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Štaube, T, Leemeijer, B, Geipele, S, Kauškale, L, Geipele, I and Jansen, J (2016) Economic and financial rationale for age-friendly housing. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 21(02), 99-121.

Boyle, F and Thomson, C (2016) Establishing an evidence base for adapting social housing for an ageing population. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 21(02), 137-59.

Pantzartzis, E, Price, A D F and Pascale, F (2016) A built environment response to the rising costs of dementia. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 21(02), 160-87.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: costs; social care; healthcare; quality of life; built environment; dementia; care provision; dementia-friendly; value for money
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  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMPC-06-2015-0019
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    Purpose This paper aims to identify costs related to dementia care provision and explore how purpose-built environment investments can help control these costs and improve quality of life and clinical outcomes. Design/methodology/approach This research adopts a multi-method approach where the findings of a literature review drove the analysis of data obtained from the 115 pilot projects funded by the Department of Health England’s National Dementia Capital Investment Programme. Findings Under the UK Government’s new productivity challenge, it is fundamental to identify actions that provide value for money to prioritise policy and practice. This paper identifies healthcare spaces (e.g. bathroom) where the impact of the built environment on healthcare costs are most evident and building elements (e.g. lighting) to which these costs can be directly associated. The paper advocates the development of evidence and decision support tools capable of: linking built environment interventions to the healthcare costs; and helping the healthcare and social care sectors to develop effective and efficient capital investment strategies. Research Limitations/implications Further work needs to develop more systematic ways of rationalising proactive and timely built environment interventions capable of mitigating dementia (and older people) care cost escalation. Originality/value This research takes an innovative view on capital investment for care environments and suggests that appropriate built environment interventions can have a profound impact on costs associated with dementia care provision.

Ruddock, L and Ruddock, S (2016) The financial and economic challenges of housing provision for an ageing society. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 21(02), 85-98.

Siew, R Y J (2016) Assessing the readiness of sustainability reporting tools (SRTs) for an age-friendly built environment. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 21(02), 122-36.