A report on a pilot scheme for wheelchair users....
HAPPI is an independent report, Chaired by Lord Richard Best which makes recommendations to Government and other statutory agencies as to how they should reform future po....
Information and statistics on the planning and funding of housing for older people, and how older people can be involved.....
A glossary of health and housing terminology....
Employers of volunteers have a duty of care towards them. This factsheet explains the legal obligations regarding their health and safety, as well as good practice....
Good practice guide about construction health & safety for Home Improvement Agencies. Includes good practice, the need for risk assessment, and H&S responsibilities.....
What can be expected of Health & Social Care Services in Wales, and how to get further information....
Explains how age can affect the health of older people, provides some general information and statistics about older people's health and explains some of the most common ....
This concise and practical book provides a clear expalnation of health and social care law. It is designed to hel advisers navigate the extensive regulations and direct t....
Information about how to cope in very cold and very hot weather. It covers energy saving tips, which can help to reduce your utility bills, as well as detailing governmen....
It explains what help is available froom your local Council and the NHS if you develop difficulties due to ill-health or disability.This includes support inside and outsi....
A rapid review of the Harry Lawson pilot in East Cheshire....
This is a tool designed to assess the health risks of housing and the residential environment at the scale of a neighbourhood, housing stock, or administrative area. For ....
Advice on how to keep bones strong and healthy as we get older.....
Eating well means enjoying your food and having plenty of variety. Here is a guide to the foods you should try to eat each day.....
The basic principles of a heathy diet....
Information and advice about diet for people with arthritis, and how diet can influence the different kinds of arthritis....
This report details housing related initiatives and services which bring about health improvement, particularly those being developed by home improvement agencies.....
This DVD and CD Rom illustrate how housing conditions can contribute to poor health, particularly amongst older and vulnerable people.....
Healthy lifestyles for hostel residents: a guide to improve the health and well-being of homeless and vulnerable people....
Case study 38 offers an overview of Spring Bank Court, discussing location, planning, funding, services and facilities and an analysing financial savings to the PCT....
Outlines the types of help that may be available in the statutory, voluntary and private sectors to keep you in your own home.....
A basic guide to benefits that people may be able to get living in a care home, and the effects on benefits you already have....
Basic guide to the benefits that may be available to people living in care homes....
Basic guide to the benefits that may be available to people living in care homes....
Basic guide to benefits that may be available to people living in a care home....
A Basic guide to benefits that may be available to people living in a care home....
A basic guide to benefits that may be available if you live in a care home....
Basic Guide to the benefits that may be available to people living in care homes....
Brief guide to benefits that may be available to people who live in a care home....
A basic guide to the benefits that may be available to people in care homes....
Stay at home factsheet with advice on home repairs, improvement, equity release, financial assistance, adaptations, heating and energy efficiency, security and safety....
Stay at home factsheet with advice on home repairs, improvement, equity release, financial assistance, adaptations, heatint and energy efficiency, security and safety....
Provides information about incontinence, encourages the promotion of continence and suggests where to find further help.....
Information about the concessions and available help with the range of health costs - including dental treatment, opticians, hospital, care homes etc....
Advice and information on the help that is available to assist with heating costs and other fuel problems.....
Advice and information on the help that is available to assist with heating costs and other fuel problems.....
This is aimed at people who are 50 years and over. It covers information and advice on how to find a job, welfare benfits, starting a business/self employment, volunteeri....
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 C....
Basics on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 about people who may not be able to make their own decisions....
Expert information and advice about cancer, the latest news about cancer services, helpful organisations and publications, and frequently asked questions.....
Findings of a project, commissioned by Thomas Pocklington Trust, that aimed to determine the needs of visually impaired people. This comprised surveys of user needs and e....
The comprehensive guide to choosing and paying for care.....
Information about the causes, risk factors and treatment of hypertension.....
Advice & information for people caring for someone with dementia to help them find activities that can improve their quality of life....
Holiday Care' s website tells you how to contact them for information on accessible hotels and visitor attractions throughout the UK and how to obtain a range of informa....
Everyone needs a break, a chance to get away from their daily routine. This leaflet provides information on holidays that cater for the needs of older and disabled peopl....
National Report ' HOME Alone ' The role of Housing in Community Care....
Information about home care and nursing agencies, the minimum standards that they should meet, and how to complain....
Housing LIN Case Study no 13. An example of pioneering specialist home care service for people with dementia living in their own homes within the Borough of Poole in Dors....
Information about the Direct Payments System & how payments can be received. Direct Payments is money provided to people with high care needs, by Social Services, so that....
Research study for consulting Black and Minority Ethnic older people from the London Borough of Hackney about their housing and support needs. It establishes the extent o....
The role of Home Improvement Agencies, and the need for cross egency working to meet needs....
Expllanation of what Home Improvement Agencies do, why they're needed, and how they're funded....
A short questionnaire to gather information from Home Improvement Agencies for inclusion in the 'Service Locator' search in HousingCare.org.....
The Home Improvement Trust is a 'not for profit' company providing a national grant support service under the Special Grants Programme of the Department of the Environmen....
Information and advice for home owners and tenants about help with home repairs, and adaptations. It includes Local Authority help and grants, paying for and adapting the....
I'm going to be homeless. What will happen if I apply, & applying as homeless. What must the Council do? Am I legally homeless, eligible for assistance, and am I in prior....
This book is a design guide for extra care sheltered housing. It starts from the premise that good design can help to minimise the disabling effects of ageing and can bri....
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 con....
Information about Homeshare International, which promotes homesharing, i.e. whereby a householder offers accommodation in exchange for an agreed level of help, such as he....
Homesharing is a simple way of people helping each other. One person has a home that they are willing to share but are at a stage in their life where they need some help ....
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.....
Are you getting to the age when you would like to know more about sheltered housing? Or perhaps you have a relative or friend who could benefit from a little extra suppor....
Description of hospice care, and the type of services and staff provided....
Information and advice for older people in hospital, & their carers and relatives, about being in hospital (including rights), and going home. This includes description o....
This explains what should happen before and during your hospital discharge to ensure that it is planned and safe. It also explains how and when you can get further inform....
This factsheet describes the arrangements that should be made for people leaving hospital and explains which services might be available and how to find out about and obt....
This factsheet describes the arrangements that should be made for people leaving hospital and explains which services might be available and how to find out about and obt....
This explains what should happen before and during your hospital discharge to ensure that it is planned and safe. It also explains how and when you can get further inform....
Guidance that local authorities and other agencies need to consider when developing housing strategies and community cale plans. It forms the basis for joint planning and....
Some hard facts about crime and examination of ways to overcome it, demonstrating how RSLs work with their tenants and partner organisations to fight crime in their commu....
This factsheet was produced jointly with Health & Housing, a charity which promotes the links between good health & good housing. It looks at Government initiatives and t....
Promotes the need for fresh thinking about older peoples housing needs, in view of the growth in owner occupation and the links between health and housing etc. Older peop....
A review of models of housing / care provision for people with dementia....
A questionnaire for Advice & Information services that would like to be included in both the printed and online versions of the Directory of Housing Advice and Informatio....
A review of available sources of housing information & advice....
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....
What are housing associations? How can I get a housing association place? What rights do assured tenants, assured shorthold tenants, secure tenants, and people who live i....
Information on Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit from April 2007.....
Research from the New Horizons Programme - Eight focus groups of 'younger' and 'older' older people explore the influence on participants' housing decisions, and their fu....
Draft Code of Practice to help eliminate discrimination in housing. Aimed at all housing providers, Chapter 1 is an introduction, Chapter 2 looks at the legal context, Ch....
Information about the reasons why people think about moving, options for staying at home, moving home, specialised housing, and the types of housing providers....
Housing LIN case study no 11 - Example of a local community development partnership between a housing association and a Chines community association, involving housing fo....
Factsheet 26 is for readers who are involved with general needs and supported housing, including extra care housing: commissioners, providers, managers of housing with ca....
This is the part of the Department of Health's Integrated Care Network website that focuses on the work of the Extra Care Housing LIN (Learning and Improvement Network). ....
Practical information & advice about available housing choices, including help to stay put, considering moving, moving home, moving in with family, moving to sheltered ho....
Information about this service which deals with complaints from residents (or their representatives) about Registered Social Landlords, and private landlords that are reg....
Information to help people in a range of situations from facing homelessness to finding their present home inadequate or difficult to manage. It includes a section to hel....
Many people find that they start to think more about where they live as they grow older. You may be happy staying just where you are, but could do with some support to ma....
A kit to to help generalist advisers, or anyone who works with older people, to develop their knowledge and understanding of housing options for older people.....
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 k....
This features research conducted by SAMEC (Service Access for Minority Ethnic Communities) into the trigger-points and decisions that might cause an ethnic elder to move ....
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 d....
Factsheet 20 and its information sheets offer information about the law in relation to those likely to lack capacity concerning arrangements for housing. General guide on....
This report presents a comprehensive overview of the most recent evidence related to new and emerging models of housing with care for later life.
Reflecting the current ....
This new policy and practice report from the Chartered Institute of Housing, and supported by the Housing LIN, is essential reading for policy makers, commissioners and p....
If you are registered disabled and need to make changes to your
home in order to be able to live independently, you may be eligible for a Disabled Facilities Grant. This....
For older people the cost of maintaining, repairing and adapting their
home can be very expensive. It can also be a concern about how the
work is funded, as well as fin....
Information about how to get a hearing aid, and the difference between NHS and private hearing aids....
Describes how health & care professionals can help people with dementia and their carers with advice and services....
Describes how loneliness can affect people, ways of alleviating loneliness, and agencies that can help....
Answers common questions about memory loss. Describes common problems, hoe memory can be preserved, and what can be done to improve memory loss.....
Clear information about bogus callers, and how to avoid them....
Example of how one Social Services Department managed the process of putting in place a pragramme of Extra Care....
Information about where to seek advice about your savings & investments....
Information and guidance for people who want to make a complaint about NHS or local authority services....
A shortened and simplified version of the original HOOP questionnaire, designed to help older people review their present living arrangements, identify any problems, and ....
On 1st October 2006 new legislation (The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006) will come into force in the UK. It will provide protection against age discrimination....
ODPM proposal to co-ordinate Information Technology and provide comprehensive information about Supporting People services and providers of support services to profession....