Page 14 - Clanmil Older Peoples Strategy
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Goal One
Build and maintain quality homes for older people
Developing new homes for older people that are modern, desirable and offer appropriate and flexible services is a focus
to ensure we can meet the current and future needs of older people. Investment in our current stock, designated for older
people, is important to ensure that the homes we already provide are fit for purpose and enjoyable to live in.
WE WILL proactively work to WE WILL work closely with our WE WILL continue to offer and
identify opportunities to deliver customers during planned develop our Assistive Technology
300 new homes for older people maintenance works, to ensure their offer to promote security and
in line with the Housing our views and ideas are incorporated wellbeing.
Ageing Population Panel for into refurbishments and homes WE WILL ensure that our Housing
Innovation (HAPPI) principles of remain fit for the future. with Care homes are kept modern,
design (dependent on local WE WILL consider a ‘whole well maintained and attractive to
housing need).
house’ approach to planned live in.
WE WILL consider in all new maintenance to re-imagine how WE WILL consider an equity share
developments, opportunities we deliver improvements. model of housing for older people.
to combine older people’s WE WILL re-imagine/review
accommodation with general our Independent Living offer WE WILL explore the feasibility
family homes to help support to reflect customer feedback, of delivering a retirement village
the creation of well-rounded improve letability and provide in Northern Ireland, including
communities. identifying suitable locations,
homes fit for future. design specification and
WE WILL work in partnership with WE WILL continue to offer aids service offer.
our customers to ensure their and adaptations to homes to
feedback/experiences of living in support good health, mobility
our homes is incorporated into the and independence.
design of new schemes.
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