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(f) Chiropody
Details of this service can be seen on pages 19 and 20.
During the year 3,215 elderly persons were provided with
chiropody service.
(g) Day Centres For The Elderly
The Council has one purpose-built day centre at King
George's Field. During the year, Hopwa House was
opened by the Hornchurch Old People's Welfare Association,
the Council provide financial assistance to the
Association and have opened a Luncheon Centre at this
house.
III. ACCOMMODATION FOR THE ELDERLY
(a) Special Housing
Accommodation for the elderly within the community
is a specialised service and an important aspect of
community care. The Housing Committee are aware of,
and sympathetic towards, the problems of providing
special housing for elderly persons, including a percentage
of new housing for this purpose within their building programme.
At December 31st, 1965, the Greater London Council
had provided 340 units, mostly bungalows, and the
London Borough of Havering 414 units of varying types.
(b) Residential Care
There are four units of residential accommodation for
elderly persons within the Borough at the present time,
providing 320 beds, as follows :—
Ravenscourt 48 beds
Hillside 63 beds
The Manor 51 beds
The Willows 158 beds
There were also 73 elderly Havering residents accommodated
in residential establishments provided by other
authorities.
A further unit of 60 beds at Faringdon Avenue is
under construction.
The waiting list for residential accommodation is 100.
141 beds are occupied by other authorities — 101 at
the Willows, 11 at Hillside, 8 at The Manor, 21 at Ravenscourt.
As from April 1st, apart from The Willows, no
further beds were available to other Authorities.
During the year 50 Havering residents were admitted
to residential accommodation on a permanent basis, but
in addition to this 35 were admitted for periods varying
from one to four weeks, particularly to enable their relatives
to go on holiday.
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