Resource Library

Match Me was an 18-month action research project into the allocation of adapted and accessibly designed social housing and what enhanced independent living for disabled people.

This paper from Newton and The Better Care Fund details a collaborative approach in tackling the challenges relating to delayed patient transfers from a hospital environment.

With 9 million people reportedly suffering from loneliness in the UK – an increase of 200,000 people since the 1950s – This paper from WSP aims to set out the main built environment causes of loneliness and isolation.

This Scottish Government framework for action has been developed to challenge the inequalities older people face as they age and to celebrate older people in Scotland.

A new report commissioned by Vodafone UK reveals that digital technology can help alleviate loneliness among the over 50s.

Guidance from the Welsh Government on the Integrated Care Fund

A report looking at the incidence and treatment of people with depression living in care homes.

This plan from NHS England maps the direction for the next 10 years of the NHS.

This LGA guide is applicable to all adults whose care is commissioned in an area that is different from where they hold ordinary residence, including those whose services are governed by the Mental Health Act.