housing choices for older people

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Housing choices for older peopleSarah Davis, CIH April 2014

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Future of specialist housing for older people

• Demographic changes/ resident and customer base

• Public service impacts/ funding• Government policy• Industry responses – new and remodelling

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Demographics

ONS Statistical Bulletin National Population Predictions 6 Nov 2013

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Profiles• Over 100- fastest

growing age group

• Over 65s, from 1:6 to 1:4

• Household growth – 60% over 65

• Many single person h/h

• Resident/ customer base

• Ageing demographic in general needs

• Maximising use of stock

• Identifying support/ new service needs

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Riverside LiveTimeCommunal facilities to:• Bring people together• Signpost and connect• Stat and vol services

• Getting basics right• Physical wellbeing• Social wellbeing• Connections –

communities and society

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Public service impacts

At 65, living disability free:• Men 47% • Women 42%• 1.5 m with long

term condition/ disability req adapted homes

• By 2021 over 1 m with dementia

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Policy framework

Dilnot review on funding for care• Shared responsibility individual and stateCare Bill• Wellbeing – suitable accommodation/ specialist focus• Integration• Framework for Dilnot proposalsBetter Care Fund• Shifting funding and services from acute• DFGsHCA care and support specialist housing fund

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Specialist homes – contribution to

• Housing crisis• Delivering the numbers• Right size, type, tenure, place• Govt roundtables• 3 ministers• Private sector opportunities – home ownership

and equity

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Models new build

• Bespoke high quality accommodation offer• Limited, if any, communal areas• Service level – concierge/ housekeeper/

activities• Viability• What about• Service/ support important McCarthy & Stone

• Social isolation• Tenure and flexibility

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• Quality design housing offer • Largescale, mixed capacity, facilities and

services• Menu of services and funding• Choice only where viable?

Extracare Charitable Trust Hagley Rd

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Commissioners:Tenure neutral services More options for people with long term conditionsNational outcomesLocal priorities

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Legacy stock• Appraisal• Meeting the

numbers• Linking with new

schemes• Funding• Physical upgrades –

HRA/ ALMOs

Castle Court, Derwentside

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Service remodelling• Services and support• Wellbeing• Caretaker/ concierge/

housekeeper• Service clusters/ hub and

spoke/ localities• Developing supportive

communities/ volunteering

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Think about• Mapping needs/ aspirations• Supply – services/ gaps• Core strengths • Partnerships – stat and voluntary• Commissioners and customers • Delivering better options – homes fit

for purpose/ support

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Look out for• Creating housing choices for life• New approaches… retirement

housing coming soon• Working together…reshaping older

people’s services/ Safe at Home• How to....s• Get involved – CIH InfluencingUpdating Equipping

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Thank youSarah.davis@cih.org

024 7685 1793www.cih.org