Time for different thinking
Housing need, policy and practice for people living with dementia and older people in Scotland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12652184 |
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| Authors | Danielle Tolson (0000-0001-9660-5490, University of the West of Scotland, corresponding author), Louise Ritchie (0000-0001-7603-9073, Alzheimer Scotland), Michael Smith (0000-0002-7649-353X, University of the West of Scotland), Margaret Mullen Brown (University of the West of Scotland), Steven Tolson (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 41-52 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Housing Care and Support (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1460-8790 • E-ISSN: 2042-8375 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/hcs-10-2021-0028 |
| OpenAlex | W4381277795 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
Purpose This paper aims to examine housing need for older people and people with dementia, with reference to Scotland. This paper also examines policy responses and tensions arising from such need and looks critically at the evidence of care needs and what older people want in relation to later life conditions, including dementia. Design/methodology/approach Taking the Being Home: Housing and Dementia in Scotland report (2017) as a baseline descriptor, the authors have collated evidence from a range of sources to help them examine what has changed in terms of policy, practice and population ageing. Set against this backdrop, using desk-based analytical methods, the authors interrogate existing planning processes and systems in Scotland. Findings Scottish Spatial Planning has a policy blindness on the overwhelming evidence of the housing needs derived from an ageing population. Policy focus is geared towards the amount of housing supplied, rather than appropriate types of housing, leaving older people with little choice of suitable accommodation. A key area to improve is in establishing greater co-operation and policy synthesis between health, social, housing and planning functions. Broad policy ambition must be transferred into detailed reality for older people and people with dementia to benefit. Originality/value The integrated approach and in-depth analysis, linked to planning policy and housing need, is highly original and much needed
Dementia · Environmental health · Older people · Originality · Political science · Population · Population ageing · Public relations · Set (abstract data type · Computer Science · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
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| Highly cited | No |
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