Review of Housing Support Options
for Older People
RHSOOP
Older Peoples Housing Strategy Group
9th December 2014
Focus
To review the range of support services DCC provides for older
people (and related generic services)
To find out what services people value and want
To make best use of resources available
Focussing on:
• Sheltered Housing
• Floating Support
Noting work recently completed on
• Extra Care Housing
• Home Improvement Agency
Older Peoples Housing Strategy Group
Timetable
• September 2014 – February 2015
Engagement
• March – April 2015
Draft Strategy
• May - August 2015
Consultation
• September - October 2015
Finalise Strategy
• November 2014 - January 2015
Co-Produce Specification
• February – June 2016
Tender new contracts
• 1st October 2016
New Contracts start
Older Peoples Housing Strategy Group
Engagement
• Sheltered Housing Conference
• Dorset Age Partnership
• Commissioners
• Providers
• Service Users
• Older People
• Website
Older Peoples Housing Strategy Group
Sheltered Housing Conference
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- Some stock not fit for
- Proven Model
purpose
- Provides Independence for
- Eligibility criteria
longer
- Combats social
- Lack of storage
isolation
Sheltered
Housing
Opportunities:
Threats:
- Common Rooms
- Support Funding cuts
- Hub and Spoke - outreach
- Old Fashioned
Eating opportunities
- Allocation policy
Older Peoples Housing Strategy Group
Dorset Age Partnership
Some of the feedback
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Self Funders fall through gaps
Need help to move (HOOPS)
Keep repeating message – people don't know what they don’t know
Want to live life as they choose
Share experiences
Treat them as individuals
Provide transport - Good bus service
Volunteers support people
Cleaning and Gardening
People get depressed if isolated
Older Peoples Housing Strategy Group
Dorset Age Partnership
Some of the feedback
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Pet friendly housing
Involve POPPs and SAIL
A roof and emergency response
Someone to change light bulb (Handyvan)
Access to CADLs and SADLs
Interaction not just care package
Depression if cannot keep home up together
Don’t treat them as invisible
Don’t patronise
Don’t impose dependency
Older Peoples Housing Strategy Group
Service Users
Plan to arrange meetings of sheltered housing residents in
partnership with providers
•
Laminated statements to aid discussion:
•
Sheltered Housing Schemes\Statements for discussion.ppt
•
Are they down to the:
• Built environment?
• Support staff?
•
Plan to pilot with providers and DCC staff
Aim to identify what people feel is most important
Older Peoples Housing Strategy Group
Providers
Conversations
• Vary
• National
• Regional
• Local
• Your vision
• What works
• Experience elsewhere
Older Peoples Housing Strategy Group
Older People
Wider engagement
• Community Safety – Sloppy slipper events.
• Website
• Suggestions?
Older Peoples Housing Strategy Group
Older People
Website
Background:
•
•
•
Following a comprehensive review of Extra Care Housing and Home
Improvement Agency Strategy the County Council is turning its
attention to the range of other housing support services provided for
older people. These include the sheltered housing services currently
provided to over 5000 households at a cost of about £1.5m.
At the heart of the review is a wish to work in partnership with
communities, health and social care providers, housing authorities,
housing associations and the private sector to maintain the
independence of older people in their own home, avoiding the need for
admission to hospital or residential care
The outcome of the review will be agreement on the range of services
to be provided from October 2016.
Older Peoples Housing Strategy Group
Older People
Website
Engagement:
During this phase of the review we will be working with older people,
service users, providers and other stakeholders seeking answers to
questions including:
• What services do people value and want?
• How to make best use of resources available?
• What are the gaps in support for older people at present?
• What support do older people actually want?
• What are good and bad aspects of the current sheltered housing
service?
• How can we best ensure older people have best quality of life and stay
independent?
• Should we carry on providing sheltered housing or focus service on
people that need it rather than the buildings?
Older Peoples Housing Strategy Group
Older People
Website
Get Involved
We want to know what you think. If you would like to
get involved:
• get in touch
• let us know your views on the questions
posed above.
Contact:
• Robin James
 Service Development Officer, Dorset County
Council, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester
DT1 1XJ
: 01305 225904
: [email protected]
Older Peoples Housing Strategy Group
Timetable
• September 2014 – February 2015
Engagement
• February – April 2015
Draft Strategy
• May to August 2015
Consultation
• September - October 2015
Finalise Strategy
• November 2014 - January 2015
Co-Produce Specification
• February – June 2016
Tender new contracts
• 1st October 2016
New Contracts start
Older Peoples Housing Strategy Group
Contact
Robin James
Service Development Officer
Supporting People
T: 01305 225904
E: [email protected]
Older Peoples Housing Strategy Group