FRANCES HEYWOOD
Biographic Data
| ID | 6181550 |
|---|---|
| NAME | FRANCES HEYWOOD |
| GIVEN NAMES | FRANCES |
| FAMILY NAME | HEYWOOD |
| SIGNATURE | HEYWOOD F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bristol |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 43 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Structural Neglect of Disabled Housing Association Tenants in England
In England, almost half of all housing association households have a disabled member who may need home adaptations to improve their health and well-being. Resources for funding adaptation work are, however, inadequate; responsibility is contested and government has repeatedly refused to give clear guidance. The problems have been exacerbated by the increasingly hybrid nature of a ‘sector’ too diverse for any single solution. The research on which…
Adaptation
A research project into the effectiveness of housing adaptations found some high levels of satisfaction but also examples where considerable expenditure had produced ineffective or even harmful outcomes. An analysis of the ethnographic material suggested that failure to take into account the meaning of home to those receiving adaptations was a cause of wasted expenditure. Alterations to the home that produced an unacceptable image of self that di…
Home or hell
Issues raised here are drawn from the findings of a housing investigation that explored harassment and abuse of older tenants in the private rented sector. The project examined older people's experiences and raised important links between health and housing. The article highlights financial abuse directed towards these older people and examines implications for professionals and agencies
The health outcomes of housing adaptations
In 1999–2000 a team of professionals and researchers carried out the largest research study so far undertaken with recipients of housing adaptations in England and Wales to discover how effectively the adaptations had achieved their objectives. Amongst the findings was evidence that well‐designed adaptations had beneficial, and/or preventative effects on both physical and mental health; that these benefits were long‐term and that they extended be…
Understanding needs
Before good quality housing design can occur, the needs of human beings have to be properly understood. Drawing on a research study into the effectiveness of housing adaptations for disabled people, the paper looks at the human needs revealed by adaptations recipients when they described either satisfaction or disappointment with the work done. A model of need originally proposed by Winfield, a partner in the research, is built upon to include ex…
A life-time of inequality
While the majority of households in England have become homeowners at the turn of the 21st century, some older people still struggle on low incomes in the less privileged sector of private renting. This article first explores the intertwining of the history of housing policy and provision with the lifecourse histories of individuals, seeking to describe the reasons why some older people are in the private rented sector. It then presents research …
Housing adaptations
Adaptations ‐ permanent or fixed alterations to make homes more suitable for disabled occupants and their families ‐ are important. A recent project has been seeking to assess their effectiveness from the point of view of the resident. The research was carried out in 1999‐2000 by teams of professionals (housing, environmental health and occupational therapy staff) working in partnership with a research co‐ordinator and with two disabled researche…
Supporting People
Supporting People was originally promoted as a way of shifting resources out of the confines of ‘special’ housing towards a more flexible approach focused on people. As far as older people were concerned, it spoke of the desirability of giving more, low‐intensity support and of the opportunity for health services to become involved in the commissioning. But detailed proposals have so far been more concerned with protecting the status quo than wit…
Housing, public health and community care
The establishment of community care principles should have led to increased provision of independence‐enhancing housing services to older people, but the trend has been in the opposite direction. A research project considered the place of housing in public health and community care planning and the potential of primary health care workers to supply information. The article identifies obstacles to change and proposes an approach which would ensure…
Poverty and disrepair
As private home ownership grows in Europe, so do the problems of maintenance and repair for poorer owners. In England, it has been believed that one obstacle is the owners' apparent satisfaction with poor conditions. This paper deconstructs the questions in the English House Condition Survey 1981 on which that assumption has been based. By reference to other EHCSs and to a research methodology offering a more differentiated approach to establishi…
Adaptation
A research project into the effectiveness of housing adaptations found some high levels of satisfaction but also examples where considerable expenditure had produced ineffective or even harmful outcomes. An analysis of the ethnographic material suggested that failure to take into account the meaning of home to those receiving adaptations was a cause of wasted expenditure. Alterations to the home that produced an unacceptable image of self that di…
A life-time of inequality
While the majority of households in England have become homeowners at the turn of the 21st century, some older people still struggle on low incomes in the less privileged sector of private renting. This article first explores the intertwining of the history of housing policy and provision with the lifecourse histories of individuals, seeking to describe the reasons why some older people are in the private rented sector. It then presents research …
The health outcomes of housing adaptations
In 1999–2000 a team of professionals and researchers carried out the largest research study so far undertaken with recipients of housing adaptations in England and Wales to discover how effectively the adaptations had achieved their objectives. Amongst the findings was evidence that well‐designed adaptations had beneficial, and/or preventative effects on both physical and mental health; that these benefits were long‐term and that they extended be…
Understanding needs
Before good quality housing design can occur, the needs of human beings have to be properly understood. Drawing on a research study into the effectiveness of housing adaptations for disabled people, the paper looks at the human needs revealed by adaptations recipients when they described either satisfaction or disappointment with the work done. A model of need originally proposed by Winfield, a partner in the research, is built upon to include ex…
Poverty and disrepair
As private home ownership grows in Europe, so do the problems of maintenance and repair for poorer owners. In England, it has been believed that one obstacle is the owners' apparent satisfaction with poor conditions. This paper deconstructs the questions in the English House Condition Survey 1981 on which that assumption has been based. By reference to other EHCSs and to a research methodology offering a more differentiated approach to establishi…
Poverty and disrepair
As private home ownership grows in Europe, so do the problems of maintenance and repair for poorer owners. In England, it has been believed that one obstacle is the owners' apparent satisfaction with poor conditions. This paper deconstructs the questions in the English House Condition Survey 1981 on which that assumption has been based. By reference to other EHCSs and to a research methodology offering a more differentiated approach to establishi…
Housing, public health and community care
The establishment of community care principles should have led to increased provision of independence‐enhancing housing services to older people, but the trend has been in the opposite direction. A research project considered the place of housing in public health and community care planning and the potential of primary health care workers to supply information. The article identifies obstacles to change and proposes an approach which would ensure…
Housing adaptations
Adaptations ‐ permanent or fixed alterations to make homes more suitable for disabled occupants and their families ‐ are important. A recent project has been seeking to assess their effectiveness from the point of view of the resident. The research was carried out in 1999‐2000 by teams of professionals (housing, environmental health and occupational therapy staff) working in partnership with a research co‐ordinator and with two disabled researche…
Supporting People
Supporting People was originally promoted as a way of shifting resources out of the confines of ‘special’ housing towards a more flexible approach focused on people. As far as older people were concerned, it spoke of the desirability of giving more, low‐intensity support and of the opportunity for health services to become involved in the commissioning. But detailed proposals have so far been more concerned with protecting the status quo than wit…
A life-time of inequality
While the majority of households in England have become homeowners at the turn of the 21st century, some older people still struggle on low incomes in the less privileged sector of private renting. This article first explores the intertwining of the history of housing policy and provision with the lifecourse histories of individuals, seeking to describe the reasons why some older people are in the private rented sector. It then presents research …
Home or hell
Issues raised here are drawn from the findings of a housing investigation that explored harassment and abuse of older tenants in the private rented sector. The project examined older people's experiences and raised important links between health and housing. The article highlights financial abuse directed towards these older people and examines implications for professionals and agencies
The health outcomes of housing adaptations
In 1999–2000 a team of professionals and researchers carried out the largest research study so far undertaken with recipients of housing adaptations in England and Wales to discover how effectively the adaptations had achieved their objectives. Amongst the findings was evidence that well‐designed adaptations had beneficial, and/or preventative effects on both physical and mental health; that these benefits were long‐term and that they extended be…
Understanding needs
Before good quality housing design can occur, the needs of human beings have to be properly understood. Drawing on a research study into the effectiveness of housing adaptations for disabled people, the paper looks at the human needs revealed by adaptations recipients when they described either satisfaction or disappointment with the work done. A model of need originally proposed by Winfield, a partner in the research, is built upon to include ex…
Adaptation
A research project into the effectiveness of housing adaptations found some high levels of satisfaction but also examples where considerable expenditure had produced ineffective or even harmful outcomes. An analysis of the ethnographic material suggested that failure to take into account the meaning of home to those receiving adaptations was a cause of wasted expenditure. Alterations to the home that produced an unacceptable image of self that di…
The Structural Neglect of Disabled Housing Association Tenants in England
In England, almost half of all housing association households have a disabled member who may need home adaptations to improve their health and well-being. Resources for funding adaptation work are, however, inadequate; responsibility is contested and government has repeatedly refused to give clear guidance. The problems have been exacerbated by the increasingly hybrid nature of a ‘sector’ too diverse for any single solution. The research on which…
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