Older person's housing design: some good practice
14/04/08
Brighton & Hove City Council has spent the last two years working on a European Union project looking at good practice in the design of older people's housing. The project has been developed in partnership with housing organisations in Italy, Spain, Sweden and Hungary.
The end result is a European good practice guide on accessible housing design focused on older people. The guide, which is written in non-technical language and complements the existing technical guidance, will help bridge the gap in understanding between older people, commissioners, architects and developers.
A DVD and CD-ROM accompany the guide, which was developed with the Department of Health's Care Services Improvement Partnership. The guide includes films of award-winning schemes and a wide range of good practice documents.
You can get a copy of the good practice guide, free of charge.
Tel: 01273 293055
Email: housing.strategy@brighton-hove.gov.uk