Extra Care Housing in Wales: Investing in our Futures

This half day workshop, supported by the Welsh Government ,will bring together a group of local authority and housing sector leaders to attend an invite only workshop at the Principality Stadium on the afternoon of Monday, 21 March 2016 where will present the Extra Care Housing in Wales: State of the Nation report, share and hear about the opportunities and barriers to investing in extra care housing.

• 12.30 Arrivals and lunch/refreshments
• 13.10 Welcome and purpose of workshop - Jeremy Porteus - Director, Housing Learning and Improvement Network and John Howells - Director of Housing and Regeneration, Welsh Government
• 13.20 Extra Care Housing in Wales: State of the Nation report - an overview - Juliet Bligh - Principal Consultant, Institute of Public Care, Oxford Brookes University
• 13.45 Questions and Answers
• 14.00 Innovation session
  • Extra Care Housing service models - Vikki Hiscocks, Head of Active Ageing, Derwen Cymru and Ian Laight, Director, Housing Research
• 14.50 Refreshments & networking
• 15.10 Discussion Group
  • Investing in extra care housing; what are the opportunities, removing the barriers
    Facilitated by: Parry Davies, Former Strategic Director, Ceredigion County Council
• 16.00 Next steps - John Howells - Director of Housing and Regeneration, Welsh Government
• 16.30 Close and networking

Invitation only