Lord Best Headlines Housing LIN Cymru Annual Symposium: Regenerating Outdated Sheltered Housing in Wales
On behalf of the Housing LIN Cymru Steering Group, we’re excited to invite you to our Annual Symposium, where we’ll dive into the findings of the recent All-Party Parliamentary Group on Housing and Care for Older People report on the Regeneration of Outdated Sheltered Housing.
This event will showcase practical applications of the report’s recommendations here in Wales, offering insights into innovative approaches for modernising housing for older adults.
🗓️Tuesday 12th November 2024
🕓3pm - 5pm
🌐Online - Zoom
Join our expert panel for a discussion on the latest APPG on Housing and Care for Older People report on regenerating outdated sheltered housing. Since 2011, Wales has seen a reduction of over 2,500 local authority and housing association sheltered housing units, now down to 25,262.
We'll showcase the report’s implications for Welsh sheltered housing providers, featuring evidence from our Welsh members and Steering Group and highlighting additional case studies from the report.
Key topics include:
- Regenerating sheltered housing in Wrexham: A strategic LA retrofit programme
- Ageing well: Staying connected, involved and happy later in life
- Sustainability: The climate for Sheltered Housing in the future
- Beyond revenue: Tackling operational challenges in today's market
- Remodelling sheltered housing: Addressing the challenges
- The Eliminate agenda: The scope for intergenerational action?
- Taking stock: Integrated approaches to reducing health and housing inequalities
- Exploring housing options in Wales: Preserving a vital resource for future generations
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haired by Jeremy Porteus, Chief Executive at Housing LIN and Joanne Kirrane, Executive Director of People, Homes and Communities at Melin Homes and Chair of Housing LIN Cymru Steering Group, we'll be joined by:
- Lord Best, co-chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Housing and Care for Older People
- Carol Coull, Wrexham County Borough Council
- Siân Evans, United Welsh
- Edward Hughes, ClwydAlyn Housing
- Gary Hortop, Linc Cymru
- Mark Lewis, ateb Group
- Michelle Long, Melin Homes
- Hayley Parker, Gwent Regional Partnership Board
- Victoria Lloyd, Age Cymru
We also look forward to launching our new animation to accompany the APPG report. Don’t miss out on watching this!
This session will be a valuable opportunity to gain insights from thought leaders and practitioners involved in transforming sheltered housing. We hope to see you there!