Title HCA Supporting Housing for Older Age.

Event Capita Sheltered Housing Conference

Name Kevin McGeoughSenior Strategy Manager

Date 4th December 2012

Supporting Independent Living in older age

The Scale of the Issue

HCA supporting older persons housing

HCA quality and independence in housing for older people (Happi)

Care and Support

for Specialised Housing

Fund (CaSSH)

Scale of the issue

The number of over 60s is projected to increase by 7 million over the next 25 yearsONS 2009

To 2029 the population aged 75+ is projected to rise by 47% in urban areas , and by 90% in rural areasLifetime Homes Lifetime Neighbourhoods 2008

60% projected growth in households is 65+ year old households (2008-2033)

-50.0%

0.0%

50.0%

100.0%

150.0%

200.0%

250.0%

0-4

5-9

10-1

4

15-1

9

20-2

4

25-2

9

30-3

4

35-3

9

40-4

4

45-4

9

50-5

4

55-5

9

60-6

4

65-6

9

70-7

4

75-7

9

80-8

4

85-8

990

+

% change within age group % change across all ages

Scale of the issue

Dementia is projected to increase 44% among the over 65s by 2025ILC UK 2008

Over 700,000 over 65s don’t get out more than once a weekHelp the Aged 2007

1950 20101970 1990

HCA Supporting Housing for

Older People

HCA delivering for older people

National Affordable Housing Programme 2008-11

Investment of £1.017 bn in specialist housing

Delivered 18,150 new specialist homes

£579m invested in housing for older people

Additiojnally 1692 PFI extracare units

The HCA believes that a strong and sustainable community needs to include all its members, including those who are older or vulnerable.

Affordable Homes Programme 2011-15

£4.5bn (£2.3bn existing commitments)

Meeting locally identified needs

80% Market rent

9.5% for supported housing

encourages a spectrum of provision to meet the needs of older people:

“Helping deliver the Government’s ambition to build up to 170,000 new high quality affordable homes by 2015”

HCA delivering for older people

Improving the Quality of Housing for Older People

“Happi”

Housing our ageing population: panel for innovation

Improving the quality of housing for older people

Challenge perceptions and raise the aspirations and ensure that future homes and are fit for purpose, functional and adaptable to future needsRaise awareness of the possibilities offered through innovative approaches to the design of housing and neighbourhoods

The Approach

“Happi” Design Principles

Space & layout

Light & ventilation

Balconies or terraces

Care Ready

Circulation space

Communal space

Quality of outdoor space

Environmental concern

Adequate storage

Shared external surfaces

Location

Kidbrooke regeneration Core & cluster Less institutional Mainly 2 bed dual aspect flats

The Happi-effect

Kidbrooke Extra Care, Greenwich PRP architects and Berkeley Urban Renaissance 300 Extra Care Flats

The Happi-effect

Trees Extra Care, N6 PRP architects Hill Homes One Housing Group

40 homes– 21 x 1b– 19 x 2b

100% rent

HAPPI Design Awards - 2011

The Care and Support for Specialised Housing Fund

Care and Support for Specialised Housing CaSSH Fund

White Paper –

Caring for our future: reforming care and support Re-establishes links between Health and Housing £200m announcement 2013-2018 Up to £300m Additional £100m potential

focus on 2013/15 London – separate fund Launched 26th October 2012

Care and Support for Specialised Housing Fund Ministerial Foreword

The 2009 report of the

Housing our Ageing Population : Panel for innovation (HAPPI) showcased best practice from across Europe, and the

principles of that report form the backbone of the bidding guidance. Crucially, The HAPPI ethos and principles are to be widened through this fund to address the needs of disabled groups, to ensure that high quality housing is

delivered in great places, tuned to local need and demand.

Norman Lamb, Minister for Care services

Specialised housing opportunities for older people

Adults with disabilities or mental Health problems

Care and Support for Specialised Housing CaSSH Fund

Community-led housing with mutual supportHerfra til Evigheden, Roskilde, Denmark

Colliers Gardens, Bristol

Dementia focus – for independent livingGradman Haus, Stuttgart, Germany

Specialised housing opportunities for older people

Individual housing with their own front doors Flexibility to adapt or install assistive technology Availability of care and support – on-site or in a local and

accessible location Communal areas

Assessment criteria– Value for money– Deliverability– Fit with local strategic priorities– Sustainability– Design and Quality

2 Phase approach – social and private

18th January 2013, Phase 1 deadline

15th March 2013, Phase 2 expression of Interest2

Care and Support for Specialised Housing CaSSH Fund

“Since my accident in 2009 I’ve been in care homes or hospital and it feels like I’ve been living in a cocoon, I currently don’t have a life as such and this is my chance for freedom – when I can transform from a caterpillar into a butterfly.

Gary, aged 54, is tetraplegic and is living at Prince Charles House with a full time carer.