THE ROLE OF HOUSING MANAGERS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY CARE

This article will outline the response of housing management to the im plementation of community care policy in the North East. It will locat e housing's role within the broader development of community care poli cy, and briefly review the reasons for housing's relatively late arriv al as a key partner, alongside social services and health, in the plan ning and delivery of services. Using information gathered from intervi ews with housing professionals, part-time housing students, voluntary organizations, and workers within health and social services, it outli nes and evaluates five main factors which appear to be affecting the s uccessful integration of housing management into the process of planni ng and delivering community care services in the North East.