Glossary (jargonbuster)
AAbbeyfield Houses have a house manager and provide two cooked meals a day and support for 6 to 12 older people...
read onDamage to the brain, sudden in onset, and occuring after birth
read on...The harmful use of alcohol
read on...Amenity Housing
read on...Care Assessments or Needs Assessment by Social Work for community care services
read on...A form of 'housing with care' designed for older people
read on...Assistive technology - Telecare: Alarm and monitoring devices to support vulnerable people at home
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CCare & Repair Services offer advice and assistance with housing repairs, adaptations and improvements.
read on...The Care Commission regulates housing support services in Scotland
read on...A care leaver is someone who was accommodated by a local council when they turned 16 and is now moving to live independently.
read on...Choice based lettings (CBL) schemes allow applicants to bid for council and housing association tenancies.
read on...Chronic illness is a disease or disorder that progresses slowly and lasts a long time.
read on...A group of people such as "homeless people" or "older people" that housing support services are provided for.
read on...Common Housing Register
read on...Communities Scotland maintains the Register of social landlords
read on...Community alarm, emergency alarm or social alarm
read on...This is a model of supported housing
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DDirect Payments enable a person to buy their own services
read on...The term "disability" describes significant and long term impairment that makes it difficult for someone to carry out day to day activities.
read on...Domestic violence or abuse affects mainly women of every age, race, class, disability and sexuality.
read on...The harmful use of street drugs and misuse of prescribed drugs.
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ECitizens of European Union (EU) countries, including people who have leave to remain in an EU country
read on...Sheltered or retirement housing for frail older people
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HThe HIV virus infects and gradually destroys an infected person's immune system, reducing their protection against infection and cancers.
read on...Home care or Domicilary Care: care provided in an individual’s home, normally of a personal nature
read on...Home Improvement Agencies provide advice, support and assistance to help people repair, improve or adapt their home
read on...Homeless means not having a home
read on...A shared equity scheme to help people on low incomes to own their own homes
read on...Hostel Accommodation is usually short term shared accommodation with on-site support
read on...Independent not-for-profit organisation that provide affordable homes
read on...Housing support services help people to live as independently as possible in the community
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IINNIS offers free, independent advice and information on all issues related to private sheltered and retirement housing for older people
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LThis is a life-long condition, affecting a person's intellectual development & sometimes their physical development too.
read on...Agreement giving the right to occupy accommodation
read on...A term used to describe children and young people who can't be looked after and accommodated by their families.
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MThis term covers a very broad range of conditions from day to day worries and anxieties to suicidal depression or complete loss of touch with reality.
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NNational Care Standards describe the service standards that service providers must comply with
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PA term generally given to someone who is employed by an individual, using Direct Payments, to provide personal care and support
read on...Personal care includes assistance with dressing, feeding, washing and toileting, as well as advice and psychological support
read on...A person who has a physical disability has a physical impairment which has a substantial and long term effect on their daily life.
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RA refugee is someone who is unable or unwilling to return to their country, due to a well founded fear of persecution
read on...Safe houses for women escaping domestic abuse/violence
read on...Resettlement Support is helping people moving into accommodation
read on...Housing developments built for sale
read on...A large group of retirement or sheltered housing dwellings
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SScottish Executive is the devolved government for Scotland
read on...The tenancy for all tenants of social housing in Scotland
read on...Sensory Disability is a sight or hearing impairment that affects someone's ability to carry out day-to-day activities.
read on...Scheme aimed at helping people on low incomes to own a home
read on...Housing providing independent dwellings for older people
read on...Sheltered Housing Scheme Manager
read on...The harmful use of any substance such as alcohol, street drugs, or misuse of a prescribed drug.
read on...Supported Housing is accommodation with support
read on...Supporting People is the name given to government funded policy that describes housing support and how it's organised
read on...Under Supporting People there are Support Charges for long term support
read on...Support plans describe what help will be given, by whom and how often
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TServices that support tenants to maintain their tenancy and avoid eviction
read on...Support services for young people leaving care and prisoners
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