Housing, wellbeing and adult social care: Brief guide (2023)
Introduction
This brief guide provides a clear and accessible overview of how where a person lives can impact on their wellbeing. It aims to support adults and carers, alongside housing and social care practitioners, to identify what should be available and how to work together to achieve best outcomes. It explains some basic housing rights and options, and where people might go to get more information for different types of housing problems.
Professional Standards
PQS:KSS - Person-centred practice | Direct work with individuals and families | Effective assessments and outcome based support planning | Developing confident and capable social workers | Assuring good social work practice and development
CQC - Safe | Effective | Caring | Responsive
PCF - Rights, justice and economic wellbeing | Knowledge | Intervention and skills
RCOT - Service users | Collaborative | Identify needs
Ageing well – Housing options and alternative modes of living for later life: Evidence Review (chapter one)
Focus on future housing options and solutions. This chapter looks at current and emerging issues in relation to housing, modes of living and care for a new and diversifying generation of older adults and discusses recent developments in the domain of housing and accommodation.
Supporting legal literacy across social care and housing: Practice Tool (2023)
This practice tool sets out some of the key legal duties and powers relevant to families with social care and housing needs. This assists practitioners to identify and understand the key language, legislation and policy frameworks which they may encounter while supporting families.