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Friday, 17 June 2022

Welcome back to #Jeremytalks and our must-read weekly bulletin HLINks.

This week, we drew attention to a range of resources and tools hosted on the Housing LIN ‘Combating loneliness and reducing social isolation’ webpages in support of Loneliness Awareness Week, hosted by Marmalade Trust, to help reduce the stigma of loneliness and encourage people to talk more openly about it.

We also shared a new report by Foundations, produced in partnership with Habinteg and Anchor Hanover with support from Taylor Wimpey, that follows the publication of the Independent Review of DFG in 2018 and provides guidance on delivering better home adaptations in social housing.

In addition, Smplicare, a software startup based in Edinburgh, is conducting one of the largest studies ever involving wearables and older people to develop AI that predicts the risk of falls, funded by UKRI. So if you’re part of an innovative assisted living or housing association that supports older people to live independently, find out more here.

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Jeremy Porteus Jeremy Porteus
Chief Executive

Housing, Community, Disability, and Ageing

New guidance on delivering better home adaptations in social housing

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This report, published by Foundations and produced in partnership with Habinteg and Anchor Hanover with support from Taylor Wimpey, follows the publication of the Independent Review of DFG in 2018 and provides guidance on delivering better home adaptations in social housing.

The report provides practical solutions and recommendations for housing associations, local authorities and central government, to address the confusion about funding and improve home adaptations delivery.

Fire safety guidance strengthened for new high-rise homes

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Further to our recent HAPPI Hour on fire safety and fire safety in specialist housing, the government has released new guidance for all high rise homes.

New improvements to fire safety guidance form part of a wider update to tighten building regulations and provide clearer fire safety rules for the design or construction of residential developments.

You’re invited to participate in Smplicare’s UKRI-funded research on Healthy Ageing and Falls

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Smplicare, a software startup based in Edinburgh, is conducting one of the largest studies ever involving wearables and older people to develop AI that predicts the risk of falls.

They're looking to partner with leading organisations like yours to recruit research participants for this large-scale study.

What else caught my interest

Design, Construction, Planning and Technology

Grey going green? Longevity for our planet and people through Integrated Retirement Communities

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Members of ARCO's expert Advisory Council came together to publish a report highlighting how the Integrated Retirement Community sector can tackle the Net Zero Carbon challenge.

The 'Grey going green?' report includes submissions from nine of ARCO's Strategic Partners and Partners, who all highlight different areas of the Net Zero Carbon agenda, and the steps Integrated Retirement Community operators can take.

TAPPI2: From Principles to Implementation - Weekly update

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Would you like to receive regular TAPPI2 updates direct to your inbox? If you haven’t already, please remember to update your Housing LIN profile and tick the ‘Telecare and Digital Technology’ topic.

Otherwise you can find out more on this exciting programme that aims ensure that the evidence gathered by the Inquiry in TAPPI1 is built upon and used to create a widely accepted Framework which embeds the recommended TAPPI Principles within a transformational change programme, visit the TAPPI2 microsite, hosted by the Housing LIN.

What else caught our interest?

Health and social care, mental health and learning disability

Loneliness Awareness Week: Reduce the stigma of loneliness and encourage people to talk more openly about it

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Hosted by Marmalade Trust, Loneliness Awareness Week is an annual campaign which raises awareness of loneliness. This year’s Loneliness Awareness Week took place between the 13th – 17th June 2022 and the Housing LIN drew attention to a range of resources and tools hosted on the ‘Combating loneliness and reducing social isolation’ webpages. 

Dementia and Housing

What caught our interest

Wales

Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals

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This report, published by the Welsh Government Health and Social Care Committee, looks into hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals. The report highlights a number of issues that can contribute to holding up the discharge process, including housing.

Social care, health and housing should be seen as the three pillars of the discharge system but the committee heard that suitability of housing considerations are too often an afterthought, and not given sufficient priority.

Scotland

Evidence review of home adaptations in the UK and other OECD countries

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This review is one part of The Adaptations Policy and Practice Programme, co-ordinated by the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) and involving collaborations with the University of Stirling, Age Scotland, Horizon Housing Association, and the Housing Associations’ Charitable Trust (HACT), focusing on understanding the academic evidence and policy landscape behind home adaptations.

What caught our interest?

Events

Watch, Listen & Learn

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You are invited to join our forthcoming HAPPI Hours!

In recognition of the success of our HAPPI Hour sessions, we are delighted that the UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK, have come on board as a sponsor of our online events.

Events supported by the Housing LIN

Next week’s HLINks

In next week's HLINks, we look forward to sharing two new Housing LIN guest blogs. One in association with Lovell Later Living and the other by David Burgher, Founder of VREP, on Dementia in the Digital Age: Improving quality of life through Virtual Reality.

We're also excited to feature a new Inspirational Achievement with Places for People Living Plus, and announce a new Housing LIN sponsor.

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The Housing LIN would like to thank Willmott Dixon for their support in producing this newsletter.