Housing and care related resources

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

Resources beginning with T

• Take Extra care of Your Bladder
  Myths & realities of bladder control, how the bladder works, types of bladder loss, what can be done to help, bladder retraining, diet & weight.
• Take extra care of Your Bones
  Advice & information about bones and osteoporosis, including who is at risk, everyday idetary advice, and physical activity
• Take Extra Care of Your Diet
  General information & advice about a balanced diet, and information about appropriate diets for calcium & bones, osteoporosis, arthritis, and the prevention & relief of constipation
• Take Extra Care of Your Hearing
  Advice & information about hearing loss, what it means, common signs, diagnosis, causes, communication, and hearing aids
• Take Extra Care of Your Heart
  Information & advice about heart disease, the causes, who is at risk, and how to minimise the risk
• Taking Extra Care of your Blood Pressure
  Information and advice about blood pressure & symptoms & treatment of hypertension. Advice on lifestyle & diet to minimise risk of hypertension.
• Telecare Implementation Guide
  A practical resource for commissioners and organisations considering development of telecare services
• Telecare Services Association
  The TSA website has information on the telecare (community alarm, lifeline or careline) industry in the UK and the services it currently provides to individual users. You can search their website to find service providers in your local area.
• Television Licence Concessions
  Available TV licence concessions, Registered blind concessions. Accommodation for Residential Care licence - who is eligible, care homes, sheltered housing, exceptions, & how the licence works. Households with a person aged 75 years and over. Help from local authorities. Caravans & mobile homes.
• Television licences
  Who needs a television licence, hiw much they cost, how to buy them, when you can get a refund, and what happens if you don't have a licence. Using a television or video away from home, TV's and videos in guesthouses, bed & breakfast, Holiday accommodation (including caravans), & hotels. What if you don't use a TV or Video to watch or record authorised broadcast programs. T.V. licencing.
• Tenancy Issues: Surviving Partners in Extra Care Housing
  The development of tenancy agreements for couples in Extra Care Housing, based on the experience of an Extra Care project in Southampton
• Tenant Management Co-operatives
  Information about Tenant Management Co-operatives for council or housing association tenants
• Tenants Rights
  Information about the rights of different types of tenancy & security of tenure, rents, the right to repairs, and help with renovation, repairs and adaptations. Applies to council, housing association, and private tenants
• The Almshouse Association
  Almshouses provide purpose-built dwellings at the centre of local communities. They are specially adapted for the comfort and welfare of elderly residents. Almshouse residents are able to remain in a village or locality of their choice, within easy reach of their relatives and friends
  
  The Almshouse Association assists trustees of almshouse charities in finding sources of finance for major repairs, modernisation schemes and in some cases for new buildings. The Association also acts as representative of its member charities in lobbying and negotiating with Government departments and agencies, the Housing Corporation and the Charity Commission. Our influence continues to grow but so does the demand for funds and resources.
• The Atching Brief - non-instructed advocacy
  A guiding set of values used by ASIST that can approach non-instructed advocacy, I.e. a policy for offering advocacy to people who do not have a system of communication that is recognised by the advocate
• The Big Picture - older people
  Research & evaluation drawn together from the Housing Corporations Innovation & Good Practice projects about older people. This was written to inform the Corporations Housing for Older People policy, and gives pointers for future development of housing for older people and particularly for BME elders. Appropriate communication and need to involve elders are key points.
• The Blue Badge Scheme
  Information about parking concessions for disabled and blind people, eligibility, and how to apply
• The Blue Cross website
  Website of The Blue Cross, the pets charity. They offer to find homes for pets, offer a Pet Bereavement Support Service, & veterinary treatment for pet owners on means tested benefits or low incomes.
• The Brief Care Home Guide
  What to consider when deciding about care, choosing a care home, paying for a care home, living in a care home, and where to get further information.
• The Care Commission website
  This is the website for the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (The Care Commission), which is a national organisation set up under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001to regulate and inspect Scottish Care Services
• The Challenges of Providing Extra Care Housing to People with Dementia
  "Viewpoint" publication by the Housing LIN, adapted from a presentation given by Sue Garwood of Hanover HA in July 2004. It examines the feasibility of Extra Care housing being able to provide a service to people with dementia, and provides a checklist for dementia-friendly design.
• The Charity Commission & Regulation
  Explanation of the role of the Charity Commission & how it regulates charities
• The Cinnamon Trust
  The Cinnamon Trust provides practical help on day-to-day care of pets and fostering and long term care for pets whose owners have moved to residential accommodation. They have a national register of care homes and sheltered housing schemes that will accept residents and their pets.
• The Cinnamon Trust website
  Website of the Cinnamon Trust, a national charity for frail older people and their pets
• The commission & it's work with people who use social services
  Information about the role of the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI), and what it will mean to people who use social services
• The Complete Care Home Guide
  Details about all the issues around deciding on a care home, finding & paying for one, and living in a care home.
• The Council Tax
  Provides an outline of the most important aspects for older people of the Council Tax system.
• The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) - A Guide for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Customers
  Information about the DDA 1995 for death & partially sighted people, describing who is covered by it, & how it affects blind & hard of hearing people. It describes what "reasonable adjustments" are, when service providers are allowed to treat people less favourably, and what to do if you are discriminated against.
• The facts : what you need to know about hearing aids
  Information and advice for people who have just got a hearing aid, or think they may need one. It describes how hearing aids work, how to get one, the different types, how to use one and look after it, and what to do if it isn't working properly
• The facts: what you need to know about equipment for deaf and hard of hearing people
  This contains information about equipment that can alert to different sounds, help in using the telephone, listening equipment, getting subtitles on TV and DVDs, equipment to help with tinnitis, and where to buy equipment
• The home buyers & sellers guide to the Home Information Pack
  An explanation of the government's proposal to introduce a mandatory Home Information Pack, which will require all sellers of residential accommodation (except commercial) to have a set of documents to provide buyers and sellers with key information about the property they may wish to buy. Documents will include Land Registry searches, copies of deeds to the property, and a Home Condition Report. The Pack will become mandatory from 1st June 2007
• The housing and support needs of older people with visual impairment
  Findings of research commissioned by Thomas Pocklington Trust, who engaged researchers from University College London and Bristol University to examine the housing and support needs of 400 people aged 55 years plus. Findings included little professional recognition of the emotional consequences, social isolation, and poor knowledge of services available.
• The Housing Corporation's definitions of Housing Association supported housing and housing for older people
  The purpose of the definitions is to enable housing associations to categorise their housing for rent as either general needs housing, supported housing or housing for older people within the Housing Corporation's regulatory, data collection (accounts, RSR, CORE) and investment systems.
• The Irish in Britain
  Findings of research, commissioned by the CRE, into the extent of discrimination faced by Irish people living in Britain. It includes recommendations for action.
• The Law, the Duty, & You
  A guide for public employees about the Race Relations Act and the duty to promote racial equality
• The needs of older women : services for victims of elder abuse and other abuse
  Summary report on the findings of a research project about women who had been victims of elder abuse.
• The NHS Hearing Aid Service
  Description of how the NHS hearing aid service works, how to get an aid, the different types and features of hearing aids, and battery replacement and servicing.
• The numbers game: black and minority ethnic elders and sheltered accommodation:
  This report seeks to find out why so few black and minority ethnic elders are using sheltered housing. It identifies various barriers which go some way to explaining this state of affairs, including hostility from residents and staff, lack of consultation and encouragement from providers, ignorance of black elders' language, customs preferences and concerns, location of schemes and size of dwellings.
• The Older Population
  Analysis of population statistics and trends regarding older people, specifically looking at the retired population in the United Kingdom, Income, Housing & Health.
• The Park Homes Guide
  A guide to buying, living in, and selling a Park Home
• The Pension Credit - questions and answers
  A summary of the main features of Pensions Credit, which was introduced on October 2003. It covers the 2 parts, I.e. Guarantee credit, and Savings credit
• The Social Fund and other sources of financial help
  Information about the regulated fund (cold weather, winter fuel, & funeral payments), and the discretionary fund (community care grants & budgeting & crisis loans). Other sources of financial help include charities & benevolent funds, energy efficiency grants, and help with repairs, home adaptations, and home improvements.
• The State Pension
  Information about the State Retirement Pension. The information is valid until 5 April 2008.
• The Support Charge in Rented Sheltered Housing
  Information about the Support Charge in rented sheltered housing, how it affects residents, and financial help available to pay the charge
• The Whole of Me.. Meeting the needs of older lesbians, gay men and bisexuals living in care homes and extra care housing
  This publication is primarily aimed at professionals working in care homes and extra care housing. It explains how to recognise and respond to everyones's needs, and sets out clearly the type of support that lesbians, gay men and bisexual people may need.
• Thinking about a move : Think about extra care sheltered
  Information for people thinking about moving to extra care sheltered housing
• Thinking about Money
  Advice on how to assess your financial situation, prepare a balanced personal budget & how this can be used to help manage your money.
• Towards 2000: Designing Housing for Frail Elderly People
  A report of a Royal Institure of British Arrchitects ideas competition commissioned by Anchor Housing Association
• Training & Development ; investing time & resources to improve the effectiveness of your staff
  Good practice guide about training & development of staff for Home Improvement Agencies. Covers the need to identify needs, plan and prioritise training, monitor the activities, and evaluate the effectiveness of training.
• Transfer of Assets and Paying for Care in a Care Home
  Information on the rules for transferring assets, particularly in relation to the amount older people have to pay towards the costs of care in a care home from their income and savings.
• Transferring the Ownership of Property
  Suggests points you may want to consider if you are thinking of transferring ownership of your property to your children or to someone else.
• Travel and Transport
  Information on travel which may be useful to older people. Includes information on financial assistance relating to travel, including social security benefits and concessions.
• Treatment of Couples
  Guidance on the assessment of married or unmarried couples' liability to meet care home costs & entitlement to state assistance - if both or only one member of a couple need a care home.
• Treatment of property
  A discussion of the impact of property ownership on entitlement to help towards the cost of care home fees.
• Treatment of the Former Home as Capital for People in Care Homes
  Information on financial support towards care home fees and situations where friends or relatives of the older person are at risk of losing their home because they are still living in the property.
• Type 2 Diabetes
  Explanation of the cause and effect of mature-onset sugar diabetes, treatment, and self help
• Types of Insurance Policy : which covers volunteers?
  The kinds of insurance that can be used to cover volunteers