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.
Today saw the formal launch of a new microsite hosted by Housing LIN that will share the findings from an important new research project exploring the impact of stigma on fuelling inequalities experienced by UK disabled adults in later life.
In this Housing LIN blog, Joan Rutherford, Chair of National Network of Older People’s Housing Champions, reflects on the theory of inclusive design and explores what this looks like in practice while not all urban designers are trained in inclusive design principles.
Dementia Action Week (15-21 May) is an awareness raising campaign. Each year, Alzheimer's Society works with individuals and organisations across the UK to encourage people to act on dementia. This year's theme is dementia diagnosis.
The government has today unveiled the line-up of experts selected to join the year-long Older People's Housing Task Force, led by Professor Julienne Meyer. Our esteemed Chief Executive, Jeremy Porteus, has been appointed as one of the 19 members. His inclusion in the newly established Task Force brings invaluable expertise and extensive experience in specialised housing and technology for older adults.
Homes England launches its next five-year Strategic Plan, setting out how it will support communities and families by enabling the delivery of more good quality, affordable homes alongside the regeneration of towns and cities across England.
Welcome to this week's edition of HLINks, your go-to e-bulletin for all things related to housing with care. This week, we share two new Housing LIN guest blogs, provide our weekly TAPPI updates, and much more!
Published by the National Audit Office, this new report titled 'Investigation into supported housing' sets out the facts on how the supported housing system in England works and government oversight of the sector.
