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Living well in old age
— the value of UK housing interventions in supporting mental health and wellbeing in later life | | Author(s) | Meredith Fendt-Newlin, Michelle Cornes, Jill Manthorpe, Jo Moriarty |
| Corporate Author | Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London; HACT |
| Publisher | Policy Institute, King's College London; National Care Forum - NCF, London, May 2016 |
| Pages | 30 pp |
| Source | Download: www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/documentLibraryDownlo... |
| Keywords | Well being ; Housing [elderly] ; Housing Associations ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | HACT and six housing associations commissioned this literature review on what is known about UK housing interventions that are aimed at promoting older people's mental health and well-being. The review was carried out by researchers at the Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London between May and October 2015. Part one identifies research which has evaluated interventions in UK housing associations that target mental health and well-being among older people. Key themes found were: identification, diagnosis and management of symptoms; environments; and reducing social isolation and loneliness. Part two examines the evidence base more closely, and explores integration and how health, housing and social care agencies work together to support older people's mental well-being and ability to live well at home. The literature suggests that in everyday practice, integration and joint working between health, housing and social care services encounter difficulties, and that mental well-being is not always currently managed well in the community. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160610002 E |
| Classmark | D:F:5HH: KE: KKH: 64A |
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