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With the upcoming TAPPI (Technology for our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation) research launch, we are delighted to bring you a sneak preview of the work of the TAPPI 'testbeds' and take a wider look at how telecare, digital and assistive technologies can best facilitate care and support at home.

Supported by leading specialist retirement housing operator, Housing 21, this Housing LIN Summit session puts the spotlight on how the sector is embracing equality, diversity and inclusion in the way it delivers housing, care and support for older people.

This week's newsletter reveals a new demand modelling tool for housing for an ageing population, an Ultimate Guide to Telecare series, upcoming sector-wide events supported by Housing LIN, and more!

A new report from the Older People's Commissioner for Wales warns a growing number of older people in Wales are at risk of social exclusion and being left behind as the use of digital technology continues to play an even greater role in our everyday lives.

In this new Housing LIN guest blog, Sally Taylor-Ridgway, Communications and Membership Officer at Housing LIN, reflects on her experience with the Future Leaders Programme and the four behaviours of compassionate leadership.

We're pleased to officially launch a new microsite for this year's Housing LIN Summit - A Festival of Ideas! Find out more about each of the 10 Summit sessions, this year's inspiring speakers and our generous sponsors for making this event possible!

Welcome to TAPPI Cast, our weekly update on the 'Technology for our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation' (TAPPI) project which aims to improve the way technology is used in housing and care for older people.

This Housing LIN Summit session highlights the importance of creating age-friendly homes and communities for living well in later life, delving into Lovell Later Living's (LLL) investments in a diverse range of developments, all geared towards providing a lifelong home and fostering a thriving community for residents. 

We're pleased to collaborate with Appello to bring you this Ultimate Guide to Telecare, an introduction to the fundamentals of telecare, with information on how housing providers can maximise their care and support offer so people can enjoy a greater quality of life.

Building on December's HAPPI Awareness Week, which focused on the 15-year anniversary of the HAPPI panel, we are delighted to collaborate with award-winning architects at PRP for this session on designing a new generation of housing for people in later life.