housing and older people (ws30)
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Housing and Older People
Jennifer Wallace
Supported Housing Manager
Trust Housing Association
On a scale of 1 – 10, (1= strongly disagree and 10 = strongly agree), mark on a post it your response to the following statements:
• I am aware what different types of older people’s housing options are available.
• I understand the range of services that Housing Associations can offer.
• I think that housing has a critical role to play in the Reshaping Care Agenda.
About Trust Housing
Association
• RSL currently providing over 2400 homes to people across Scotland
• We have over 500 staff working across 24 separate local authority areas
• We have a specific focus on Older Peoples Housing and Support Services provision
Current Range of Housing
Options
• Retirement Housing
• Amenity Housing
• Sheltered Housing
• Very Sheltered Housing
• Supported Housing
• Housing with Care
• General Needs
Current Range of Services
• Housing Support
• Care at Home
• Day Care
• Intermediate Care Accommodation
• Alarm call and telecare options
• Meals Service
• TEL services e.g. Home Angels
Benefits of Current Housing
Options
• Suitably adapted accommodation
• Encourages individuals to maintain independence
• Alarm call systems and telecare systems in place as standard
• Communal space for use by tenants and local community
• Preventative support and security for tenants and their families
Benefits of Current Housing
with Care and Support Services
• Ability to provide a flexible and responsive service
• Promotes service users independence
• Reduces admissions to long term care
• Supports reablement of service users
• Reduces preventable or unnecessary admissions to hospital
• Reduces delayed discharge days
Future Opportunities…
• Use of developments as ‘hubs’ for a range of services for local community, including day care, meals clubs, response teams
• Use of flats within developments for intermediate care accommodation/step up: step down/respite accommodation
• Further development of services such as Home Angels
Thank you!
Any questions?
Contact Details:
Jennifer Wallace, Supported Housing Manager
Trust Housing Association, 12 New Mart Rd, Edinburgh,
EH14 1RL
0131 444 4986 or [email protected]
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Agenda
Introduction
Who we are
What we do
(Cost)
Service
Questions
Who we are
• Part of the TRUST group
• Responding to change– Sector
– Economy
• Employment for Trust staff
• Familiar face
What we do
• Support for NON care services– Shopping
– Cleaning
– Laundry
• Not just Trust Housing customers
Cost INCLUDES
• VAT (£11.46)
• Insurance
• NI & tax
• Training
• Cover – holiday/sickness
• Piece of mind
• Employment
WE DO!!!• Cleaning
• Laundry
• Washing up
• Vacuuming
• Ironing
• Shopping
• Window cleaning
• Museum visit
• Dog walking
• Post hospital help
• End of tenancy clean
• Carpet cleaning
• Office cleaning
• Duvet changing
Our commitment
• Quality
• Consistency
• Value
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