Information & downloads concerning caring for the elderly. Either browse using the A-Z listing, or enter keywords to locate specific items. Alternatively you can browse for information by subject matter, or by publisher.
Safeguarding older people from abuse and neglect (Factsheet 78)
The information in this factsheet is aimed at raising your awareness and understanding of the issues of abuse and it also covers approaches to safeguarding older people.
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Seniors Housing: Annual Review 2021
The data in this year’s Review suggests that, while the pandemic had an impact on the sector, recovery has been swift. We are seeing operators exploring what customers want with different fnancing options and tenures, with an emphasis on choice and flexibil
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Seniors Housing: Annual Review 2022/23
The volume of investment and capital targeting the UK Seniors Housing market continues to grow. In the first nine months of 2022, more than £2 billion was committed to the sector, already surpassing the full year figure for 2021. Based on the pipeline of
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Seniors Housing: Annual Review 2023/24
Once again, this year’s report provides further evidence of the resilience of the seniors housing market, as well as the long term drivers for growth, including focussing on customers and responding to changing market conditions. We can see this reflected
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Specialist housing for older people (Factsheet 64)
This factsheet gives information about housing intended specifically for older people, usually aimed at those over 55 or 60. Specialist housing for older people comes in many different forms and we cannot cover all of these here. However, a common model i
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Spotlight: UK Senior Living – The Inflection Point
Over the past decade, Integrated Retirement Communities have become the UK’s predominant form of senior living provision. But delivery remains low. This report charts the state of the market from both investor and consumer perspectives.
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State Pension (Factsheet 19)
This factsheet has information about the new State Pension for people reaching State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016. It also has information about the old State Pension for people who reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016. If you are a
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Staying safe : Keeping yourself safe at home, out and about and online
It’s important that we feel safe in our homes, yet more accidents happen at home than anywhere else. We’ve put together this leaflet to help you do a safety check of your home. By working through the checklists, you should be able to identify and resolve
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Support and help for carers (FS14)
Help is available, particularly from your local authority social services department who can carry out an assessment of your needs as a carer and, subject to the outcome of that assessment and available resources, provide some support to help you in your
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Supporting older people with data driven intelligence
Demographics and affluence are only one part of understanding the housing needs for later life. To understand older people’s wants and needs, and to find the best locations to meet them, we need to truly understand them as customers. What type of accommod
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