Title HCA Supporting Housing for Older Age.
Event Capita Sheltered Housing Conference
Name Kevin McGeoughSenior Strategy Manager
Date 4th December 2012
Supporting Independent Living in older age
The Scale of the Issue
HCA supporting older persons housing
HCA quality and independence in housing for older people (Happi)
Care and Support
for Specialised Housing
Fund (CaSSH)
Scale of the issue
The number of over 60s is projected to increase by 7 million over the next 25 yearsONS 2009
To 2029 the population aged 75+ is projected to rise by 47% in urban areas , and by 90% in rural areasLifetime Homes Lifetime Neighbourhoods 2008
60% projected growth in households is 65+ year old households (2008-2033)
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Scale of the issue
Dementia is projected to increase 44% among the over 65s by 2025ILC UK 2008
Over 700,000 over 65s don’t get out more than once a weekHelp the Aged 2007
1950 20101970 1990
HCA Supporting Housing for
Older People
HCA delivering for older people
National Affordable Housing Programme 2008-11
Investment of £1.017 bn in specialist housing
Delivered 18,150 new specialist homes
£579m invested in housing for older people
Additiojnally 1692 PFI extracare units
The HCA believes that a strong and sustainable community needs to include all its members, including those who are older or vulnerable.
Affordable Homes Programme 2011-15
£4.5bn (£2.3bn existing commitments)
Meeting locally identified needs
80% Market rent
9.5% for supported housing
encourages a spectrum of provision to meet the needs of older people:
“Helping deliver the Government’s ambition to build up to 170,000 new high quality affordable homes by 2015”
HCA delivering for older people
Improving the Quality of Housing for Older People
“Happi”
Housing our ageing population: panel for innovation
Improving the quality of housing for older people
Challenge perceptions and raise the aspirations and ensure that future homes and are fit for purpose, functional and adaptable to future needsRaise awareness of the possibilities offered through innovative approaches to the design of housing and neighbourhoods
The Approach
“Happi” Design Principles
Space & layout
Light & ventilation
Balconies or terraces
Care Ready
Circulation space
Communal space
Quality of outdoor space
Environmental concern
Adequate storage
Shared external surfaces
Location
Kidbrooke regeneration Core & cluster Less institutional Mainly 2 bed dual aspect flats
The Happi-effect
Kidbrooke Extra Care, Greenwich PRP architects and Berkeley Urban Renaissance 300 Extra Care Flats
The Happi-effect
Trees Extra Care, N6 PRP architects Hill Homes One Housing Group
40 homes– 21 x 1b– 19 x 2b
100% rent
HAPPI Design Awards - 2011
The Care and Support for Specialised Housing Fund
Care and Support for Specialised Housing CaSSH Fund
White Paper –
Caring for our future: reforming care and support Re-establishes links between Health and Housing £200m announcement 2013-2018 Up to £300m Additional £100m potential
focus on 2013/15 London – separate fund Launched 26th October 2012
Care and Support for Specialised Housing Fund Ministerial Foreword
The 2009 report of the
Housing our Ageing Population : Panel for innovation (HAPPI) showcased best practice from across Europe, and the
principles of that report form the backbone of the bidding guidance. Crucially, The HAPPI ethos and principles are to be widened through this fund to address the needs of disabled groups, to ensure that high quality housing is
delivered in great places, tuned to local need and demand.
Norman Lamb, Minister for Care services
Specialised housing opportunities for older people
Adults with disabilities or mental Health problems
Care and Support for Specialised Housing CaSSH Fund
Community-led housing with mutual supportHerfra til Evigheden, Roskilde, Denmark
Colliers Gardens, Bristol
Dementia focus – for independent livingGradman Haus, Stuttgart, Germany
Specialised housing opportunities for older people
Individual housing with their own front doors Flexibility to adapt or install assistive technology Availability of care and support – on-site or in a local and
accessible location Communal areas
Assessment criteria– Value for money– Deliverability– Fit with local strategic priorities– Sustainability– Design and Quality
2 Phase approach – social and private
18th January 2013, Phase 1 deadline
15th March 2013, Phase 2 expression of Interest2
Care and Support for Specialised Housing CaSSH Fund
“Since my accident in 2009 I’ve been in care homes or hospital and it feels like I’ve been living in a cocoon, I currently don’t have a life as such and this is my chance for freedom – when I can transform from a caterpillar into a butterfly.
Gary, aged 54, is tetraplegic and is living at Prince Charles House with a full time carer.