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Friday, 4 March 2022
Welcome to #Jeremytalks and our must-read weekly bulletin, HLINks, week-ending Friday, 4 March 2022. I can’t believe we are in March already!
In this week’s edition, we draw attention to a new Housing LIN guest blog by Sara Livadeas, Head of Operations and Engagement Programmes Canadian operator Origin Active Living, about their take on the UK later living market and plans for growth.
We also share a new report published by Anchor this week which looks into the changing nature of family dynamics in the UK, peoples’ expectations of later life – particularly in terms of independence and care – and how retirement housing can help to tackle these challenges.
Other news that caught my interest this week, included:
- Local Government Chronicle: Anna Dixon: We must not forget care is about people
- Tunstall: A ground breaking telehealth pilot: What can we learn?
- The King's Fund: Social care 360
- social care institute for excellence: Safeguarding Adult Reviews Quality Markers
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Stay connected and, above all, remain safe.
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Jeremy Porteus Chief Executive |
New Housing LIN products
The Origin Way, Creating a Global Brand for Active Ageing
In this new Housing LIN guest blog, Sara Livadeas, Head of Operations and Engagement Programmes at Canadian operator Origin Active Living, provides their take on the UK later living market and plans for growth.
Coronavirus
Check out current and relevant sector guidance on the pandemic on our Coronavirus Info Hub.
You can also find out more about the launch of the St Monica Trust/Housing LIN RE-COV Study, on COVID-19 and its impact on the retirement village and extra care housing sector.
Consultation outcome - Revoking vaccination as a condition of deployment across all health and social care
The government conducted a public consultation from 9 to 16 February 2022 on whether to revoke provisions which require COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of deployment in health and social care settings.
The government's response confirms that they intend to proceed with bringing forward regulations to revoke vaccination as a condition of deployment.
Housing, Community, Disability, and Ageing
Fragmented UK: Reconnecting people by creating communities where people love living in later life
This report by Anchor looks at the changing nature of communities and independence particularly in a post pandemic environment.
It represents a clear opportunity to ensure housing forms a major part of the solution to address issues faced by our ageing population and the wider society.
What caught our interest?
- Local Government Chronicle: Anna Dixon: We must not forget care is about people
- Property reporter: Why building retirement villages is beneficial to society
- Local Government Chronicle: The Local Authority Podcast, Devolution: can councils seize the initiative following the levelling up white paper with Amanda Hopgood, Tony Travers and Mike Dearing
- Centre for Ageing Better: Ethnic health inequalities in later life
- Open University: Postdoctoral research associate post – Deadline, 14 March 2022
- InclusiveDesign: Why Are We Still Making Do With Homes That Are Not Fit For Purpose?
- The Housing Podcast: The Housing Podcast: is the government on track to end rough sleeping by 2024
- PropertyNotify: New Taskforce for Older People’s Housing Welcomed by Experts
Housing LIN microsite shares resources based on the findings from the Diversity in Care Environments (DICE) research study
Hosted by the Housing LIN, the resources on these Diversity in Care Environments (DICE) webpages are based on findings from the DICE research study, conducted by the School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, in collaboration with the International Longevity Centre-UK and the Housing LIN.
This includes a policy report and an e-Learning Resource Tool.
Design, Construction, Planning and Technology
TAPPI2: From Principles to Implementation - Weekly updates
As announced in February, a second phase of the TAPPI programme has now being launched – TAPPI 2.
To support the delivery of the programme, The Dunhill Medical Trust (DMT) are taking applications for a Co-Production and Engagement Partner who will work with us and the locality testbeds to ensure the views of people who draw on services both current and future, their families and carers and housing organisations are reflected in the programme and the Framework.
The deadline for receipt of applications is 18 March 2022 at 5:00pm.
ITEC 2022 - Unlocking Personalised Outcomes: Life and Living Empowered by Digital Care
Join the Housing LIN team at the launch of TAPPI 2 at the TEC Services Association (TSA) ITEC Conference on Tuesday, 29 March and opening the funding call for organisations who wish to be considered to be a Locality Testbed.
This event is for anyone working with technology enabled care across TEC, Housing, Social Care and Health!
The Housing LIN has secured their members a 40% discount on attendance fees at ITEC2022.
New Telehealth Pilot aims to support Older People to Age in Place
This project, undertaken by a multi-agency Stakeholder Group, provided a 12-week telehealth intervention to 50 patients with chronic illnesses including Chronic Heart Disease, COPD & Diabetes.
The report's findings included that the majority of participants perceived that telehealth helped them manage their condition by giving them reassurance that there was clinical oversight and confidence in their ability to manage, as well as identifying when they needed to take health related actions.
What else caught our interest?
- National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi): Survey about the proposed social care reforms and our human rights.
- AARP: 5 Trends in Living Spaces for Older Adults Prompted by the Pandemic
Health and Social Care, Mental Health and Learning Disability
King's Fund Social Care 360
The King's Fund latest Social Care 360 report is a comprehensive overview of access to social care, expenditure and providers, workforce and carers and quality, encompassing both the first and second waves of the Covid-19 pandemic. Findings include:
- Public expenditure on social care has increased sharply due to the government response to COVID-19
- New requests for support from older people to LAs went down, most likely as people avoided contact with formal care services, but requests for support from working-age adults increased
- Overall, the number receiving formal long-term care services went up
Safeguarding Adult Reviews Quality Markers
This SCIE briefing provides dates and details of the support offer. It will be relevant to Safeguarding Adult Board (SAB) chairs, business managers, independent reviewers and professionals in quality assurance roles involved in incident reviews and SARs.
What else caught our interest?
- The National Care Forum: Wrong Policy, wrong time
Housing and Dementia
HDRC research project: survey on pain management for people living with dementia in long-term care settings
An initial pilot study to explore the assessment and management of pain for people living with dementia in extra care housing schemes, retirement villages and care homes. Evidence from this survey will be used in building a larger, more in depth, externally funded project.
The deadline for completing the survey is today, Friday 4 March.
Wales
For Welsh government guidance on COVID-19, visit: https://gov.wales/coronavirus
Scotland
For Scottish government guidance on COVID-19, go to https://www.gov.scot/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance/
Events
Watch, Listen & Learn
You are invited to join our forthcoming HAPPI Hours!
This message is to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to postpone the HAPPI Hour - Housing LIN Scotland presents session that was due to take place on Tuesday, 1 March. More details to follow.
Forthcoming HAPPI Hours:
- HAPPI Hour - Launch event: Approaching the end of life in extra care housing: innovating and learning together on Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 3:00pm - 5:15pm
- HAPPI Hour - Technology enabled care and housing: making the connection Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 4:00pm – 5:15pm
- HAPPI Hour - Forging a new partnership to transform housing and care-tech choices on Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 4:00pm – 5:15pm
- HAPPI Hour - Fire safety in extra care housing on Tuesday, 4 April, 4:00pm – 5:15pm
Previous HAPPI Hours - Recording, presentation slides and chat report available:
- HAPPI Hour - Levelling up our communities: calling for a post-covid vision for housing, care and support
- HAPPI Hour - Living Well
- HAPPI Hour - Social Prescribing: it’s a better prescription
Events supported by the Housing LIN
- TSA ITEC Conference Monday 28 – Tuesday 27 March 2022. Early bird offer is available until Friday 11th Feb. Please note: The Housing LIN has secured their members a 40% discount on attendance fees at ITEC2022.
- National Academy for Social Prescribing Webinar: The role of social prescribing in addressing health inequalities on Monday 7 March 2022 3pm-4pm
- National Academy for Social Prescribing Webinar: Addiction and Social Prescribing on Tuesday 22 March 2022, 3pm-4pm
In next week’s HLINks
We are delighted to host next week's HAPPI Hour session on behalf of West London based housing association, Octavia, and St Cristopher’s Hospice to launch this important new resource, the culmination of their 2 year research project impacted by Covid.
We also look forward to publishing a new Housing LIN guest blog by Sarah Jones, Anchor’s Chief Finance Officer, on the report they published earlier this week.
And that’s not all! We'll also share a second guest blog by author Jenny Kartupelis on Relational Care and Intergenerational Housing.
The Housing LIN would like to thank Willmott Dixon for their support in producing this newsletter.