The Future of Sheltered Housing: exploring cohousing as an option (supported by the Housing LIN)
Event date
Description
Cohousing: an option for the future of Sheltered Housing?
Providers of sheltered housing are facing a number of financial challenges that threaten the viability of many of their schemes. They are also seeking to ensure that they continue to meet the changing aspirations and priorities of a new generation of older people wanting more active and independent ways of life.
Finding creative and innovative solutions, working with current and future residents, is critical. One option that is attracting increasing interest is the idea of enabling the creation of 'cohousing communities' within existing schemes. This is where the residents take on the management of their scheme, procuring their own services, organising their own social activities, and building their own community based on friendship and mutual support.
We are pleased to announce that HACT, working with UK Cohousing Network and Housing LIN, will be running aninteractive workshop to debate these challenges and opportunities for service transformation.
Cohousing: an option for the future of Sheltered Housing?
Providers of sheltered housing are facing a number of financial challenges that threaten the viability of many of their schemes. They are also seeking to ensure that they continue to meet the changing aspirations and priorities of a new generation of older people wanting more active and independent ways of life.
Finding creative and innovative solutions, working with current and future residents, is critical. One option that is attracting increasing interest is the idea of enabling the creation of 'cohousing communities' within existing schemes. This is where the residents take on the management of their scheme, procuring their own services, organising their own social activities, and building their own community based on friendship and mutual support.
We are pleased to announce that HACT, working with UK Cohousing Network and Housing LIN, will be running aninteractive workshop to debate these challenges and opportunities for service transformation.
Programme
This free event will be held from 12.30 to 15.30 at:
National Council for Voluntary Organisations
Society Building
8 All Saints Street
London N1 9RL
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Speakers
- Anna Kear, Executive Director of UK Cohousing Network
- James McCarthy, Head of Retirement Housing and Care 21
- Jeremy Porteus, Founder and Director of Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Sally Thomas, Director of Communities of HACT.
Workshop chair
- Andrew van Doorn, Chief Executive HACT
This free event will be held from 12.30 to 15.30 at:
National Council for Voluntary Organisations
Society Building
8 All Saints Street
London N1 9RL
Please click here for maps and directions (opens new window)
Speakers
- Anna Kear, Executive Director of UK Cohousing Network
- James McCarthy, Head of Retirement Housing and Care 21
- Jeremy Porteus, Founder and Director of Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Sally Thomas, Director of Communities of HACT.
Workshop chair
- Andrew van Doorn, Chief Executive HACT
Audience
The workshop is targeted at chief executives and senior level staff of sheltered/retirement housing providers. Please join us at 12:30 for a networking lunch, followed by an afternoon of presentations from key co-housing figures and interactive discussion.
The workshop is targeted at chief executives and senior level staff of sheltered/retirement housing providers. Please join us at 12:30 for a networking lunch, followed by an afternoon of presentations from key co-housing figures and interactive discussion.
Aims
The workshop is intended to initiate and stimulate discussion between UKCN and housing providers and their current and future residents on the potential for developing cohousing communities of various forms within existing housing schemes.
The workshop is intended to initiate and stimulate discussion between UKCN and housing providers and their current and future residents on the potential for developing cohousing communities of various forms within existing housing schemes.
Booking Terms
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