Housing and care related resources

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

Resources beginning with N

• National Care Forum website
  Website of the National Care Forum, which was established to represent the interests of social care providers in the not-for-profit sector. A membership organisation
• National Care Standards - housing support services revised March 2005
  Defines housing support, and describes the service standards that each provider should meet.
• National Minimum Wage & Expenses
  Information and advice about the need for clarity regarding a person's status as a volunteer or employee
• National Neighbourhood Watch Association
  There are over 155,000 Neighbourhood Watch schemes covering over 6 million homes in the UK. This website can help you to find the local scheme nearest to you. You can also find factsheets on topics such as personal safety, bogus callers, homes security and information on crime prevention.
• National Service Framework for Older People
  This sets out the 8 priority standards for the health & delivery of health care, i.e. Rooting out age discrimination, Person-centred care, Intermediate care, General hospital care, Strokes, Falls, Mental Health, & Promotion of health and active life. These standards are expected to be achieved through local delivery.
• Neighbourhood & Community Disputes
  Information for people in conflict with neighbours or others nearby, e.g. noise or other nuisance, and means of resolving these disputes (your rights and practical advice)
• Neighbours
  Explains how to deal with some of the problems that can occur between neighbours, and gives advice on how to be a better neighbour.
• New Initiatives for People with Learning Disabilities: extra care housing models amd similar provision
  This report explores the role of extra care housing models and similar provision fo housing, care and support for adults of all ages with learning disabilitie, with examples and ideas for commissioners and providers
• New Provision for Older People with Learning Disabilities
  An introduction to the characteristics and needs of an emerging group to be provided for in developing new housing and services for older people. This includes extra care.
• New Provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1st October 2004
  Explanation of the new provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act, providing that from November 2004 the definition of disability will include progressive conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, HIV, and cancer.
• NHS Continuing healthcare, NHS funded nursing care and Intermediate Care
  Describes the continuing health care services which may be available to older people from the National Health Service.
• NHS Direct - self-help guide Body key
  A self help Guide for the genral public using a "body key" to access information about common health problems.The Guide focusses on four areas of the body, i.e.Head & Chest, Abdomen, Limbs, & Skin.
• NHS Funding for Continuing Care
  Examines the system of eligibility for NHS continuing care funding, and problems that have arisen.
• NHS Gateway
  Information about all Social Care services in the country, enabling anyone to find a their nearest local social care services
• NHS Nursing Care Contribution
  Explains what nursing care is, and nursing care needs assessment of people resident in nursing homes which establishes the level of funding from the NHS to the nursing home.
• NHS Services
  Information on the kind of services that are available from the National Health Service (NHS) through General Practitioners (GPs -family doctors).
• NHS Services and Older People
  Information on the kind of services that are available from the National Health Service (NHS) through General Practitioners (GPs -family doctors).
• Noise and Neighbour Nuisance - What You Can Do
  information about how to deal with noise or nuisance from neighbours; looks at both informal and legal action for resolving problems.
• Noise and Neighbour Nuisance - What You Can Do
  This factsheet gives information on how to resolve disputes with neighbours and what to do in case of noise nuisance or harassment.
• Now you see me . . now you don't. How are older citizens being included in regeneration?
  An rexamination of how older people are faring in 2003 following a report in 2000 called "Overlooked and Excluded". It updates understanding on how older people benefit from and are involved in regeneration and identifies policy and practice themes where progress has been made or challenges still remain. The report, commissioned by Age Concern England, the Beth Johnson Foundation, Better Government for Older People, & Care & Repair England, makes recommendations for the future.
• No-win, No-fee Actions: And other ways to help pay for legal action
  Information about the cost of taking legal action, other options, and what "no-win, no-fee" means