Outcomes of home design to support healthy cognitive ageing: modified e-Delphi exercise with older people and housing-related professionals

Bowes, Alison; Davison, Lisa; Dawson, Alison; Pemble, Catherine

doi:10.1186/s12877-024-05085-z

Table 8 Top ten ways that building supportive homes might benefit housing design, construction, supply and management

From: Outcomes of home design to support healthy cognitive ageing: modified e-Delphi exercise with older people and housing-related professionals

		N	Overall agreement	Individuals aged 55 + agreement	Professionals aged 55 + agreement	Professionals agreement
		N	Percentage (%)
Design	Professionals learn more about the principles of supportive design, or designing for older people	70	96	86	100	96
	Designs for all houses improve	66	90	95	88	86
	Professionals learn more about what people living with conditions that lead to cognitive change (such as dementia, Parkinson’s or a stroke) need or want	66	90	77	92	96
	Older people can live for longer in the homes and communities of their choosing	65	89	77	96	89
	UK housing stock is improved	63	86	82	92	82
	Professionals learn more about what older people need and want	62	85	86	83	82
	Supportive houses reduce pressure on public services	61	84	73	83	89
	Supportive houses reduce care home admission	61	84	77	83	86
	More supportive housing creates a better future	58	79	59	79	93
	Supportive houses improve communities	52	71	64	54	89
Construction	Professionals learn more about the principles of supportive design, or designing for older people	69	95	86	96	96
	UK housing stock is improved	63	86	86	79	89
	Professionals learn more about what people living with conditions that lead to cognitive change (such as dementia, Parkinson’s or a stroke) need or want	61	84	86	88	75
	Older people can live for longer in the homes and communities of their choosing	60	82	68	83	89
	Guidance and regulations will improve	60	82	68	79	93
	Supportive homes will be more sustainable	58	79	68	79	86
	Professionals learn more about what older people need and want	56	77	77	71	79
	More supportive housing creates a better future	53	73	59	63	89
	Supportive houses reduce pressure on public services	51	70	55	75	75
	Supportive houses reduce care home admission	48	66	64	67	64
Supply	UK housing stock is improved	66	90	95	83	89
	Older people can live for longer in the homes and communities of their choosing	64	88	86	96	79
	Supportive homes will be more sustainable	62	85	86	79	86
	Supportive houses reduce pressure on public services	61	84	82	83	82
	Professionals improve their practice overall	61	84	82	75	89
	More supportive housing creates a better future	59	81	59	92	86
	Professionals learn more about what people living with conditions that lead to cognitive change (such as dementia, Parkinson’s or a stroke) need or want	59	81	68	75	93
	Professionals learn more about what older people need and want	58	79	77	75	82
	Communities become better and more supportive	58	79	73	79	82
	Communities become more inclusive	55	75	77	67	79
Management	Housing stock requires less adaptation in the future	72	99	100	96	82
	Housing stock becomes more flexible and suits more people’s needs	70	96	91	100	86
	Supportive houses reduce pressure on public services	67	92	86	92	79
	Older people can live for longer in the homes and communities of their choosing	67	92	82	100	86
	Supportive houses make it easier to provide residents with support	65	89	77	88	75
	More supportive housing creates a better future	62	85	64	88	75
	Professionals learn more about what older people need and want	59	81	91	75	64
	UK housing stock is improved	56	77	82	71	61
	Supportive houses are easier to manage	50	68	68	71	61
	Professionals learn more about what people living with conditions that lead to cognitive change (such as dementia, Parkinson’s or a stroke) need or want	50	68	59	71	61

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