The key to happy retirement… independence

Sarah Wallace, Head of Services at the Charity Crossroads Care CNL, talks about their Homeshare programme and how it is a scheme that helps older people keep their independence and remain in the home they love. 

I like to think that as I get older, I will be able to keep my independence.  But will increasing care costs mean that I’ll just struggle alone at home?  Recently, I met Felicity who has recently struggled with ill health, meaning that she has had to consider alternative ways to maintain her independence.  In this search, Felicity came across the new Homeshare programme which we run here at the charity Crossroads Care CNL.

Perfect match

The Homeshare scheme uses a ‘matching’ service which helped Felicity find someone to share her house with because her disabilities make it tough for her to live alone.  The Homeshare scheme has changed her life and that of her sharer.

Making Health and Care Fit for an Ageing Population.

Kings Fund and BGS Conference: BGS President Elect, David Oliver, describes how this conference ties in to the work of the BGS and the Department of Health’s new proposals to improve care for vulnerable older people.

On 22 October, the Kings Fund is hosting a one day event on making health and care services fit for an ageing population. This event is supported by the BGS and several of our members are speaking. I am fortunate to have a foot in both camps as BGS president-elect but also as a Kings Fund Visiting Fellow. We have timed the event to coincide with the planned autumn announcement by Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP – Secretary of State for Health – of the Vulnerable Older Peoples Plan. Mr Hunt is due to speak at our event and announce some further details.