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LINks - the Housing LIN's essential weekly bulletin (w/c 11 Jan 2016)

Welcome to LINks, the weekly e-bulletin from the Housing LIN (Learning and Improvement Network) where we round up a selection of latest information, resources and events under the spotlight. In this issue, we draw your attention to the following:

NEW HOUSING LIN RESOURCES

Housing LIN blog - Where now for extra care housing- lessons from residential care

This blog explores whether there are any lessons we can learn from the state of the residential care market when looking at the future of extra care housing. Written for the Housing LIN by Dr Kate Hamblin, Senior Research Fellow, The Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Oxford. http://www.housinglin.org.uk/Topics/type/resource/?coid=9991

POLICY AND PRACTICE

Generation Stuck: Exploring the Reality of Downsizing in Later Life

This report by ILC-UK, commissioned by McCarthy and Stone, explores older peoples' attitudes towards moving, the pros and cons of downsizing and provides evidence to help inform the public debate about the role of housing stock held by older people. While the demand for downsizing options is substantial, the report found there is still work to be done with raising awareness around the merits of downsizing, from releasing equity to improving physical wellbeing.

USEFUL TOOLS AND REPORTS

Generation Stuck: Exploring the Reality of Downsizing in Later Life

This report by ILC-UK, commissioned by McCarthy and Stone, explores older peoples' attitudes towards moving, the pros and cons of downsizing and provides evidence to help inform the public debate about the role of housing stock held by older people. While the demand for downsizing options is substantial, the report found there is still work to be done with raising awareness around the merits of downsizing, from releasing equity to improving physical wellbeing. http://www.housinglin.org.uk/_library/Resources/Housing/Policy_documents/Generation_Stuck.pdf (opens new window)

USEFUL TOOLS AND REPORTS

New tool to help with service planning for people with long-term conditions

NHS England have launch an enhanced simulation model designed to help commissioners and providers predict the impacts of service changes before they are made. Powered by real-life data, the tool calculates the health and social care costs for different groups of patients with long-term conditions. For further information please contact: Jamie Day at jamieday@nhs.net

TELECARE LIN

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

OTHER BLOGS AND COMMENTS

CALL FOR INFORMATION

We are about to update our Factsheet 23 on Medication in Extra Care Housing and would welcome any feedback on related issues, case studies, recent policy or position documents from you to further inform the writer. Ideally this should be before the end of January so that we can progress with the update. Please email info@housinglin.org.uk - In addition, do feel free to post something on our discussion forum at: http://www.housinglin.org.uk/Discuss/forum/?forumID=5

Thank you in anticipation,

Jeremy Porteus, Director, Housing LIN.

EXTERNAL EVENT SUPPORTED BY THE HOUSING LIN

LGA Housing Commission events

As reported in our weekly bulletin on 17 December, the Local Government Association has launched a Housing Commission to explore new routes to house building so councils can enable the building of more desperately-needed homes. One of the areas of interest is health and quality of life for an ageing population - the role of housing in adapting to an ageing population and preventing onward costs onto social care and health services. To aid the work of the Commission, the LGA are holding 4 information gathering seminars on:

  • Housebuilding (outside the HRA) - 27 January in Eastleigh
  • Place making, planning and growth - 24 February in Wakefield
  • Employment - 16 March in London
  • Health and ageing - 27 April in Aylesbury

Register your interest at: LGAhousingcommission@local.gov.uk And to find out more about the Commission, go to: http://www.local.gov.uk/housing/-/journal_content/56/10180/7570944?_56_INSTANCE_0000_templateId=ARTICLE

One Day with MHA

MHA are pleased to announce a major event they are organising in Westminster Central Hall on Monday, 29 February 2016 to explore the contemporary issues of importance to the growing numbers of older people, how we prepare for and experience later life and the role we all have in creating a more age-friendly society. For more information and bookings, go to www.mha.org.uk/oneday

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