Housing LIN Newsletter June 2012

In this issue of Housing with Care Matters we specifically focus on:

• Angela Rippon's visit to Shore Green for the BBC One Show (front page)
• the new APPG Housing and Care for Older People Inquiry (p2)
• information on improvements to the Housing LIN website (p2)
• the winner of the Housing LIN category at the Housing for Older People awards (p3)
• the official opening of the DH funded Extra Care scheme in Aylesbury (p3)
• three new, cutting edge, viewpoints from the Housing LIN on:
  • leadership challenges in the NHS and links with housing, 'Shaping the concrete before it sets'
  • dementia friendly communities, 'Breaking new ground'
  • developing effective partnerships to achieve market potential, 'A new lease for life'
• a range of excellent new resources under the broad themes of:
  • Housing for Older People - by JRF, NPI, HACT, Orbit Charitable Trust, etc
  • Health and Care - by NHF, One Housing Group, Demos etc
  • Housing and Dementia - by Alzheimer's' Society, the Design Council etc
• the latest news from our Telecare LIN (p7)
• calls for information on Right to Transfer possibilities and the use of s106/CILs (p7)
• a comprehensive round-up of new developments from all our regions (p8), and
• details of our forthcoming regional meetings and other relevant events (p9)