HLINks: New blog, housing awards, and news from the housing sector

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New Housing LIN Video Series

Over the last two years, the Housing LIN has produced a series of highly-praised videos that put the Spotlight on Extra Care Housing. Thanks to the support of our network, we were able to visit dozens of locations around the country and share the perspectives of some of the people who design, build, manage, work at and – most importantly – live in these schemes.

Now, we need your help deciding which areas to focus on, where to film, and raising up to £60k to make housing with care go viral.

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Housing Design Awards

Later life living schemes win 4 awards

Last night at the 2019 Housing Design Awards, held at The IET in London, four schemes designed to improve the senior living experience received awards out of a total of 18 across every sector of residential development.

Details about all the winning and shortlisted schemes across all categories  for this year's awards can be found here

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Housing LIN Blog

Creating a Safe and Easily Maintained Garden for Older People

"Gardening is one of the hobbies that can be relished by everyone no matter the age", writes Dimo Koev in this Housing LIN blog.

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New Resources

Cross Generational Housing

Cross generational living is a traditional concept based upon the idea that the blending of families, in social living activities builds a community that enhances our understanding of one another. Cross generational homes provide a congenial environment for those who wish to connect and share with other generations on a daily basis.

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Innovation@Home: Approaches to Successful Aging in Community from 25 Countries

As the global population gets permanently older, housing and housing-related supports must keep pace with this profound demographic change.

‘Innovation@Home: Approaches to Successful Aging in Community from 25 Countries’, produced in association the WHO, explores innovative approaches to age-friendly housing and neighbourhoods, reflecting the belief that, when it comes to promoting health in ageing, good ideas have no borders.

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What a difference a place makes: the growing impact of health and wellbeing boards

This resource captures the achievements, challenges and learning from 22 effective health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) across the country, all of which are making good progress on integrating health and care, improving wellbeing and tackling the wider determinants of health.

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Housing and Older People

• What do older people really want from their housing provider?
• PegasusLife Group secures £525m to support further growth
• Older people’s decisions about extra-care housing

Recruitment

The Housing LIN is recruiting!

The Housing LIN is recruiting for our new role, Business Support Officer. We are offering a great opportunity for a well-organised, creative and enthusiastic person who would like to join our small experienced team to provide business and administrative support to enable us to deliver our range of activities.

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Centre for Ageing Better

• Senior Programme Manager - Homes

Housing and People with Learning Disabilities

• People with learning difficulties are trapped in hospitals. They need more appropriate housing

Scottish News

• Coming up: Green light for wellness village

• Housing support made easier (Scottish Government)

Events

Housing LIN Events

• South West Housing LIN Regional Meeting - Bristol - 18th July
• Housing LIN Cymru Symposium – Building More Resilient Communities - 24th July

Promoted by Housing LIN

• Homes and health: how housing and the NHS can work together - 26th September
• Is the UK Institutionally Ageist (Housing 21) - 9th October

Next Week

Next week the APPG on Housing and Care for Older People publishes its new report, HAPPI 5, on renting privately for an ageing population.