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Health & Wellbeing
Updated on 19/04/2012
Well-designed housing and related support services can enhance many aspects of life beyond physical health and mobility. As people age they are at greater risk of social exclusion and mental health problems such as depression. The resources listed below deal with the impact that housing and support services can have on responding to these types of need in older people.
- The case for tomorrow: facing the beyond A joint discussion document on the future of services for older people This new report from ADASS is successor document to the influential 'All our Tomorrow's' report published in 2002 and articulates...
- Enabling older people with long term health conditions to plan ahead - self help guides Care & Repair England has been running workshops with older people across the country focussed on thinking and planning ahead for your housing and care in later life for a number of years. As a result...
- Age of Opportunity: Transforming the lives of older people in poverty The Centre for Social Justice final report from their Older Age Review. The report focuses on 4 themes: Dynamic Communities Managing Money and planning for the future Housing and Homes Transforming...
- Health, Housing and Care working together to achieve a Prevention Model of wellbeing in Extra Care at Marina Court, Tewkesbury This Housing LIN Case Study no 52 highlights the preventative services that maximise the independence of older people, including the development of a health and wellbeing suite and ethos within the DH...
- Under pressure - Tackling the financial challenge for councils of an ageing population This new report from the Audit Commission, highlights the financial challenges for councils of an ageing population. It states that "investment in services such as housing (and leisure) can reduce or...
- How can local authorities with less money support better outcomes for older people? Research shows that older people want and value low-level support - 'that bit of help' - but the benefits of investing in this are realised over many years, making it harder to prove impact and protect...
- The development of social well-being in new extra care housing schemes This report by Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) investigates the development of social well-being for older people moving into 15 new-build extra care housing schemes. There is increasing interest in...
- A Briefing on Health Inequalities - Progress and Next Steps Housing LIN Briefing No26 - This briefing provides an overview of the recent report, Health Inequalities: Progress and Next Steps , from the Department of Health, on progress on the government's efforts...
- Health for Life: heath promotion in extra care housing Housing LIN Report - This is a review of a pilot in East Cheshire to use an extra care housing scheme as a hub for health promotion activities. The aim was to provide access to activities both to residents...
- From Healthier Homes to healthier lives (South East) Useful facts and figures on the role of housing in improving health and well-being of older people in the South East region. Published by the Housing LIN, the National Housing Federation and IN Business...
- From Healthier Homes to healthier lives (South West) Published by Regional Public Health Group, May 2006 and provides useful facts and figures on the role of housing in improving health and well-being of older people in the South West region.
- Designed to deliver - reducing isolation of older people in rural communities Published by hact this report describes and evaluates 8 projects established in rural areas to reduce the social isolation of older people. The outcomes are summarised and recommendations made about...
- Best practice in promoting social well being extra care housing Published by Joseph Rowntree Foundation, a literature review that explores key factors in promoting social well-being and identifies groups of older people who are particularly at risk of social isolation....
- Social wellbeing in extra care housing This report by Joseph Rowntree Foundation, uses interviews with residents and managers from extra care housing schemes in England to explore the experiences of residents in terms of social well-being....
- Unlocking the community Published by ILC-UK, this paper describes an innovative model for community development and activity being pioneered in Devon. The 'Upstream' model engages older people to create self-organising groups...
- Dee Park Active Retirement Club - Age Concern Berkshire Housing LIN Case Study No27 - This brief report describes the establishment of a club for older people living in a geographical area (Dee Park) to promote active healthier lifestyles. Activities include...
- Making the difference - reducing the social exclusion of OP with mental health problems Published by hact this report describes 5 projects that were set up to reduce the social exclusion of older people with mental health problems. All of the projects included housing advocacy plus a variety...
- Sheltered Housing as a community resource This report contains case studies of sheltered housing being used as a resource for the wider community. It is based on a workshop at the University of Brighton and contains a commentary on good practice...
