Housing 21 welcomes APPG ‘live well at home’ report

Published by 792 for Housing 21 in Housing and also in Communities

Pushpa Raguvaran. Chief Executive of Housing 21 said: “We are very pleased with the publication of the All Party Parliamentary Group’s call for a housing strategy that supports older people to live well at home.

“Our response to the recent Dilnot review highlighted the need for a system that enables people to make real choices about the setting for their care. Housing 21 has an extensive programme of providing Extra Care housing because we know that it offers an excellent alternative to residential care. It gives older people a real choice as well as allowing them to continue living independently as part of the local community.

“We also support the recommendation to include housing on local Health and Wellbeing Boards. As a provider of home care and reablement services we know how valuable well co-ordinated community-based services are in helping older people avoid hospital and residential care admissions. The proposed introduction of health budgets for housing adaptations and repairs would complement social care services in helping older people to stay well in their own homes, as would the development of new housing choices and solutions for this growing group.

“Above all, we welcome any initiative that puts older people at the heart of housing design and planning as well as giving them greater choice and control over services.”