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The role and future development of supportive housing for older people in Ireland

Hdl Handle:
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/298879
Title:
The role and future development of supportive housing for older people in Ireland
Authors:
Cullen, Kevin; Delaney, Sarah; Dolphin, Ciaran
Affiliation:
National Council on Ageing and Older People
Publisher:
National Council on Ageing and Older People
Issue Date:
2007
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/298879
Additional Links:
http://www.ncaop.ie/publications/research/reports/102_Supp_Housing.pdf
Item Type:
Report
Language:
en
Description:
This report presents the results of a study to investigate the role and future development of supportive housing for older people in Ireland. For purposes of the study, supportive housing was defined as group or sheltered housing schemes for older people where the residents have their own apartments or houses. The key feature is having one’s own home but within a purpose-built, clustered arrangement rather than individual homes dispersed throughout the community. Within this definition there is a continuum in the amount of support and care that is provided for residents. This focus on supportive housing as defined above is timely in view of the increasing policy attention being given to this area in Ireland, in particular to sheltered housing. High expectations are being placed on it in relation to meeting housing and care needs of older people and delivering on the policy objective of avoiding, or at least delaying, the necessity for older people to move to residential care because they can no longer live independently in their own homes.
Keywords:
ACCOMMODATION; OLDER PEOPLE
Local subject classification:
HOUSING
ISSN:
1 900378 53 1

Full metadata record

DC FieldValue Language
dc.contributor.authorCullen, Kevinen_GB
dc.contributor.authorDelaney, Sarahen_GB
dc.contributor.authorDolphin, Ciaranen_GB
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-15T10:40:16Z-
dc.date.available2013-08-15T10:40:16Z-
dc.date.issued2007-
dc.identifier.issn1 900378 53 1-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/298879-
dc.descriptionThis report presents the results of a study to investigate the role and future development of supportive housing for older people in Ireland. For purposes of the study, supportive housing was defined as group or sheltered housing schemes for older people where the residents have their own apartments or houses. The key feature is having one’s own home but within a purpose-built, clustered arrangement rather than individual homes dispersed throughout the community. Within this definition there is a continuum in the amount of support and care that is provided for residents. This focus on supportive housing as defined above is timely in view of the increasing policy attention being given to this area in Ireland, in particular to sheltered housing. High expectations are being placed on it in relation to meeting housing and care needs of older people and delivering on the policy objective of avoiding, or at least delaying, the necessity for older people to move to residential care because they can no longer live independently in their own homes.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherNational Council on Ageing and Older Peopleen_GB
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.ncaop.ie/publications/research/reports/102_Supp_Housing.pdfen_GB
dc.subjectACCOMMODATIONen_GB
dc.subjectOLDER PEOPLEen_GB
dc.subject.otherHOUSINGen_GB
dc.titleThe role and future development of supportive housing for older people in Irelanden_GB
dc.typeReporten
dc.contributor.departmentNational Council on Ageing and Older Peopleen_GB
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