The HMinfo Research Library contains an in-depth collection of materials on home modifications and related subjects.
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The vast majority of older people (90%) live in general housing stock and 70% are owner occupiers. One of the major challengers for planners in the housing, health and social care sectors is the development of a coherent joint strategy which enables older people to live independently in their own homes. Home improvement agencies (HIA's) aim to meet the housing and related support needs of mainly older home owners. Research carried out by Care and Repair England has been tracking and studying the diversification of HIA's into services areas which 'cross the housing and care divide'. The results of this work have been published. They demonstrate both the range and the extent of new service provision by HIA's and its value both to older people wishing to 'stay put' and to planners charged with implementation cross-sector work and prevention strategies
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