Publications

Speaking up for sheltered housing

ERoSH has produced a flyer targeted at all directors of adult social services. We ask all ERoSH members and regional networks to let housing colleagues know about this flyer and draw on the key messages in meetings with senior adult social care staff and Supporting People lead officers.

Partnership Working good practice guide

Written by Imogen Parry and Foreword by Jeremy Porteus, this guide sets out the reasons why partnership working is necessary, the external drivers and the obstacles to success. To obtain copies, contact jean.mccarthy@cshs.co.uk or 01905 727282. Price £20 per copy, excluding p&p, with a 20% discount for ERoSH members.

Decommissioning

20/20 Project Vision document

Nearly 40 recommendations targeted at housing and care providers, regional housing boards, national government and local authorities form the basis of the 20/20 Project's vision document. The report was the outcome of a four month national consultation with RSLs, LAs, PCTs, charities and individuals on the future provision of older people's services.

Sheltered housing has changed: 9 key questions and answers - Vietnamese

Sheltered housing has changed - 9 key questions and answers - Bengali

Sheltered housing has changed - 9 key questions and answers - Gujerati

Sheltered housing has changed - 9 key questions and answers - Punjabi

Sheltered Housing Outcome Tool: excel spreadsheet guidance

Sheltered Housing Outcome Tool: tenant self-assessment questionnaire

The Outcome Tool is endorsed by the ODPM. Sheltered housing providers should supplement their support planning process with this questionnaire to demonstrate the worth of sheltered housing to commissioners and funders.

Sheltered housing has changed - 9 key questions and answers

A Checklist for Sheltered Housing Providers (English only)

Domiciliary Care - a good practice guide for sheltered and retirement housing staff

Extracts from the 'Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods - A national strategy for housing in an ageing society

This document contains extracts from the government's housing strategy (February 2008) that are pertinent to sheltered housing and which ERoSH members can use in their operations and partnership working.

Supporting People - Service Reviews

Screening for malnutrition in sheltered housing

A BAPEN report with the Group on Nutrition in Sheltered Housing (GNASH). To read the report's Executive Summary, click here ... To order your copy, visit www.bapen.org.uk

Malnutrition among older people in the community

Author: The European Nutrition for Health Alliance. This report puts forward a set of policy recommendations for addressing the problem of malnutrition among older people in the community.