HAPPI Hour - Dementia-ready HAPPI

We are currently finalising the full programme. In the meantime, you can already book your place.

• 16:00 Brief explanation of Zoom format – Jerome Billeter, Secretariat/Housing LIN ~ @HousingLINews (opens new window)
• 16:05 Welcome and intro to dementia-ready HAPPI – Jeremy Porteus, CEO, Housing LIN ~ @HousingLIN (opens new window)
• 16:10 About the APPG Inquiry – Katey Twyford, Co-Dementia lead, Housing LIN ~ @TwyfordKatey (opens new window)
• 16:20 Design Matters + Design Awareness – John Walker, Director, Walker Simpson Architects ~ @WalkerSimpson_ (opens new window)
• 16:30 A safe place to live - designing to be dementia ready – Paul Hutt, ‎Director, Glancy Nicholls Architects ~ @GlancyNicholls (opens new window)
• 16:40 Design features in dementia-ready housing – Damian Utton, Director, Pozzoni Architecture ~ @Pozzoni_Arch (opens new window)
• 16:55 Q&A
• 17:15 Summary and close – Jeremy Porteus, CEO, Housing LIN ~ @HousingLIN (opens new window)

The slides and a recording of the second session are availabe at: HAPPI Hour - Retrofitting our housing for dementia-readiness

• More on APPG Inquiry background + launch recording (Incl Wendy Mitchell’s inspiring presentation) + Report
• ‘Dementia - Design and Built Environment’HLIN topic page
• The Association for Dementia Studies dementia-friendly design (opens new window)
• Become a dementia friend (opens new window)
• Design Principles for Extra Care Housing factsheet - Covid proofed 3rd edition!
• HDRC workshop - Advantages and disadvantages of separate and integrated schemes (opens new window)
• HLIN Intergenerational topic page
• HDRC webinar recording on best practice in running intergenerational care (opens new window)

With thanks to Action Deafness for their support, British Sign Language Interpreters will be providing BSL interpretation at this HAPPI Hour.

“As a leading Deaf-led Charity providing specialist community care and communications interpreting services, Action Deafness is proud to support Housing LIN with the use of BSL Interpreters for the forthcoming HAPPI events.”

Please book your place using the 'book now' button. Attendees will be sent the ZOOM details before the event.

You will be asked to join the meeting 10 mins before the start time to allow for a prompt start.

Registered with the Housing LIN’s HAPPI Hours? As a result of the pandemic, we created this exciting brand so that we can offer our sector showcase events in England, Scotland and Wales to enhance your learning and connect with other Housing LIN members virtually. Bookings for our free, online ‘learning lab’ events are made on a first come, first serve basis. Create your account or log in to avoid any disappointment.

At our popular events, you will:

• Watch and discover new extra care housing developments to find out about the design, development and operational management arrangements so that you can explore solutions that can transform your ‘offer’;
• Listen to latest practice, research, new funding initiatives, innovative products or projects so that you have the insight and intelligence required to improve your service delivery; and
• Learn about the current sector issues so that you are up-to-date and better positioned to respond to latest policy and innovative operational developments.

Join our HAPPI Hours to network with us and to test out your ideas or share your experiences with industry experts and amongst fellow Housing LIN members in a relaxed atmosphere. And follow #HAPPIHour (opens new window) on twitter.