LINks - the Housing LIN's essential weekly bulletin (9 June)

Housing our Ageing Population: Positive Ideas - Making retirement living a positive choice (opens new window)

This new APPG inquiry report urges the Government to offer similar incentives for last-time buyers as are now in place for first time buyers.

Written by inquiry secretary, Jeremy Porteus, it draws on evidence presented over 4 inquiry sessions and calls on local authorities to recognise the social and economic benefits of right-sizing in their local plans and planning policies.

Retirement housing providers, the report says, should also do more to support people looking to move to more appropriate housing by developing clear and transparent information around fees and other costs that offer greater choice and control.

NEW HOUSING LIN BLOG

Happy to be involved in HAPPI3 (opens new window)

FUNDING, POLICY AND PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT

CLG Committee announce Adult Social Care Inquiry (opens new window)

Event Fees in Retirement Properties (opens new window)

ARHM revised Code of Practice now live (opens new window)

USEFUL NEW TOOLS AND REPORTS

Building Safe Choices: Older LGBT housing futures: a feasibility study (opens new window)

Living Well in Old Age: The value of UK housing interventions in supporting mental health and wellbeing in later life (opens new window)

The need for community: A study of housing for adults with learning disabilities (opens new window)

Invitation to Tender for review of the role of home adaptations in improving later life (opens new window)

Centre for Ageing Better has issued an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for a review of the evidence into how home adaptations can contribute to improving people's later lives. The ITT has been produced following feedback on a draft plan for the research, which Ageing Better issued in April. It is intended the review will provide evidence to help influence a range of organisations and practitioners, including occupational therapists and healthcare professionals through to architects and policy makers.

The deadline for submissions is 12:00 noon on 21st July 2016. If you have any questions about the ITT or the tender process please contact info@ageing-better.org.uk

HAVE YOUR SAY ON DEMENTIA AND POST-DIAGNISTIC SUPPORT

Complete the Dementia Action Alliance survey by Tuesday, 27th June (opens new window)

OTHER VIEWS, NEWS AND RESOURCES

Sanctuary and Housing & Care 21 to merge (opens new window)

Revolutionising care with life-enhancing technologies (opens new window)

TELECARE LIN NEWSLETTER

This week's news headlines from the Telecare LIN can be downloaded in two formats (doc; pdf) at:

• Telecare News Headlines 9 June 2016 (doc - 1.87Mb) (opens new window)
• Telecare News Headlines 9 June 2016 (pdf - 449Kb) (opens new window)

AWARDS

Enter RIBA Presidents Awards for Research 2016 (opens new window)

FORTHCOMING HOUSING LIN REGIONAL MEETING

• Yorkshire & Humber Regional Housing LIN Meeting, Grantham on 15th June 2016 (opens new window)
• South East Regional Housing LIN Meeting, Harpenden on 23rd June 2016 (opens new window)
• East Midlands Regional Housing LIN Meeting, Thursday 28th July 2016 (Registration not yet open) (opens new window)

OTHER EVENTS SUPPORTED BY THE HOUSING LIN

Resilience in Older People: Focus on Resources (opens new window)

New Routes to Integrated Care: The Challenge of Assistive Technologies, Telehealth and Telecare (opens new window)

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