Written Question · S3W-25377 · Session 3
What its position is on the recommendation in the Review of Sheltered Housing in Scotland, published in 2008, that “very sheltered housing …
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the recommendation in the Review of Sheltered Housing in Scotland, published in 2008, that “very sheltered housing would benefit from a wider national evaluation in the Scottish context” and, whether it will undertake an evaluation.
The answer
Work on older people''s housing is now being taken forward through the Wider Planning for an Ageing Population workstream of the Reshaping Older People''s Care programme. This workstream seeks to strengthen the role of housing in enabling older people to live independently for as long as possible and consider the implications of the demographic changes ahead.
As part of this work, we are commissioning research to establish the feasibility of developing a modelling tool to help assess need, demand and supply for housing and related care services for older people at a local level, in the light of demographic change. This will cover the full range of housing and service options, including very sheltered housing, which can help older people to remain safely and independently in their own homes.
Following the initial scoping research for the modelling tool and discussions with stakeholders as part of the Wider Planning for an Ageing Population workstream, we will consider whether separate research evaluating very sheltered housing is required.
As part of this work, we are commissioning research to establish the feasibility of developing a modelling tool to help assess need, demand and supply for housing and related care services for older people at a local level, in the light of demographic change. This will cover the full range of housing and service options, including very sheltered housing, which can help older people to remain safely and independently in their own homes.
Following the initial scoping research for the modelling tool and discussions with stakeholders as part of the Wider Planning for an Ageing Population workstream, we will consider whether separate research evaluating very sheltered housing is required.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-25377 by reference.