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| Sheltered housing and community care | | Author(s) | Andrew Nocon, Nicholas Pleace |
| Journal title | Social Policy and Administration, vol 33, no 2, June 1999 |
| Pages | pp 164-180 |
| Keywords | Sheltered housing ; Community care ; Social policy ; Social surveys ; Shropshire. |
| Annotation | The authors report on a postal survey of older people and service professionals in Shropshire as to the role of sheltered housing since the introduction of community care. The study highlights the importance of sheltered housing for older people, particularly in relieving them of concerns about maintenance and repairs, social isolation and security. These factors were crucial for their overall peace of mind and quality of life. While only a small proportion of tenants received help under social services' community care arrangements, the additional support, monitoring and service coordination provided by wardens helped some of them to remain in sheltered housing when residential or nursing home care might otherwise have been necessary. Sheltered housing was overwhelmingly popular with older people - but their satisfaction was closely associated with the availability and quality of warden service. Although sheltered housing is not currently in vogue in housing policy, the paper argues that it plays a vital role in local provision for older people, and needs to be more closely integrated into community care policy, while at the same time preserving the characteristics that make it popular with residents. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990824207 A |
| Classmark | KLA: PA: TM2: 3F: 8S |
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