Policy T4: Supported Housing, Nursing Homes and Older Persons Accommodation

Comment

Representation ID: 1835

Received: 21/07/2024

Respondent: Mrs Emma Rouse

including these housing solution are a great idea if you have the income to pay of the property in the first place and also the monthly ground rent and service charges that these company ask for. Has this been taken into consideration?
Not every Medway older person has this amount of disposable income, again only attracting from outside the local area.
What are these residents supposed to do?

Comment

Representation ID: 1841

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: Mrs Stella Tiller

More bungalows needed. Not all older or disabled people need assisted living or care homes. Many could cope perfectly well in bungalows, but they harder to find as many are being converted to chalet bungalows, removing their usefulness to people needing single story (not apartment) homes.

Comment

Representation ID: 1961

Received: 12/08/2024

Respondent: Phillip Ivory

Support. Needs to be in urban centres/ close to public transport and local centres. The development in Rainham is a prime example of this!

Comment

Representation ID: 2738

Received: 06/09/2024

Respondent: The Planning Bureau on behalf of McCarthy Stone and Churchill Living

Please see covering letter from The Planning Bureau dated 6th September which includes the following recommendation: Although we support policy T4 the following bullet point should be removed from the policy to ensure it is justified and effective: ‘Meets a proven need for that particular type of accommodation’.

Comment

Representation ID: 2924

Received: 06/09/2024

Respondent: Mrs pat cooper

Older persons accommodation . What age group is the starting point ?
Agreed that this will become needed more. Staffing issues obviously will need to be looked at too.

Comment

Representation ID: 3006

Received: 06/09/2024

Respondent: Mr robert fynn

Agree

Comment

Representation ID: 3029

Received: 06/09/2024

Respondent: St James, Isle of Grain, Parish Council

As older generations live longer, more consideration should be given to people who have contributed to the well being of the Medway area.

Comment

Representation ID: 3063

Received: 06/09/2024

Respondent: Mr Anthony Rees

[REDACTED] I hate change and the reasoning for most of my answers is because I'm angry that developers and yourselves are in my mind destroying what is effectively my home [REDACTED] that I have grown up in from day 1 for [REDCATED] years

Comment

Representation ID: 3093

Received: 07/09/2024

Respondent: St James, Isle of Grain, Parish Council

The majority of supported housing, nursing homes and older persons accommodation in Medway is sub-standard and does not relate to what is stated.

Comment

Representation ID: 3265

Received: 07/09/2024

Respondent: Mrs Yvonne Forrest

AGREE

Comment

Representation ID: 3392

Received: 08/09/2024

Respondent: Ms Linda Driver

Yes supported housing is definitely needed .

Comment

Representation ID: 3502

Received: 08/09/2024

Respondent: Mrs Frances Grigg

I support this policy.

Comment

Representation ID: 3543

Received: 08/09/2024

Respondent: Mr John Williams

I agree with this homes for all no sector missed out.
We must look after our elderly and infirm.

Comment

Representation ID: 3654

Received: 08/09/2024

Respondent: Mrs Gwen Holland

Large supported living areas are unmanageable. Staffing is very difficult. The work is relentless. Supporting people in their own homes is best. People can manage for longer periods on their own environment. To succeed social services need to be more realistic and to pay experienced carers a decent wage and proper apprenticeship training for othets

Comment

Representation ID: 3699

Received: 08/09/2024

Respondent: Mr Ian Proctor

I support this policy.

Comment

Representation ID: 3752

Received: 08/09/2024

Respondent: Mr Bryan Fowler

Older persons' accommodation can include urban flats and urban housing. There should be purpose built 1 or 2 person houses such as in Kitchener Barracks. Small does not have to mean pokey. Holland offers examples of small housing units.

Comment

Representation ID: 3809

Received: 08/09/2024

Respondent: Miss Rachael Selleck

Proposing to build in Allhallows overlooks the critical shortage of essential facilities for the elderly. The village has one small nursing home, which very rarely has spaces and will soon close down. The alternative is a similarly inadequate facility in Stoke, which has also faced closure threats for years. There is a notable absence of supported housing and accommodation for older persons. As I live with my parents, both in their 60s and in poor health, the lack of care facilities means I will have to pause my life to care for them, highlighting the urgent need for better provision.

Comment

Representation ID: 3858

Received: 08/09/2024

Respondent: Mrs Maureen Wade

You should ask older people what they would like. Many don't want to be separated from the rest of the community in supported housing complexes or nursing homes, they want to be in their own homes and community they have grown old in. Older people feel isolated and abandoned, council should enable the support and care for older people within their own home and community.

Comment

Representation ID: 4046

Received: 08/09/2024

Respondent: Mrs Alison Gray

This is both a nationwide problem and a national problem, which also requires staff - the very people that some members of society wish to keep out of the UK. A desperate situation for all councils.