The Needs of Older People in Sheltered Housing

Abstract

Purpose. Sheltered accommodation in the UK is commonly seen as a half-way house between independent community living and long-term care but little is known about the health and needs of its residents. The purpose of this study was to compare the needs of older people living in sheltered housing in two contrasting areas.Design and Methods. Residents from three inner city sheltered housing schemes (N = 51) and three new town schemes (N =

The needs of older people with dementia in residential care

“…The number of unmet needs in this sample of people with dementia is greater than that found in other residential care studies (M ¼ 2.5, Martin et al, 2002), and other settings such as sheltered housing (M ¼ 1.9, Field et al, 2004), primary care (M ¼ 1.9, Walters et al, 2000), or new admissions to day hospitals (M ¼ 3.5, Ashaye et al, 2003). This high prevalence of unmet needs in residential care coincides with increases in the rates of other problems, such as depression, anxiety, dementia, physical dependence, and behavioural problems, compared to the prevalence found in other settings (Godlove .…”

“…for daytime activities, behaviour, and company; Martin et al, 2002). Needs of people in residential care are substantially greater than for people living in sheltered accommodation (Field et al, 2004), admitted to day hospitals (Ashaye et al, 2003), or attending primary care (Walters et al, 2000). Those with dementia are more at risk and have been found to have unmet needs for extra help with depression, anxiety, or appropriate information (Janzon et al, 2000).…”

The needs of older people with mental health problems in a Portuguese psychiatric setting

“…Depressive disorder and dementia were the most common diagnoses in this sample, which is in line with other studies (Reynolds et al, 2000;Ashaye et al, 2003;Greaves et al, 2006;Fernandes et al, 2009). A larger number of global needs were associated with the diagnosis of dementia, followed by schizophrenia, bipolar, and depressive disorder, a result also corroborated by other authors (Field et al, 2004;Greaves et al, 2006;Passos et al, 2012).…”

The rhythm of ageing amongst Chinese elders in sheltered housing

“…This paper is based on data from fieldwork carried out in and around a cluster of sheltered homes for elderly Chinese between 1996 and 1998 in the north of England as part of a larger study on intergenerational relationships. While there is some post-2000 literature on the elderly Chinese population in the United Kingdom (UK) (Chau and Yu 2010; Chiu and Yu 2001) and some peer-reviewed literature on sheltered living for older people (Field et al 2005; Foord, Sodhi and Savory 2002; Percival 2000, 2001, 2002; Taylor and Neill 2009), there does not appear to be any in-depth study of elderly Chinese in sheltered accommodation, although reports such as Jones (2008) and Patel (2004) pointed to the demand for this type of housing. Pannell and Blood's (2012) UK-wide review of supported housing since 2000 listed Percival (2001) as the only ethnographic study of supported housing.…”