Housing and Care: a Report for The Atlantic Philanthropies (Summary)

This study estimates that, of the population of people with dementia in NI, around 8,000 to 9,000 people live in communal establishments and around 10,000 in private households. It highlights the difficulties of providing estimates of where people with dementia will be living in the future. It examines the suppliers of housing with care in NI and finds that the most frequently available option for people with dementia who can no longer stay at home is residential or nursing home care. While there are also likely to be people with dementia living in sheltered housing provided by the social housing and charitable sectors, several issues related to this type of accommodation have emerged and have yet to be resolved. There are few alternative housing options for people with dementia. The report makes a case for the reallocation of public expenditure on dementia away from spending on residential and nursing home care to more spending on home-based care and support. It identifies examples of good practice in housing with care in NI, England, the Netherlands and Australia.

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Housing and Care: a Report for The Atlantic Philanthropies (Summary)
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2012
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Paris, C. (2012) Housing and Care: A Report for The Atlantic Philanthropies. Summary available at http://www.homes4retired.co.uk/assets/downloads/Housing-and-care-report-...