Housing and care related resources

This section contains an a-z listing of all resouces stored in the HousingCare.Org library.

Resources beginning with M

• Maintaining independence in later life
  Report, based on interviews with older people, about the need to maintain independence in the home or more appropriate accommodation
• Maintaining skills
  Advice for people caring for someone with dementia on how to use measures that can help that person continue to make best use of their skills and abilities as their condition changes
• Making Decisions : A guide for family, friends and any other unpaid carers
  A guide for use by anyone who voluntarily helps to care for an adult who has impaired mental incapacity. It expalins what the law (Mental Capacity Act 2005) says about mental incapacity, how decisions about finance, health etc should be made, the role of doctors and lawyers, and where to go for expert help.
• Making Decisions : A guide for people who work in health and social care
  A guide for care professionals and volunteers involved in the care of adults who need support to make decisions - due to dementia, mental health problems or any other illness or injury which affects the person's mental capacity. It explains the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and lists sources of professional guidance and relevant organisations
• Making Decisions : The Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) Service
  IMCA is a new type of statutory advocacy introduced by the Mental Capacity Act 2005, which gives some people who lack capacity a right to receive support from an IMCA.The lack came into force in England & Wales in 2007. In England, Local Authorities commission IMCA services & in local health boards are responsible for commissioning in Wales.
• Making Decisions…about your health, welfare or finance. Who decides when you can't?
  A guide for people who wish to prepare for possible future mental incapacity. It explains what the law says about mental incapacity, how decisions should be made on financial, health and other matters, the role of doctors, lawyers and where to get expert help and advice. It summarises the Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Making housing advice work for older people
  Report on a one day conference held on 23rd November 2003, organised by HOPDEV, the joint ODPM / Dept. of Health Housing and Older People Development Group.
• Making the Case for Retirement Villages
  Retirement villages are a relatively new type of provision in the UK. Using the authors own research and other studies, the report reviews evidence to date on the impact of retirement villages. There are several key themes including - the potential for these villages to enhance choice for independent living, how they can be made accessible and affordable for a range of older people, and the impact of retirement villages on local communities.
• Making Your Will
  Information on making your own will. Including witnessing, going to a solicitor, appointing an executor, revising and storing your will, taxes on your death and what will happen if you do not make a will.
• Making Your Will
  Information for anyone wishing to make a Will.
• Managing your medicines
  Getting medicine on prescription, buying medicine over the counter, medicine names, getting the best from your medicine, remembering to take your medicie, safe-keeping, expiry dates, reducung side-effects, falls, other types of medicine, reviewing your medicines, disposing of medicines, & hints on taking your medicines safely
• Marketing opportunities with EAC
  
• Master Locksmiths Association
  The Master Locksmiths Association is the professional body of locksmiths. Their website will help you to find a licensed locksmith in your area. You can also download a document entitled 'Guidelines for Minimum Security Requirements for Domestic Property' that gives you advice on how to secure your home effectively.
• Mediation Information Sheet for Managers of Sheltered & Retirement Housing
  Information about mediation and the role of AIMS in mediation
• Mediation UK
  Mediation is a way of resolving disputes that helps people involved to reach an agreement with the assistance of an impartial third party - the mediator. The parties in dispute (not the mediator) decide the terms of any settlement. You can find a mediator in your local area through this website.
• Medical Accidents
  People who have had medical treatment that went wrong or didn't work properly may be able to get compensation for injuries. This explains what to do in the event of a medical accident.
• Memory and Dementia
  Information for people who are experiencing memory problems, and for carers of people who have memory problems, It describes the potential causes
• Memory Loss in Dementia
  Suggestions about ways to help someone with dementia cope with memory problems & retain their confidence and independence as long as possible
• Memory loss, Depression, "Confusion", & Dementia
  Advice & information about Memory loss, Depression (what it is, treatment, local support, loneliness leading to depression), Confusion, and Dementia (types, symptoms, diagnosis, decision making, & help with finances, benefits, the NHS, Social Services, voluntary services, and caring for someone with Dementia)
• Mental Capacity Act 2005 : Code of Practice
  The Code of Practice provides guidance to anyone who is working with and/or caring for adults who may lack capacity to make particular decisions. It describes their responsibilities when acting or making decisions on behalf of individuals who lack the capacity to act or make these decisions for themselves. In particular, the Code of Practice focuses on those who have a duty of care to someone who lacks the capacity to agree to the care that is being provided. The Act does not impose a legal duty on anyone to ‘comply’ with the Code – it should be viewed as guidance rather than instruction.
• Models of Extra Care & Retirement Communities
  Explanation of extra care housing, as housing & care provision, buildings, lettings, tenure.
• Money and tax in retirement
  Links to information about state pensions & other entitlements, tax, living overseas, road tax, and help with health costs
• More Choice, Greater Voice - A toolkit for producing a strategy for accommodation with care for older people
  A good practice guide prepared specifically to accompany the government's new National Housing Strategy for an Ageing Population, to offer guidance for commissioners and providers to enable them to produce accommodation and care strategies for older people.
• Moving back to the United Kingdom.
  Immigration status. Income. State pensions. Other social security payments. Health & Social services. Housing. Cost of living. Leisure & education
• Moving Here website
  Access to original items (written materials and photos etc) from 30 museums, archives and libraries, recording the migration of Jewish, South Asian & Carribbean communities to England over the past 200 years.
• Moving Home Checklist
  A checklist of the things that generally need to be done by people moving home
• Moving into Rented Housing
  Information for people who are considering moving into rented accommodation. It covers issues relevant to local authority, housing association, and private landlords, and it includes information on the recent changes to the law in Scotland for privately rented housing.
• Moving to and Returning From Abroad: benefits and services
  Information for older people about claiming Benefits when they return to the UK after living abroad. It also explains how absences from home can affect Benefits, and what you should do if you are claiming Benefits & plan to leave the UK for a short period
• MultiKulti website
  Website providing culturally appropriate & accurate information on areas of welfare law (debt, employment, health, housing, immigration, welfare benefits), in 11 languages.