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Voices of Older People: High Support Needs & Quality of Life

This research explores the experiences and needs of older people with high support needs, focusing on housing, relationships, information and advice, care and support, and the importance of staff and relationships. It highlights the importance of affordability, choice, and maintaining independence for older people, and emphasizes the need for supportive communities.

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Voices of Older People: High Support Needs & Quality of Life

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  1. Older people with high support needs: Messages from A Better Life Imogen Blood East LIN Network, St Neots 1st October 2013

  2. A Better Life programme • Older people with high support needs • Quality of life • Voices of older people

  3. Overview of the research Practice examples Whose responsibility? 3 UK-wide, cross-sector Qualitative HWC studies Evidence review 2 quantitative studies with New Policy Institute Affordability for self-funders Roundup Supportive communities Affordability Guide Supported housing for older people in UK Affordability of retirement housing Older people’s housing: choice, quality of life & under-occupation

  4. Rights • Housing rights: ‘my own front door’ • Private family life • Controlling entry • Choosing to mix • Maintaining my independence

  5. Relationships • Living as a couple • Relationships with carers and other staff • Living in a community • Family can visit but have peace of mind • Keeping in touch with former networks

  6. Information and Advice • Understanding the options • Affordability: benefits and financial advice • Implications, risks and expectations

  7. Care, support & aids • Security of 24/7 back-up • Unpredictable needs • Paying for care • Enabling partner carers • Equipment: Who pays? Who chases? Who repairs? • Access and storage

  8. Importance of back-up

  9. That bit of help • Is it available? Who pays? • Are the staff and the model flexible enough? • Peer mutual support • The role of family and friends

  10. Is something extra needed to make HWC work for some people with high support needs (at least some of the time)?

  11. Moving forwards….hear our voices!

  12. Values – culture – staff - relationships

  13. It’s the staff that make it

  14. Old age is not about ‘them’: it is about all of us

  15. Contact and resources • Pick up a free copy of the research publications, practice examples and Round-up today or online: http://www.jrf.org.uk/work/workarea/housing-with-care-older-people • Can self-funders afford HWC? Guide for providers and commissioners (LIN) • LIN Viewpoint 41: Putting rights at the heart of HWC • Get in touch: imogen@imogenblood.co.uk http://www.imogenblood.co.uk/ Twitter @ImogenBlood

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