CIH session on Affordability Later in Life

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Presentation notes and slides

Description

Jeremy Porteus chaired this packed policy fringe session at the CIH annual conference and exhibition in Harrogate on Affordability Later in Life. The session focused on the housing with care needs and aspirations of older people and the opportunities for councils, along with their housing, health and social care partners, can develop a more strategic approach to shape the market choices for an ageing population across all tenures.

Powerpoint presentations given on the day can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.

Programme

  • Professor Kerslake at the Institute of Public Care, Oxford Brookes Univeristy, laid out the drivers for change and showcased work in an East London local authority to achieve a culture of change
  • Roger Battersby, MD of PRP Architects, gave an overview of The Housing Forum's working group on 'Affordability in Later Life' and the key components for delivering 'care ready' housing
  • Helen Trousdale, County Commissioner at Staffordshire County Council, made the business case for an integrated approach to developing 'flexicare', housing with care that both prevents a move to more costly care and enables independent living.