Top 10 Housing with Care Resources from 2023
As we approach Christmas and the New Year, we share our top highlights and look back at some of the most popular resources from 2023. We also have a surprise announcement!
- Commencement of the Older People’s Housing Taskforce. We are delighted that Housing LIN's CEO, Jeremy Porteus was appointed to the Taskforce that was set up to look at how we can provide better choice, quality and security of housing for older people, including how to address regional disparities in supply of appropriate and where necessary specialised housing (the report is due out next year).
- Housing LIN commissioned as Secretariat for the latest APPG Inquiry into Regenerating Outdated Sheltered Housing looking at how best to regenerate our existing supply of outdated sheltered housing – from modernisation and extensions to repurposing and replacing older stock and service models – for 21st century standards (the report is due out in Summer 2024).
- As TAPPI 2 draws to a close (we’ll be publishing our final findings plus a toolkit of practical resources early in the new year), we wanted to reflect on the useful resources and awareness we’ve generated over the past 18 months. Read on here!
- We also celebrate other sharing and learning activities that have taken place over the year, including delivering 20 HAPPI Hour webinars, with over 3000 registrations, and publishing 47 informative and inspiring blogs from leading figures in the housing, health and social care sectors.
Top 10 Resources
Our top 10 housing with care resources include a selection of publications published by the Housing LIN as well as those we were pleased to release in association with partner organisations.
#1: Supported housing for people with learning disabilities and autistic people in England
This report, 'A lifeline for Lifetime Independence', written by the Housing LIN and commissioned by the Learning Disability and Autism Housing Network (LDAHN), provides the most up to date information on the size, scope, cost, support and importantly future needs of supported housing in England for individuals with a learning disability and autistic people.
Ian Copeman, Business Director at Housing LIN, said:
“We are delighted to have worked with the LDAHN to undertake this research. We regularly work with local authorities, NHS organisations and housing providers to widen the housing options available to people with learning disabilities and autistic people. We look forward to the work of the LDAHN and their partners leading to more people having their own home.”
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#2: Housing and Care: Good Practice Guide
Earlier this year we joined forces with the South West Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) to produce an accessible and practical resource that supports councils, with their local partners, to plan for and deliver the range of housing and care options needed by older people and working age adults with care/support needs.
The 9 actions set out in this guide are drawn from engagement with all councils in the south west of England and informed by local and national good practice examples, resources and tools.
#3: 10 top tips for creating authentic Personal Stories
As part of TAPPI 2, we have used a Champions' model for co-production, with 17 members from staff and tenants across the six locality testbeds. Facilitated by Co-production Works, the group leads co-production in their testbed and ensures the voice of their tenants is heard.
The Personal Stories found here are shared by the Champions and cover the positives and negatives of digital technology and how it affects their lives. And if you want to give your tenants and staff a platform to share their experiences, read our 10 top tips for creating authentic person stories!
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#4: Inspirational achievement: Appleby Blue, Southwark
To celebrate this year’s International Day of Older Persons (IDOP), we were delighted to share Housing LIN’s sponsor, United St Saviours Charity’s recent inspirational achievement, Appleby Blue.
Flipping the conventional model of the almshouse as a retreat from society, Appleby Blue enables its residents to remain active members of a thriving, intergenerational and diverse London community. Designed by Stirling Prize-winning architects, Witherford Watson Mann, the building provides a blueprint for future adult social housing projects for older persons.
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#5 Housing LIN Cymru - Virtual Symposium
Co-Chaired by Joanne Kirrane, Executive Director of People, Homes and Communities at Melin Homes and Chair of Housing LIN Cymru, and Jeremy Porteus, Chief Executive at Housing LIN, this session provided a 'marketplace' of presentations by Steering Group members sharing the latest innovative housing for older people projects, developments and programmes underway in Wales.
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#6 HAPPI Hour – Better Housing Choices for People with a Learning Disability or Autism
Our most popular HAPPI Hour webinar in 2023, with over 250 registrations, was 'Better Housing Choices for People with a Learning Disability or Autism' in partnership with Golden Lane Housing.
The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 came into force on 29 August and sets a framework for new systems for the supported housing and older person’s housing sector. This webinar outlined the new legislation and explored recent research conducted by Housing LIN for the LDAHN into the state of the supported housing market.
#7: Accessible and Inclusive Housing – Bringing Together a Focus on Adaptations as an Integrated Priority Across Policy Agendas in Scotland
Written by Lorna Cameron, Vikki McCall, Jill Pritchard, Charlie McMillan, Alison Docherty and Susan Webster, this Housing LIN Case Study (No. 169) on accessible and inclusive housing is written in the context of the 'Enhancing the accessibility, adaptability and usability of Scotland’s homes consultation' conducted by the Scottish Government (closed 21st December 2023).
#8 Swallowtail Place, Acle in Norfolk: Sharing a vision for shared ownership and Independent Community Living
This Housing LIN Case Study (No. 167), written by Stephen Maraj, Sales Manager at Saffron Housing Trust, describes Swallowtail Place, a 58-apartment, mixed-tenure Independent Community Living Plus scheme that combats social loneliness and isolation by promoting a sense of community.
It was a scheme that when it came to the legal sales documents and with an understanding that there is limited awareness of Older Persons Shared Ownership (OPSO), they organised additional training for their estate agents in tandem with clear and honest discussions with purchasers and their families.
#9: Landscape Design Principles for Dementia Care (2nd edition)
This updated Housing LIN Factsheet (No. 35), written by Angeli Ganoo-Fletcher, Director and Helene Saulue, Associate at PRP, highlights the critical role that well-designed landscaped gardens can play in improving residents’ quality of life, promoting physical and mental health, and reducing the effects of cognitive decline.
The Factsheet advocates for landscape design that is informed by the latest research on sensory and cognitive impairment. It puts the focus on the importance of creating safe, attractive and engaging environments that are accessible and user-friendly for older and disabled individuals.
#10: Housing to span the generations: A 21st Century Almshouse for Bristol
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his Housing LIN Viewpoint (No 105), written by writer and co-founder of the Age Action Alliance, Tony Watts describes a “21st Century Almshouse for Bristol” that may offer a way forward for intergenerational housing.
This viewpoint explores how reimagining a concept that goes back over a thousand years provides part of the solution to the severe housing and care problem facing Britain’s ageing population.
And in other news...
Housing LIN Summit 2024 - A Festival of Ideas
With thanks to our Summit headline and affiliate sponsors, our week-long virtual Festival of Ideas will take place from Monday 26 February to Friday, 1 March 2024. We look forward to hosting 10 free, information-packed online sessions over these 5 days.
We have an impressive line-up of speakers confirmed with more to follow. Those already joining us include:
- Lord Richard Best, Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Housing and Care for Older People
- Dr Carole Easton OBE, CEO, Centre for Ageing Better
- Jon Rouse CBE, City Director, Stoke Council
- George MacGinnis, Director, UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge
- Alex Ely, Founder, Mae Architects, this year's Stirling Prize Winner
- Colum Lowe, Director, Design Age Institute
- Professor Roy Sandbach OBE, Chair, TAPPI Steering Group
- Jamie Bunce, CEO, Inspired Villages Group
- Alyson Scurfield, CEO, Tech Services Association (TSA)
- Dr Hannah Marston, The Open University
- Richard Webb, Corporate Director of Health and Adult Services, North Yorkshire Council
- Nick Sinclair, Director, Local Area Coordination Network
- and the class of 2023, the 3rd cohort of the Housing LIN Future Leaders Programme
More information and full details on how to book your place(s) will be available in January!
Season’s Greetings
We look forward to bringing you a further selection of essential news, views, resources and events in the year ahead.
With thanks to all our members, partners and colleagues, stay connected for the latest in housing and care matters.
Season's Greetings from all of us at the Housing LIN!