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In order to live safely and comfortably in their home, almost three-quarters of older respondents (24) said they would like assistance obtaining information or advice about services for older people. Equal numbers of respondents (23) said they would like assistance with home safety/security measures and help with translation/interpretation. Almost two-thirds of respondents (22) would like assistance filling in forms, 17 respondents would like help with decorating, 14 respondents would like assistance with welfare adaptations and 14 with gardening. More than one-third of respondents (13) stated they would like help with housework (Table 33). 6.8 Future housing needs Older respondents were asked to consider how important a number of factors would be in influencing where they live in the future. The overwhelming majority (32 out of 34 respondents) felt home security was important and over four-fifths (28 respondents) felt it was important to be close to family. Twenty-seven older respondents felt it was important to have easy access to health services and more than two-thirds (23) felt it was important to have their own place. Almost two-thirds of respondents (22) felt it was important to have easy access to Sai Pak and the same number felt it was important to have easy access to shops. More than half of older respondents (20) felt it was important to be close to friends and the same number felt it was important to have easy access to recreational facilities. Half of older respondents (17) felt it was important to get help with housework (Table 34). 36
More than one-third of older respondents (13) expected to remain in their current accommodation for one to five years, 11 respondents for the rest of their lives and five respondents expected to remain in their current accommodation for five to 10 years. Fewer respondents (
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Page 16 and 17: • The majority of older responden
Page 18 and 19: 16 The majority (78%) of HRPs had b
Page 20 and 21: 3.2 Employment Status of HRP More t
Page 22 and 23: Small family represented the larges
Page 24: Figure 3: Age of Household Members
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Page 30 and 31: 28 Around one in three respondents
Page 32 and 33: 30 Half of older respondents (17) s
Page 34 and 35: their GP or consultant and a small
Page 36 and 37: The majority of older respondents (
Page 40: 38 Almost three-quarters of older r
Page 43 and 44: 7. Conclusions and Recommendations
Page 46 and 47: 44 The majority of respondents (79%
Page 48 and 49: 46 Appendices
Page 50 and 51: The HRP is the household member who
Page 52 and 53: Table 3: Employment status (Househo
Page 54 and 55: Table 7: Competency in Spoken Engli
Page 56 and 57: Table 11: Household Types Definitio
Page 58 and 59: Table 14: Tenure Number Percentage
Page 60 and 61: Table 18: Overall satisfaction with
Page 62 and 63: Table 21: Household members who hav
Page 64 and 65: Table 23: Do you suffer from any of
Page 66 and 67: Table 27: What mode of transport do
Page 68 and 69: Table 29: Do you or any older membe
Page 70 and 71: Table 32: If you or any older membe
Page 72 and 73: Table 34: How important do you cons
Page 74 and 75: Table 37: What type of accommodatio
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