The Role of Housing in Improving the Health & Wellbeing of Older Tenants Future East: 7th March 2013 Beryl Gillespie MSc BA(Hons) Head of Older People’s Services CHS Group Beryl.Gillespie@chsgroup.org.uk 01223 713576 www.chsgroup.org.uk
CHS Group est. 1927 Registered Social Landlord and Domiciliary Care Agency: 3 sheltered schemes – over 55’s housing with support worker attached 3 extra care schemes – 24 hour on-site care and support delivered in your own home 3 residential care homes – 24 hour care and support for the very frail
Predicted Change in Population
Supporting customer independence & choice - 2008
Care Home or Extra Care? Moved 24 residents from residential care to independent living ‘it will never work’ Passive v Active living
How much control do you have? Tenancy License More personal space en-suite room Privacy = dignity Institutional Independence Dependence High degree of control Little or no control Control over your life = wellbeing
How can we measure wellbeing - quantitatively? Rickter© assessment Functional independence measure Care hours required Number of falls Number of hospital admissions - reduced ‘Length Of Stay’ Number of deaths
How can we measure wellbeing- qualitatively? Listening to: Customer satisfaction Focus groups Family contact Resident meetings Compliments & complaints process Audits by senior officers of CHS
What do older people in sheltered & extra care services want from CHS? Support from staff Flexible care services Enabling environment Security Friends and social events – prevents isolation
Increasing Dementia Care Need in Residential Care 85 yrs + on entering care home Living to over 100 yrs Living longer with: Mental health needs Long term conditions Depression Chris Elsley Lead Practitioner in Dementia
The future – homes for life? New housing needs to be compatible with assistive technology Extra care is less expensive service than residential care Promotes sustained health & wellbeing Adapted environment to minimise impact of dementia in earlier stages
Final messages: Where do you want to live as you get older ? How would you want your to care to be delivered? Let’s make it happen?
Any questions?