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| Promoting inclusion using very sheltered housing | | Author(s) | Trevor Baker |
| Journal title | Education and Ageing, vol 15, no 3, 2000 |
| Pages | pp 399-418 |
| Keywords | Very sheltered housing ; Integration ; Social contacts. |
| Annotation | This article is based on a qualitative study of management structures and practices, and reports the views of tenants and other older people in very sheltered housing. It considers the role of very sheltered housing in promoting tenants' independence and options for social contact, particularly within the wider community. It argues that very sheltered housing can move us closer to attaining the ideal of a "home for life". Methods of supporting tenants with high care needs are explored, notably the concept of maintaining a "balanced community" of fitter and more frail tenants. Ways of integrating schemes into the community, and the need to take a holistic view in planning for very sheltered housing are considered. Although there is evidence that very sheltered housing usually costs more than residential care, this need not be the case. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010209206 A |
| Classmark | KLA:58D: TO: TOA |
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