Housing, Care and Support: Volume 6 Issue 1

An academic question

Maurice Harker

The families and friends of homeless and vulnerable people: Homelessness is more than just nowhere to live

Stefan Durkacz

This article is based on recent research which set out to map the social networks of homeless people and find out about their hopes and aspirations, as well as their past and…

Surviving at the margins: Older homeless people accessing housing, care and support

Hazel Morbey, Jenny Pannell, Robin Means

Older people who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, have been the ‘forgotten homeless’ in policy debates and service provision. They tend to be less visible and less vocal…

Housing with Care: Initiatives in Norfolk for older people

E. Murray, R. Lyons, N. Miller

The Government has put emphasis on preventing inappropriate admissions to hospital and long‐term care and helping people to live at home. The National Service Framework for Older…

Healthy homes, healthier lives: Linking health, housing and social care services for older people

Sue Adams

The Government's drive to improve the overall health of the population, by tackling health inequalities and measures such as reducing falls and ending fuel poverty, has created a…

Choice of where and how you live: How families can create new solutions to a familiar problem

Nigel King

The White Paper Valuing People said the aim for people with learning disability should be choice of where and how you live. This is rarely the experience to date. A publication…

The National Service Framework for Older People: Bringing housing into the picture

Fiona Thomas

The National Consortium for Sheltered Housing (ERoSH) is responsible for promoting the benefits of sheltered, or as some providers say, retirement housing as a main component of…