Transcript To what Extent has the Government Been Successful in

To What Extent has the Government Been Successful in
Supporting Older People to Make the Right Choice of
Housing? The Perspective of People Over the Age of 70
Living in Family Homes
Author: Mark Radford
Supervisor: Dr. Athina Vlachantoni
Centre for Research on Ageing
www.southampton.ac.uk/ageing
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Outline of Presentation
1. Why is the topic ‘one of the biggest challenges of
the 21st Century’? (DCLG 2008)
2. Methodology
3. Research and Results
4. Discussion Points
5. Conclusion
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Why do older people’s housing choices
present such a crucial challenge to
policy makers in the 21st century?
1. Demographic changes
2. Health resources
3. Transitions in living arrangements
4. Disparity in income and wealth
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Estimated and projected population aged 85 and over: United Kingdom 2008 and 2033
Source: Office of National Statistics Bulletin: 2008 based National population projections: 5
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Hospital and community health service gross current expenditure per head: by age
2002/3
Source: Census 2001, cited in Focus on Older people 2005 Office for National Statistics p52
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People Living Alone by sex and age, Great Britain 2007
Source: Office for National statistics: Focus on Older people, last updated May 2009
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MSc Dissertation Methodology
1. Critical policy review
2. Academic literature review
3. Series of semi-structured interviews
31 individuals, 12 couples, 6 widows, 1 person with husband in care home
Urban home : 4 couples, 3 singles
Suburban : 6 couples, 2 singles
Rural home: 2 couples, 2 singles
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Government Policy Principles
‘Our approach is based around a few simple
principles: that everyone should be able to make
a choice that mirrors their lifestyle and
circumstances; above all, to remain safely in their
own home, near friends and family, as long as
they wish to, that good housing is essential for
good health and well-being, and should be valued
and planned as such ; and that, as years go by
there will be a choice of desirable housing with
support and care to match changing capabilities’
(Baroness Andrews, Communities and Local
Government Minister DCLG 2008:9)
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Government Policy Principles
Quality and Choice for Older People’s Housing - A
Strategic Framework (DH, ODPM 2001)
Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods. A National
Strategy for Housing in An Ageing Society (DCLG
2008)
1. Quality and Choice
2. Integrated Housing, Health and Care
3. Information and Advice
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Quality and Choice for Householders?
‘Although Lifetime Homes Lifetime Neighbourhoods (CLG, 2008), the
new national strategy for housing in an ageing society, has generally
been enthusiastically received, within the Royal Institution for
Chartered Surveyors there are some concerns that the housing needs
and preferences of some groups have received less attention,
particularly those older home-owners who are relatively well and
living in large family size homes’(Croucher et al 2008 : 6)
‘The impression is one of almost bewildering choice. But when push
comes to shove- especially in a crisis - there is no choice at all’ (HAPPI
2009: 14)
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Research & Results
1. Satisfaction with own home and locality – in
order to assess success in helping people to
remain at home
2. Factors influencing choice of alternatives,
using the HAPPI design elements – to assess
provision of choice
3. Emerging themes from interviews
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Home Satisfaction of Older People Age 70-80
Source: The author’s research
Home Satisfaction of Older People Age 80+
Source: The author’s research
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Neighbourhood Satisfaction of Older People Age 70-80
Source: The author’s research
Neighbourhood Satisfaction of Older People Age 80+
Source: The author’s research
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Percentage Ranking HAPPI Design Elements, High, Medium and
Low, Average Overall Ranking and Final Overall Ranking
Source: The author’s research
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Themes Emerging From Recorded
Interviews
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The Importance of Neighbourhood and Locality
‘Everyone in the town knows us. On Saturday morning he can go to
buy a paper and be gone for hours’ female aged 73
‘We have wonderful neighbours, Steve from over the road dug our
vegetable patch when Arthur was ill. We have great fun with him, he
makes Arthur laugh’ female aged 80
‘I would like to be able to buy a pint of milk without having to get the
car out of the garage’ male aged 71
‘I don’t go out much but then I don’t think many people of my age do’
female aged 92
‘I know it’s a family home, but I don’t want to move because it’s the
only home I’ve had. All my memories are here, and I don’t want to go
anywhere else’ female aged 92
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Fear/Confidence Towards Prospect of Moving
‘I love my house. Moving would be stressful. I wouldn’t know
where to start with packing things up’ female aged 72
‘I think we are too old to move now’ female aged 89
‘The future is something unpredictable and therefore cannot be
planned’ male aged 73
Contrast in attitudes younger old/older old, movers/non-movers
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Perception of Alternatives
‘I’ve lived in Germany and I know that most people there are
happy to share. I don’t think it’s the same in England, we’re not
made like that. We keep ourselves to ourselves’ male aged 72
‘Why should I want any shared facilities? If I want to see my
friends, I can invite them in’ female aged 78
‘I’m not interested in tea-dances’ male aged 75
‘I would miss opening the front door, letting the sunshine in and
seeing the garden’ female aged 78
‘Little dark flats that are pokey’ male aged 73
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Home Adaptations and Assistance
‘Nobody tells you. You have to put yourself out to get anything
organised. It took me a fortnight to contact the social workers’
female aged 80
‘It’s perfect here now really. I’m very lucky. I’m happy enough and
would be very sad if I had to move’ female aged 93
‘People say you should be able to get assistance but I don’t think we
need it’ female aged 79
No knowledge of FirstStop
Contrast FirstStop with Seamless Relocation
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Government Success in Supporting Older People to
Continue to Live in Their Own Homes
• Majority wish to stay in their family homes as long as
possible
•Evidence that the vulnerable are being supported by
government agencies
But
• Importance of informal support networks – Big Society
• Reluctance of some to consider the future, risk that choice
will be made in a crisis
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Government Success in The Provision of Alternatives
• Insufficient choice in locality near family and social
networks.
• Existing options often too small. Downsizing?
• Dislike of shared facilities.
• Generic and accessible information.
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Conclusion
Evidence of success
but
Insufficient supply of attractive housing in the locations
where people wish to live.
Policy makers Continue to support vulnerable
Address supply issues in localities…localism?
Communicate with new generation of older householders
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