LINks - the Housing LIN's essential weekly bulletin (w/c 18 Jan)
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 Cymru casestudy - Independent Living with Care at Hafod Y Parc, Abergele
This case study focuses on the benefits that effective partnership working brings to new extra care schemes. It specifically looks at North Wales Housing's second extra care housing scheme at Hafod Y Parc in Abergele, Conwy, and draws on what key stakeholders offered to the process and takes learning from each stage of the development to get a better understanding of what made the partnership work. This process also included designing for inclusion of older people, those with physical disabilities or sensory impairment and learning disabilities in mind. Written by Eirlys Parry, Head of Older Persons, North Wales Housing, it offers lessons learnt from what worked well from previous extra care housing schemes developed and managed by North Wales Housing Association.
To access, click here (opens new window).
For other Housing LIN Cymru case studies, click here (opens new window) to browse our dedicated pages and click here (opens new window) to read our Extra Care Housing in Wales: State of the Nation report in English or Welsh.
New CIH/Housing LIN tool: Developing your local housing offer for health and care: Targeting outcomes
Further to the pioneering health and housing Memorandum of Understanding (opens new window), this updated tool acknowledges the significance of housing as a partner and contributor to achieving the aims of health and social care services. With references to latest policy and practice, it is aimed at helping housing and support articulate and demonstrates the value of their services in terms of their partners' targets and outcomes.
To access, click here (opens new window).
POLICY AND PRACTICE
Rent rise flexibility to remain for supported housing (opens new window)
TELECARE LIN
Welcome to the January 2016 Newsletter and weekly News Headlines from the Telecare Learning and Improvement Network.
New Telecare LIN Monthly Newsletter
Please choose your preferred format (doc or pdf):
- Telecare eNewsletter January 2016 (doc - 4.48Mb) (opens new window)
- Telecare eNewsletter January 2016 (pdf - 329Kb) (opens new window)
Telecare News Headlines 21 January 2016
This week's news headlines from the Telecare LIN can be downloaded in two formats (doc; pdf) at:
- Telecare News Headlines 21 January 2016 (doc - 2.18Mb) (opens new window)
- Telecare News Headlines 21 January 2016 (pdf - 467Kb) (opens new window)
OTHER BLOGS, VIEWS OR COMMENTS
Supported housing on the brink (opens new window)
EXTERNAL EVENT SUPPORTED BY THE HOUSING LIN
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 4 information gathering seminars on:
- Housebuilding (outside the HRA) - 27th January in Eastleigh
- Place making, planning and growth - 24th February in Wakefield
- Employment - 16th March in London
- Health and ageing - 27th April in Aylesbury
Register your interest at: LGAhousingcommission@local.gov.uk (opens new window)
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 (opens new window)
One Day with MHA
MHA are pleased to announce a major event they are organising in Westminster Central Hall on Monday, 29th 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.