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Older People - Minority Groups
Updated on 28/04/2011
Housing services need to reflect the diversity of local populations. The information in these pages is intended to help service commissioners and providers understand relevant policy and practice issues. The resources listed below include examples of good practice and tools to assess whether the needs of older people from minority groups are being met.
- Report on the Housing and Support Needs of Older Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) People in Sheffield This report by Sheffield City Council highlight the consultation undertaken by the Housing Independence Service (HIS) to look at the housing and support needs of older Lesbians, Gay and Bisexual (LGB)...
- Meeting the needs of minority groups in extra care housing This Housing LIN Report explores approaches to meeting the needs of the wide range of minority groups within local populations. It describes the issues faced by such minorities, such as older lesbian,...
- The housing, care and support needs of South Asian EldersA summary from the Housing Corporation of a research projects that looks at some of the practical challenges that South Asian elders face in meeting their housing and support needs. A fuller report is...
- Developing extra care housing for BME elders This Housing LIN Report focuses on issues around providing specific extra care housing to BME elders as well as improving access more generally. It also offers a self-assessment checklist for commissioners...
- At home - audit tool for housing related services for older BME people Published by Housing and Older People Development Group, 2006 The 'AT HOME' toolkit has been designed to help ensure that housing and related services take account of the needs of black and minority...
- Beyond Sheltered Accommodation - a review of Extra Care housing and care home provision for BME elders Summary of desk research into current provision of extra care housing and care homes catering for BME elders. Provides examples of services in England and highlights gaps in research and services. Published...
- Bridging the gaps - social exclusion of BME elders Published by hact as part of a series, this insight document focuses on learning from 7 projects funded under hact's Older People's Programme. It summarises outcomes from the projects and the learning...
- Housing for Older People from the Chinese Community - Middlesbrough Housing LIN Case Study No11 - Example of a local community development partnership between a housing association and a Chinese community association.
- BME Older People's Joint Service Initiative - Sheffield (October 2005) Published by Policy Evaluation Group, October 2005 Analysis and Evaluation of Current Strategies - Final Report by the Policy Evaluation Group, Sheffield
- Supporting Diversity in Tower Hamlets Housing LIN Case study No 7 - A description of Sonali Gardens, an Extra Care scheme for Bangladeshi and Asian elders in Tower Hamlets.
- Embracing diversity - CD-ROM This publication is Out of Stock Companion to the Embracing Diversity DVD, with a collection of related material, including the HOPDev report, AT HOME, a toolkit on housing for older people from BME...
- Embracing diversity - DVD This publication is Out of Stock The DVD offers an insight into a selection of current housing with care options that have been developed in England to meet the hidden needs of diverse older populations....
