Housing, Care and Support: Volume 17 Issue 2
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A journal on policy, research and practiceTable of contents
Public perceptions of housing improvement and self-rated health: World Values Survey, 2005-2007
Ivy ShiueHousing conditions affect occupants continuously, and health interventions have shown the positive association between housing investment and improvement in occupant health. Yet…
Care in the community or care of the community? Some reflections on the role of support services in retirement housing
Anne GrayThe purpose of this paper is to enquire how housing providers can facilitate a “social scene” which helps residents to bond together and which indirectly can generate both mutual…
Differing perspectives on a role for technology in care homes to improve the lives of older people and the work environment of staff
Deidre Wild, Ala Szczepura, Clive Bowman, Angela Kydd, Richard Wallis– The purpose of this paper is to place the future development of technology within the existing reality of the diversity of care homes.
Organisational development, appreciative inquiry and the development of Psychologically Informed Environments (PIEs). Part I: a positive psychology approach
Suzanne Quinney, Leo RichardsonAppreciative Inquiry (AI) has its roots in the world of Organisational Development (OD), however, as a strength-based approach which is intrinsically creative and generative, it…
Would you like fries with your borsch?
Kelli J. McGeeThe purpose of this paper is to show how cultural sensitivity plays a role in international social services organizational development. The American author applied an analytic…
Don't walk by: urban faith-based homeless outreach campaigns
Hans Oh, Sam AlbertsonThe purpose of this paper is to explore the objectives and overall approach of a faith-based homeless outreach campaign. It aims to stimulate wider discussion about how civil…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Dr Martin Whiteford