Housing, Care and Support: Volume 10 Issue 4

Nepotism, archaeology and trade secrets

Gary Lashko

Clean Break drugs and housing project

Alice Evans

This article summarises the findings of Homeless Link's research, Clean Break. Through action research in three London boroughs, Homeless Link with Tribal Consulting took a…

Does work work for vulnerable people?

Lucy Asquith, Bernadette Scott

This paper summarises the roundtable discussions convened by the charity Carr‐Gomm in October 2007. Participants included providers of services to vulnerable people, policy makers…

Never a dull moment? Promoting social well‐being in extra care housing

Simon Evans, Sarah Vallelly

Extra care housing is an increasingly popular form of housing with care for older people, largely because of its potential for maximising independence by providing flexible care…

Shared living in supported housing ‐ client responses and business decisions

Lynn Vickery, Veronica Mole

The shared housing model has been used widely for many years in association with supported housing. It is the subject of debate among providers and commissioners, who may regard…

Unmet needs for low‐level services

Roger Clough, Jill Manthorpe, Les Bright, Jinny Hay, Keith Sumner

This article draws on consultations with older people produced for a Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) study on the unmet need for low‐level services among older people in England…

The Strategic Commissioner's box of tricks

Nigel Walker

Commissioning is the Government's preferred method of driving improvement in both health and local government. Commissioning occurs at several levels, from strategic, high‐level…