Published 13th October 2022
Authors: Dr Yang Wang, Prof Kenneth Gibb (University of Glasgow) and Dr Vikki McCall (University of Stirling)
This review is one part of The Adaptations Policy and Practice Programme, coordinated by the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) and involving collaborations with the University of Stirling, Age Scotland, Horizon Housing Association, and the Housing Associations’ Charitable Trust (HACT), focusing on understanding the academic evidence and policy landscape behind home adaptations.
There are four complementary research activities:
1. This evidence review, led by Dr Yang Wang, which focuses mainly on scholarly articles and indexed book chapters published after 2000, as the first step in outlining key evidence around, and knowledge about, home adaptations.
2. Social Value Analysis led by Horizon Housing Association and HACT drawing on their value bank methodology to explore the social value of adaptations.
3. A policy brief led by Dr Vikki McCall (University of Stirling) which will build policy and practice recommendations from the findings of this evidence review and the social value analysis.
4. Older People’s Experience of Adaptations in Scotland supported by Age Scotland with Dr Vikki McCall which will involve a national survey, a series of focus groups and interviews with older people who have applied or received adaptations in their home.
CaCHE will also conduct a focus group with service providers towards the end of the programme to consider the operational, strategic and policy ramifications of the programme’s key findings.
The main objective of this review was to provide overview of what do we know about home adaptations, examining the latest knowledge advancement, identifying gaps for future research, and informing policy and practice. We directed our enquires of the literature following three questions: 1. Who need home adaptations? 2. How are home adaptations placed and what works or would work as examples of good practices? 3. What are the outcomes of home adaptations? This led to the development of a three-dimensional framework – Client, Process and Outcome – which can accommodate the old, new and growing evidence, themes and theories of home adaptations.
You can download the publication here.
Related Link https://housingevidence.ac.uk/publications/evidence-review-of-home-adaptations-in-the-uk-and-other-oecd-countries/
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