Housing For Older People

This report evaluates the second phase of the ‘Housing with Support’ development in Inchicore. Housing with Support is a specialised housing option, primarily for older people, that falls between living independently in the community and living in a nursing home or other form of long-term care. This evaluation examines the successes and barriers in this phase, the reasons why they happened, and the solutions involved. It provides a useful tool in understanding the complex nature of this project and how the partnership process between stakeholders worked.

To read the full report please visit the Evaluation of Phase 2 of the Dublin City Age Friendly ‘Housing with Support Model’ in Inchicore page. 

To read the related report please visit the How to Develop a Housing with Support Scheme for Older People: Framework Toolkit page.  

This toolkit has been developed as a mechanism of capturing and sharing the learning arising from the Dublin City Age Friendly Housing with Support project. The overall aim is to provide a guide, particularly for social housing providers (to include local authorities and approved housing bodies (AHB) interested in developing Housing with Support projects for older people. It may also be useful to private developers interested in developing this type of housing.

It incorporates learnings from phase one and phase two of the Housing with Supports project.

To read the full report please visit the How to Develop a Housing with Support Scheme for Older People: Framework Toolkit page.  

To read the related report please visit the Evaluation of Phase 2 of the Dublin City Age Friendly ‘Housing with Support Model’ in Inchicore page. 

The report Thinking Ahead: The Financial Benefits of Investing in Supported Housing for Older People was conducted as part of a range of recommended actions under the policy statement ‘Housing Options for Our Ageing Population’, published by the Government in March 2019.

Carried out by The Housing Agency, this research found that, by supporting people to live in homes suited to their needs, an average annual Government saving of €4,650 per person can be made, compared to that individual remaining in their current home or moving into long term residential care.

The figures are based on the provision of Supported Housing for 11,400 people over the next 10 years, a number derived from expected projections in Ireland’s population aged over 80.

The report Thinking Ahead: The Financial Benefits of Investing in Supported Housing for Older People is available here.

Attitudinal Survey of Mature Homeowners

On 29 October 2020 the Minister for State with responsibility for Local Government and Planning, Peter Burke TD, launched both the above report, and the Attitudinal Survey of Mature Homeowners, which was conducted by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service.

You can read the Attitudinal Survey of Mature Homeowners here.

Housing Agency National Study of Irish Housing Experiences, Attitudes and Aspirations in Ireland - Apartment Living in Ireland 2019.  This study set out to find out how satisfied people living in apartments were with their homes.

The information in this research study was collected by: face-to-face Interviews with more than 500 people living in apartments, two focus groups with families with young children living in apartments and two focus groups with older renters, a literature review and a summary of recent policy changes, legislation and guidelines that impact on the development of apartment living.

The report is available here.

This is a submission from the Housing Agency to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government on "Housing for Older People" on 27th April 2018.  

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This is a summary document of a report, jointly commissioned by Dublin City Council and the Housing Agency, contains the results of an evaluation of the first phase of the Inchicore Housing with Support Demonstration prototype. The overall aim of this housing project is to develop a new model of housing for older people where care, support and community dimensions are provided onsite, integrated into the community and designed with older people at the centre.  A toolkit was also developed to provide a guide for social housing providers interested in developing Housing with Support projects for older people.  The research and reports were completed by Dr. Kathy Walsh. 

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This toolkit has emerged from research, jointly commissioned by Dublin City Council and the Housing Agency, which examined the first phase of the Inchicore Housing with Support Demonstration prototype. The overall aim of this housing project is to develop a new model of housing for older people where care, support and community dimensions are provided onsite, integrated into the community and designed with older people at the centre.  The toolkit was developed to provide a guide for social housing providers interested in developing Housing with Support projects for older people.  The research and reports were compiled by Dr Kathy Walsh.

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This report, jointly commissioned by Dublin City Council and the Housing Agency, contains the results of an evaluation of the first phase of the Inchicore Housing with Support Demonstration prototype. The overall aim of this housing project is to develop a new model of housing for older people where care, support and community dimensions are provided onsite, integrated into the community and designed with older people at the centre.  A toolkit was also developed to provide a guide for social housing providers interested in developing Housing with Support projects for older people.

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This report details 19 case studies of housing for older people across Ireland with varying scales of support services.  It showcases best practice examples of housing projects developed / being developed.  The report includes lessons learned from schemes developed and managed by local authorities, housing associations and by the private sector. 

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This research was commissioned by the Housing Agency and Ireland Smart Ageing Exchange (ISAX).  The report reviews the housing needs of an ageing population.  Specifically it  examines the current and future housing requirements and aspirations of Ireland's older citizens, it identifies what policy structures are required to meet these needs, and what are the likely policy implementation blockages and how might these be overcome.

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