This week's HLINks: 3 - 7 July 2023
Welcome to #JeremyTalks (opens new window),
We are saddened to learn that Lord Kerslake, chair of Peabody, has died. He championed social housing and held many prestigious roles, including Chief Executive of the Homes and Communities Agency (now Homes England) when it oversaw the work of the ‘Housing our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation’ and the publication of the first HAPPI report 15 years ago.
In other news, it's been a busy week on the news front….
A new report from the Learning Disability and Autism Housing Network was launched in the House of Commons. Written by Housing LIN, 'Supported housing for people with learning disabilities and autistic people in England' reveals the scale, scope and cost of supported housing for people with learning disabilities and autism.
We published a Housing LIN guest blog by Dr Anne Labit at Universities of Orléans and Tours, France, on her research into cohousing for older people across six European sites. And, to coincide with this year's Coproduction Week, TAPPI partners published three new Personal Stories from our Co-production Champions Group on the positives and negatives of digital technology.
I was also delighted to attend ARCO’s annual conference in London, Rising to the Challenge (opens new window).
What else caught my interest:
- The CHIC project video available to watch now: Collaborative Housing: A Better Place to Age?
- Home improvement services in England - National evaluation and call for evidence
- Senior Housing News (USA): New Report Sheds Light on Baby Boomers’ Desired Senior Living Services, Amenities (opens new window)
- Motionspot blog for ARCO: How inclusive design supports ageing in place and the social element of ESG (opens new window)
- Care Management Matters feature: The power of co-production (opens new window)
- Loneliness evidence review: Research exploring the stigma associated with loneliness (opens new window)
- TAPPI Cast - 7 July
Finally, we're always eager to hear your stories and receive your case studies and thought leadership on good practices. If you would like to contribute, email us at: comms@housinglin.org.uk.
Stay connected, stay curious!
Jeremy Porteus