Housing is a central part of an effective care system. This report, aimed at local commissioners of health and social care, tells the real stories of five people who receive integrated care, housing and support. Each service shows local authorities, housing providers, GPs and acute trusts working together to provide an alternative care pathway which reduces the demand an individual has for other services, as well as improving their quality of life.
Specialist housing and housing related support help people to live independently in the community, reducing the need for care and preventing poor health. Timely home adaptations and reablement services get people home from hospital quickly and prevent hospital readmissions, helping them to recover their independence after illness.
Housing features heavily in the recent white paper, Caring for our Future, as part of an integrated health and social care system, which prioritises preventative care and speeds recovery to independence. Joint working between housing, health and social care can:
● avoid or delay a move to residential care
● reduce admittance to hospital and avoid readmission
● reduce the demand for assessment and treatment centres
● prevent the need for domiciliary care
● prevent health emergencies and reduce demands on A&E
● prevent mental health deterioration and overall deterioration in health and wellbeing.
Published : 15th January 2013
Publisher : The National Housing Federation [ More From This Publisher ]
Rights : The National Housing Federation
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