...Desneige Meyer; Wanda Martin; Laura M. Funk Purpose Sustainable solutions for meeting the physical, emotional and social health care needs of individuals may be realized by shifting the care landscape; for instance, through innovative models of service-integrated housing (SIH). By diversifying...

...Jane Minter Purpose Using some case examples from Care & Repair England in the UK, this paper aims to focus on the integration of housing help in a hospital setting. Design/methodology/approach The paper gives some background on Care & Repair and the development of local housing...

...Emily Bird This article considers the effects of UK government cuts across the housing, care and support sector on vulnerable people. The article urges that the human and financial costs of savings are fully considered, as these could outweigh the short‐term financial savings. The article also sets...

...Gemma Burgess This paper analyses the value of information and advice for older people in making decisions about housing and care, drawing on an evaluation of FirstStop, a new national information and advice service. The paper discusses the housing problems often faced in older age...

... for supported housing services, such as extra care. Possible responses to these challenges include a re‐emphasis on listening to what residents ‐ as well as commissioners ‐ want, an honest appraisal of the concept of choice and its implications, especially in services such as extra care, and asking whether...