Housing and Older People (WS30)

Housing and Older People

Jennifer Wallace

Supported Housing Manager

Trust Housing Association

[email protected]

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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Questions?

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