care settings in the UK are fit for a warming climate, and draws on four case study schemes (two residential care and two extra-care settings) in England to consider the care sector's preparedness. The case studies covered climate change modelling, design features analysis, monitoring of temperatures, semi-structured interviews with designers, managers, care staff and residents, and a workshop with key stakeholders. The study concludes that overheating risks are likely to be exacerbated because of climate change. The care sector needs to prioritise the health risks of excessive heat alongside those from cold, while national policy-makers and practitioners need to be equally ready to respond. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160520003 A |
| Classmark | R4: KW: KLA:58D: 3A:6KC |
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