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The Costs and Benefits of Preventative Support Services for Older People

The Costs and Benefits of Preventative Support Services for Older People
Pleace N Centre of Housing Policy, York. 2011


Project ID (Internal) 147
Project Status completed
Full Reference (text) Pleace N (2011) The costs and benefits of preventative support services for older people. The University of York. [The report can be accessed here]
Full Reference (URL) http://www.socialvalueuk.org/app/uploads/2016/05/The_Costs_and_Benefits_of_Housing_Support_Services_for_OlderPeople_in_Scotland_draft_21.pdf
Summary / Abstract

This paper is a brief overviewc ommissioned by Scottish Government Communities Analytical Services. This paper reviews the evidence on the cost effectiveness of preventative support services that assist older people with care and support needs to remain in their own homes. The costs of these preventative support services are contrasted with the costs of specialisthousing options, such as sheltered and extra care housing and also with the costs of health services, as part of reviewing the value for money of preventative support services

Publication Title The Costs and Benefits of Preventative Support Services for Older People
Author(s) Pleace N
Publication Details Centre of Housing Policy, York.
Publication Year / End of Project 2011
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