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Creating Community and Belonging in a Designated Housing Estate for Disabled People
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Abstract In recent years there has been an ideological push within social care away from segregated housing provision towards supported housing integrated within the wider community (McConkey, Keogh, Bunting, Iriarte, & Watson, 2016; Merrells, Buchanan, & Waters, 2019; Overmars-Marx, Thomése, Verdonschot, & ... view more
In recent years there has been an ideological push within social care away from segregated housing provision towards supported housing integrated within the wider community (McConkey, Keogh, Bunting, Iriarte, & Watson, 2016; Merrells, Buchanan, & Waters, 2019; Overmars-Marx, Thomése, Verdonschot, & Meininger, 2014). Despite this, many housing solutions for older and disabled people continue to be built on a designated basis, with physical and emotional wellbeing outcomes being both contested and mixed. After reviewing key policy relating to social care housing alongside some of the theoretical and ideological positions, this article explores the social and emotional outcomes of a diverse group of disabled people living with mental health difficulties, physical and intellectual impairments, illnesses and age-related conditions, who moved into a small, purpose-built estate of smart homes. Drawing primarily on qualitative data collected from tenants prior to moving and again seven months following relocation, the impact of moving into the estate on tenants’ sense of wellbeing and feelings of inclusion will be analysed and discussed in relation to efforts to build a new community.... view less
Keywords
handicapped; housing development; well-being; solitude; assisted living; inclusion; social housing; mental disorder; social integration; digitalization; technological progress
Classification
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Free Keywords
community building; disabled people; housing; loneliness; smart homes; wellbeing
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 66-76
Journal
Social Inclusion, 8 (2020) 3
Issue topic
Home, Housing and Communities: Foundations for Inclusive Society
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed