Housing LIN Newsletter October 2012

In this month's newsletter, we bring you

• Information on our forthcoming free annual conference and exhibition, 'Investing in Solutions, Making it Happen', on 12 December in London.
• Details of the Department of Health's £300 million Care and Support Housing Fund
• Information on the £50m dedicated funding for dementia-friendly communities
• Info on the launch of Healthwatch by the Department of Health
• Details on a selection of new Housing LIN viewpoints and case studies on accessible and adapted housing issues, designing for inclusion and age-friendly cities
• The launch of the Hospital2Home resource pack, which includes practical leaflets, informative factsheets and useful checklists on everything to do with housing and hospital discharge arrangements and older people's 'pathway'
• Links to a number of other relevant publications on housing for older people, health and social care, dementia and telecare
• A round-up from our regional leads, and
• Details of forthcoming regional meetings and conferences in your area