LINks - the Housing LIN's essential weekly bulletin (w/c 15 Feb)
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:
NATIONAL HOUSING FOR OLDER PEOPLE AWARDS - HOUSING LIN CATEGORY WINNER
At a packed awards ceremony at the Deangate Manchester Hilton on Tuesday, Jeremy Porteus presented the prizes to the schemes voted by residents as the best UK Housing with Care Schemes (18-35 units). The gold, silver and bronze awards went to Brunel Court, Wolverhampton (ExtraCare Charitable Trust); Brookhill House, Co. Londonderry (Apex Housing Association) and Common Road, Wincanton (Yarlington Housing Group) respectively.
For details of all 11 category winners at EAC's annual event, visit: http://www.housingcare.org/providers/housing-for-older-people-awards-2015.aspx (opens new window)
NEW HOUSING LIN BLOG
A healthy bridge to housing? Spanning the gap
In this blog for the Housing LIN, Patrick Fowler highlights the work of opportunities to work with Healthwatch England locally.
http://www.housinglin.org.uk/Topics/type/resource/?coid=10029 (opens new window)
HOUSING DESIGN AWARDS 2016 - HAPPI SCHEMES
The Housing LIN is pleased to announce its support for the 2016 Housing Design Awards and the HAPPI category in particular. Remember, the deadline for submissions is 2nd March 2016.
USEFUL TOOLS AND REPORTS
Tomorrow's World: The future of ageing in the UK. Planning tomorrow today (opens new window)
Growing Old Together: Sharing new ways to support older people (opens new window)
Choice-making pathways in social care and support (opens new window)
Housing Standards Handbook (to buy) (opens new window)
IN THE MEDIA
Benefit cuts hit sheltered housing (opens new window)
Sheltered housing developments 'shelved due to benefit cuts' (opens new window)
FORTHCOMING EVENTS SUPPORTED BY THE HOUSING LIN
Helping people home from hospital through better use of care at home
3 free events on 22 February in Leeds; 2 March in Southampton; and 10 March in London. To book your place, email england.careathome@nhs.net with your name, choice of date, name and job title.
LGA Housing Commission
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 3 information gathering seminars on:
- 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 (opens new window). And to find out more about the Commission, go to:
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/ (opens new window).
Stay connected with the Housing LIN for latest news, views and resources on housing with care matters.