Agenda item - Sheltered Housing

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43.1      The Panel considered a report that set out recommendations to better define the aims and purposes of the sheltered housing service following a review conducted in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Housing in 2013. The recommendations also proposed a name change to ‘Seniors Housing- Independent and Community Living’.

43.2      Bob Spacie stated that he had found the report to be high quality and he hoped that everything detailed could be achieved. However, he was concerned that the sense of community had been destabilised beyond repair by procedure and health and safety legislation.

43.3      Peter Hartley asked what the minimum age for people entering senior housing was.

43.4      The Older Persons Housing Manager clarified that the current limit was 50 years old and one of his first projects should the report be agreed, would be to work with Homemove and the Lettings Team to look at this issue.

43.5      Heather Hayes stated that she was concerned that young people with often quite complex needs were being housed in accommodation designed for older people and did not meet their requirements.

43.6      The Older Persons Housing Manager replied that this was covered in the report which outlined that senior housing should become more similar to retirement housing.

43.7      RESOLVED- That the report be noted.