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

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Timetable

• September 2014 – February 2015 Engagement

• March – April 2015 Draft Strategy

• May - August 2015 Consultation

• September - October 2015 Finalise Strategy

• November 2014 - January 2015Co-Produce Specification

• February – June 2016 Tender new contracts

• 1st October 2016 New Contracts start

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Engagement

• Sheltered Housing Conference

• Dorset Age Partnership

• Commissioners

• Providers

• Service Users

• Older People

• Website

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Sheltered Housing Conference

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Strengths:

- Proven Model

- Provides Independence for longer

- Combats social

isolation

Weaknesses:

- Some stock not fit for purpose

- Eligibility criteria

- Lack of storage

Opportunities:

- Common Rooms

- Hub and Spoke - outreach

Eating opportunities

Threats:

- Support Funding cuts

- Old Fashioned

- Allocation policy

Sheltered Housing

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

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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

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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

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ProvidersConversations

• Vary• National• Regional• Local

• Your vision• What works• Experience elsewhere

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Older PeopleWider engagement

• Community Safety – Sloppy slipper events.

• Website

• Suggestions?

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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.

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Older PeopleWebsite

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?

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Older PeopleWebsite

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

: robin.james@dorsetcc.gov.uk

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Timetable

• September 2014 – February 2015 Engagement

• February – April 2015 Draft Strategy

• May to August 2015 Consultation

• September - October 2015 Finalise Strategy

• November 2014 - January 2015Co-Produce Specification

• February – June 2016 Tender new contracts

• 1st October 2016 New Contracts start

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Contact

Robin James

Service Development Officer

Supporting People

T: 01305 225904

E: robin.james@dorsetcc.gov.uk

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