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7. Conclusions and Recommendations
7.1 The research confirms that there is already sufficient interest in and
support for a supported accommodation scheme for older Chinese
people in Derry/Londonderry City. Findings show the following:
• Half of older respondents (17) saw themselves moving into supported
accommodation in the future; the same number (17) stated that it would
be their preference to do so.
• Almost three-quarters of older respondents (25) said that, if a supported
accommodation scheme for older Chinese people was available in the
Derry/Londonderry City area, they would consider living there.
7.2 On the basis of these key findings in particular, the Steering Group for
the research project agreed the following recommendations:
• To undertake a follow-up survey of the 25 respondents who expressed
an interest in the proposed scheme, with a view to identifying more
clearly their housing requirements and putting them on the waiting list
for social housing.
• A supported housing scheme for older Chinese people should be
included in the Social Housing Development Programme as soon as
possible.
• The proposed scheme should comprise 16-20 dwellings, with the details
of scheme design to be agreed at a later date.
• A suitable site for the proposed scheme in the Waterside should be
identified, perhaps as part of the Ebrington Barracks complex.
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