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1 Housing Needs Aim: • To understand the need to have a home.
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Housing Needs
Aim:• To understand the need to have a home.
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1. The Need for Housing
There are different types of housing for different needs.
The sort of house a person lives in may depend on how well-off that person is.
People will often live in different types of housing throughout their life.
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Different Housing
Flat for young
married couple
Larger house with garden for family with
children
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Different Housing
Move to smaller house, as
children have grown up and moved away.
Retired.
Where to now
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Who provides housing for the elderly?
Local councils, private companies and voluntary agencies provide different housing to meet the particular needs that some elderly people have.
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Facts about Elderly People and Housing in Scotland
There are about 66,000 pensioner households.
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Facts about Elderly People and Housing in Scotland
The percentage of single pensioner households who carried out repairs to their homes in 2004.
The percentage of small family households who carried out repairs to their homes in 2004.
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Facts about Elderly People and Housing in Scotland
The percentage of elderly people aged 65 and over who live in care homes.
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Facts about Elderly People and Housing in Scotland
The number of pensioner households who were homeless in 2004.
Task
Complete questions 1 -2 in your jotter from ‘pupil activities part 2’ booklet.
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Housing Needs
Aim:• To understand the housing problems
that elderly people may face.
Task• Stick the house plan into your jotters.• With your partner discuss the problems an
elderly person may face using the headings provided;
BathroomElectric SocketsPlugsStairsCupboardsTelephoneHeating
Add Colour
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Housing Problems for the Elderly
Bath difficult to get in and out of
Toilet difficult to get up from
Tap handles difficult to grip hold of
The Bathroom
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Housing Problems for the Elderly
Cupboards too high or too low
Kitchen items difficult to grip hold of
Electric plugs difficult to grip and pull out
The Kitchen
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Housing Problems for the Elderly
May not have central heating
One room only heated
Danger of hypothermia
Heating
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Housing Problems for the Elderly
Draughty windows and doors make houses expensive to heat
Can be a danger to health
Draughts
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Housing Problems for the Elderly
A problem if deaf Buttons difficult
to push Buttons and
display difficult to see
Telephone
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Housing Problems for the Elderly
Unable to look after garden
Becomes overgrown
Garden
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Housing Problems for the Elderly
Lack of spare cash
No money for essential repairs
Struggle to afford gas and electricity bills
Low Income
Task
Complete task 4 from ‘part 2 pupil activities’.
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Housing Needs
Aim:• To learn about the different housing
available to the elderly.
Jigsaw Activity
• Move into groups of FIVE.• Number each member 1 – 5.
1 = Sheltered housing.2 = Residential housing. 3 = Nursing homes.4 = Other types of housing.5 = Adapting homes.
Jigsaw Activity
• Go into groups based on your number.
• Using the Course Notes booklet create a visual aid based on the information.
• Everyone is the group must create the SAME visual aid.
• You will then return to teach the rest of your original group.
• There will then be a quiz. The GROUP with the highest score wins.
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2. Adapting the homes of elderly people
Today older people are encouraged to stay in their own homes.
They are given the support of a number of services, such as meals on wheels and home helps.
Houses can be adapted to allow elderly people to cope on their own.
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Care in the Community
Care in the Community is a system run by the Social Work Service of local councils.
It is designed to make sure that suitable care is provided for all who need it, including older people.
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Care in the Community
Social workers visit older people to assess their needs.
A doctor and family members may also be involved in this.
A care plan is drawn up which could recommend different accommodation, or alterations to the person’s home, as well as visits by specialist care workers.
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Examples of household aids for the elderly
Grab rails to aid mobility
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More examples of household aids
Bath lift to aid mobility Stair lift to aid mobility
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More examples of household aids
Plug with handle to aid mobility
BT Big Button phone to aid those with sight
problems
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Community Alarm Scheme
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Other alarmsFlood detector
Natural gas detector
Fall detector
Bed sensor
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3. Sheltered Housing
Sheltered housing is designed to allow elderly people to lead an independent life, yet feel safe and secure.
They can be built as blocks of flats or houses in terraces or streets.
Each ‘house’ is on one level.
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Sheltered Housing
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Sheltered Housing
Most sheltered housing complexes have a 24-hour warden service.
The warden is there to give help and respond to emergencies.
The warden will often help organise social activities for the residents.
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Features of Sheltered Housing
2.Intercom to communicate with warden.
1.Pressure pad to alert warden to movement.
3.Pull cords to alert warden in an emergency.
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Features of Sheltered Housing
Security Entry
System
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Features of Sheltered Housing
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Features of Sheltered Housing
Communal Facilities
Lounge
Laundry
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Features of Sheltered Housing
Visitor’s bedroom Common charge for
heating/power Communal garden area Communal TV licence Visiting library
Virtual Tour of Rosaire Gardens Sheltered Housing, Guernsey
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Very Sheltered Housing
This type of housing is available for elderly people who are frail and require extra help.
Other services provided include meals, help with household tasks and some care needs.
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4. Residential Care Housing
Residential care homes cater for the special needs of some elderly people who cannot continue to live in their own homes.
These homes take away the burden of housework, shopping, cooking and laundry.
Staff help residents with everyday tasks which they would find difficult doing on their own.
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Residential Care Home
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Features of a Residential Care Home
Own or shared bedroom with some of their own furniture and possessions
Meals specially made to order, served in dining room or resident’s room.
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Features of a Residential Care Home
Communal lounge with high-backed chairs
Social activities for residents, including exercising and entertainment.
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Features of a Residential Care Home
Trained staff available 24 hours a day.
Safe environment, with handrails and lifting equipment.
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Features of a Residential Care Home
Visits from hairdressers Visits from mobile library Visits from health professionals,
such as doctors and chiropodists Visits from entertainers and school
children
Virtual Tour of Lauren Court Residential Care Home, Chester
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The Cost of Residential Care
The average weekly cost for a place in a privately-run residential care home in Scotland in 2006.
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5. Nursing Homes
Nursing homes are suitable for elderly people who have serious medical conditions.
These include dementia, physical disabilities or a terminal illness.
They offer similar facilities to residential care homes, but with extra support in the form of nursing care.
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Features of a Nursing Home
Fully qualified nurses in the building 24 hours a day
Nurses specially trained to deal with the specific needs of elderly people
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Features of a Nursing Home
24-hour ‘nurse call’ facilities in each bedroom to ensure prompt attention
Specially designed diets to meet any medical needs
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The Cost of Nursing Care
The average weekly cost for a place in a privately-run nursing home in Scotland in 2006.
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Care homes for Older People in Scotland
The number of care homes in 2006 was
The number of residents in 2006 was
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6. The Cost of Care in Scotland
₤ In 2007, anyone who has savings – including the value of their house – worth
more than £20,750 must pay the full cost of their nursing or
residential care.₤ An elderly person with
less than £12,500 will not be expected to contribute from
their savings.
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Free Personal and Nursing Care for the Elderly
The Scottish Parliament introduces free personal care for the elderly
In July 2002, the Scottish Parliament passed a law which made personal and nursing care available without charge for everyone in Scotland aged 65 and over who needs it, whether at home, in hospital or in a care home.
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Help with Personal and Nursing Care
₤ Anyone who is 65+, and is paying for their care home, can get help with the nursing and personal care part of their fees.
₤ If someone needs personal care, the local council will pay £145 a week towards their care.
₤ If someone needs nursing care, the local council will pay an extra £65 a week.
₤ This should reduce the cost of paying their care.
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What is Personal Care?
• Help with washing, bathing and showering
• Help in going to the toilet
• Help with eating• Help to move around
indoors• Help with simple
treatments
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What is Nursing Care?
• Any care provided by a registered nurse or doctor, because the elderly person has a medical condition.
• This could be prescribing and administering medicines, or providing physiotherapy.
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What you still have to pay for
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7. Other Types of Accommodation A small home which a family might have built for an elderly relative
Allows the elderly person independence and privacy, while still in contact with family
Bedroom
Kitchen area Living and dining area
Bathroom
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Other Types of Accommodation
Suitable for elderly people who wish to sell their property and buy a smaller one more suited to their needsRetirement Flat in Crieff
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Other Types of Accommodation
Good Points
Family can keep an eye on relative
Relative can baby sit for family
Relative can help with household tasksBad points
may be arguments about rules and discipline of children
relative may not like change of routine
may be difficult to have visitors
