Advanced
search

To read this content please select one of the options below:

Creating the asset base – a review of literature and policy on housing with care

Teresa June Atkinson (Research Fellow, at The Association for Dementia Studies, University of Worcester, Worcester, UK)
Simon Evans (Principal Research Fellow, based at The Association for Dementia Studies, University of Worcester, Worcester, UK)
Robin Darton (Senior Research Fellow, based at Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Kent, UK)
Ailsa Cameron (Senior Lecturer, based at School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK)
Jeremy Porteus (Housing Learning and Improvement Network, London, UK)
Randall Smith (School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK)

Housing, Care and Support

ISSN: 1460-8790

Article publication date: 12 March 2014

324

Abstract

Purpose

Appropriate housing for the growing population of older adults is becoming an international concern. The purpose of this paper is to report on a review of UK and international literature carried out as part of a project exploring the commissioning and delivery of social care in housing with care settings. The paper also considers housing with care in the context of UK policy and practice.

Design/methodology/approach

The peer literature review process used a range of academic databases as well as government and third sector web sites, drawing on relevant material in English published from 1990 to 2012.

Findings

Findings are presented within three main themes: how care and support is provided; the role of the built environment; and the benefits for resident well-being. The review found a paucity of literature focusing specifically on care and support in housing with care settings, particularly in terms of how social care is delivered, but the evidence base suggests that housing with care is in a strong position to deliver on most if not all UK government aspirations.

Practical implications

Despite a growing literature both in the UK and internationally exploring the characteristics and benefits of housing with care for older people, substantial gaps remain in the research evidence.

Originality/value

This paper presents an up to date review of the housing with care literature in the context of current UK policy.

Keywords

Acknowledgements

Grateful thanks to everyone on the ASSET Project Team and Advisory Group for their support during the literature review. Special thanks to Joanne Abbott from the University of Bristol for her assistance with the peer-reviewed literature. This paper presents independent research funded by the NIHR School for Social Care Research. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors’ and not necessarily those of the NIHR School for Social Care Research or the Department of Health, NIHR or NHS.

Citation

June Atkinson, T., Evans, S., Darton, R., Cameron, A., Porteus, J. and Smith, R. (2014), "Creating the asset base – a review of literature and policy on housing with care", Housing, Care and Support, Vol. 17 No. 1, pp. 16-25. https://doi.org/10.1108/HCS-09-2013-0017

Publisher

:

Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2014, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Related articles

Manage cookies

We’re listening — tell us what you think

Join us on our journey