Explains how FirstStop Advice can help you explore your housing and care options and also how to fund and pay for accommodation or services you need....
This guide is an introduction to services in Warwickshire that can help older people live more comfortably or independently at home, and the options available to those who decide to move in later life...
Whilst most older people wish to stay in their existing home, a growing number are considering the possibility of moving. This course will enable advisers to offer older people information and advice ...
Your choice of sheltered housing, retirement housing; living in retirement housing rented or leasehold, legal aspects and more...
This paper expalins the range of accommodation options for people with a leaning disability. It is aimed at workers who give them advise and support to adentify their housing choices....
Research revealing the views of older people, their relatives and friends concerning housing options.
329 interviews were conducted in this research. In particular, she interviewed 165 people who adv...
FirstStop Advice is a service providing information and advice about care and housing options in later life to older people, their families and carers.
An expansion of FirstStop Advice was supported ...
Every situation is unique. We tailor our service to reflect your specific requirements. Flexible - we do as much or as little as you want, including facilitating disposal, sale or recycling of unwante...
Information and statistics on the planning and funding of housing for older people, and how older people can be involved....
Outlines five models of support and advice offered to older people which help them consider where they want to live and implement their choices. Models are:
Crossroads Care's Homeshare service
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the key facts for policy-makers - how might the UK unlock the potential for Homeshare to become mainstream? The key facts for commissioners to help ordinary people to contribute . A detailed guide for...
Report on a 3 year study to explore what influenced older people's housing decisions and how they perceived both their situations and their choices....
An introduction to services that can help older people live more comfortably or independently at home, and the options available to those who decide to move in later life. It is written for older peop...
This self training guide is for people of all ages who, through paid or voluntary
work, regularly meet older people who may be thinking about their housing and care options. It may also be useful if ...
This toolkit provides a broad overview of the housing options in older age. It aims to help generalist advisers, or anyone who works with older people, to develop their knowledge and understanding of ...
A questionnaire designed to help older people make decisions about meeting their housing....
Detailed review of the development and testing of a questionnaire-based tool, designed to help older people assess their present housing situation as a basis for making decisions about the future....
Information about the reasons why people think about moving, options for staying at home, moving home, specialised housing, and the types of housing providers...
A shortened and simplified version of the original HOOP questionnaire, designed to help older people review their present living arrangements, identify any problems, and find information to help solve...
Inquiry into the need for care and support for the elderly to live longer and more independently in their own homes....