Building mutual support & social capital in Retirement Communities

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Building mutual support social capital in
Retirement Communities
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Social capital is about the value of social
networks, bonding similar people and bridging
between diverse people, with norms of reciprocity

• Bonding capital
• within scheme

• Bridging capital between scheme wider
  community

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Examples of initiatives in retirement housing
which build both forms of social capital
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Benefits for providers

• Marketing
• Partnerships
• Use of communal spaces
• Meeting needs that they can (no longer?) reach
• Outreach

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Benefits for the community

• Buildings and facilities
• Ready-made community of people
• Resources, knowledge, skills, time of individuals
  
• Named professional contact
• Secure and structured environment

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Benefits for older people

• Opportunity to make a contribution
• Extra (free) support/ befriending
• Activities facilities more choice, more
  support to participate
• Greater choice and control as a community
• Contact with diverse people

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Good neighbour scheme

• One of six named volunteers will pop out for
  light shopping and prescriptions for others who
  cannot
• Residents can ask them directly or go via the
  Estate Manager

• Now residents dont feel so shy about asking for
  help Estate Manager

• Bowes Lyons Close Windsor (Hanover)

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For more information contact us

• Address Imperial Club2751 NE 183rd
  Street (Just off Biscayne 183rd) Aventura, FL
  33160 
• Phone [phone]
• Join us on
• http//www.facebook.com/pages/Imperial-Club-
  Aventura-Retirement-Living/216448131719254
• Website http//www.imperial-living.com/