'Community, companionship, comfort, independence and security - sheltered housing can offer all these things to people who want quality of life in their retirement.' (ERoSH - the Essential Role of Sheltered Housing)



Does living together for the over 60's in one residential space, generate community? Does living with emergency alarms in every room give independence, or just act as a reminder of fading independence? Is quality of life improved by living in sheltered housing, or are our elderly population institutionalised into ‘old’ age?