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| Promoting social well-being in extra care housing | | Author(s) | Simon Evans, Sarah Vallelly |
| Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Journal title | Findings, 2115, August 2007 |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF, York, August 2007 |
| Pages | 2 pp |
| Source | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York YO30 6WP. Findings and full report available as free downloads from http://www.jrf.org.uk |
| Keywords | Well being ; Sheltered housing ; Extra care ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Since the 2005 general election, there has been a renewed emphasis on older people's housing issues, largely because an increasing proportion of the electorate is aged over 50. These findings outline a project, part of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's (JRF) research and development programme, by authors at the University of West of England and Housing 21. Data was collected through 36 in-depth interviews with extra care residents and managers from six extra care schemes in England. Themes emerging as important to social well-being were: friendship and social interaction; the provision of facilities; design, location and layout; the philosophy of care; engagement with the local community; and the role of family caregivers. The full report, 'Social well-being an in extra care housing' is available as a free download on the JRF website. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070920002 A |
| Classmark | D:F:5HH: KLA: QA:58D: 3F |
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