Housing, Care and Support: Volume 6 Issue 2

Getting from A to B ‐ or how the bloody boat works

Maurice Harker

Supporting People: Whatever next?

Neil Miller

This article contrasts the practice of implementation with the initial principles set out for the Supporting People programme. Key questions remain unanswered about long‐term…

Supporting people on the margins: Who really needs housing‐related support?

Lynn Watson, Maryrose Tarpey, Kate Alexander, Caroline Humphreys

This review for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has been carried out while government departments, local statutory authorities, provider organisations and voluntary and service…

Supporting People: A proper contractual framework between funders, housing, support and care providers

Lynne Murray

The separation of housing from support and care services should lead to greater choice for service users. The process of separation has exposed the need for co‐ordination between…

Leaving home: The housing aspirations of young disabled people

Jo Dean

This article explores the housing experiences and aspirations of young disabled people in Scotland. Those who leave the family home in crisis experience several housing moves…

Assistive technology and older people: Listening to their views

Anthea Tinker, Claudine Mccreadie, Alan Turner‐Smith

The growing proportion of older people in the United Kingdom requires policies that are cost‐effective and responsive to their needs. Both these factors have led to growing…

Learning at work: A key to innovation, quality, improved performance and positive change

Jenny Spaull

Training is seen as a key to improved individual performance and service quality in a number of areas, notably social care. New regulatory standards in care include targets for…