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New Housing LIN guest blog reveals how telecare is leading a retirement revolution

With the youngest Baby Boomers turning 60 by 2024, the most comfortable, competent and confident tech users are heading into retirement, with the likelihood that they’ll also live for longer. Meeting this tech-savvy generation’s accommodation expectations will be essential for people working on retirement living specifications – and will need a shift in mindset.

Sarah Watts, Corporate Sales Director at Tunstall Healthcare, explains how including the future user in planning technology in retirement housing is the logical solution. 

Loneliness in ageing population tackled through smart clothing and furniture

As announced in July 2022, Housing LIN is delighted to be an industry partner in a new research project on loneliness in ageing population tackled through smart clothing and furniture.

The DELONELINESS team are looking to speak to people who have experienced loneliness since reaching the age of 65. Their goal is to develop a technology to measure when someone is lonely, to make sure people get the right support at the right time. Interviews can be conducting in person or online, and you will be reimbursed for your time (£30). If you have any questions, or are interested in taking part, please email: deloneliness@kcl.ac.uk

Sector Publications & News

Pioneering tool to support design of dementia-friendly spaces

Experts from the University of Stirling have created a new tool to support families, businesses and professionals to make homes, premises and public places more accessible to an ageing population and those living with dementia.

The Environments for Ageing and Dementia Design Assessment Tool (EADDAT) combines the latest research on designing for cognitive change with the expertise of leading architects based at the University’s Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC).

Inclusive, accessible homes are a must for everyone

It's #AccessibleHomesWeek, that’s why we would like to draw your attention to a wide range of resources hosted on the Housing LIN’s Accessible Design webpages that show how good design can maintain health and wellbeing and help people adapt to changes that may be due to aging or other factors.

Housing allocations and the vacancy chain: how coordinating chains can better meet housing needs and tenant choice

This report, published by The Smith Institute, is an exploration into the factors influencing vacancy chains in London’s social housing, covering general needs stock held by councils, ALMOs and housing associations, with interplays from supported and specialist housing.

The report is in five sections, including a set of recommendations and seeks to shape new policies and practices for letting more good quality, secure and affordable homes to more households in priority housing need.

HAPPI Award winner at the Housing Design Awards announced

Carlton Dene, Westminster City Council’s flagship extra care scheme, takes home the HAPPI Award at the Housing Design Awards. 

We are really looking forward to featuring the winning entry at our forthcoming HAPPI Hour webinar. The webinar, in association with HAPPI award-winning architects, Levitt Bernstein, will draw on their guide, endorsed by The Passivhaus Trust, and showcase good practice examples of HAPPI-inspired schemes. 

Consultancy

Adaptations without delay

The purpose of this guide, commissioned by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, was to address delays in the delivery of all types of adaptations across all tenures that occur when people receive a disproportionate response to their need for an adaptation.

Delays in installing adaptations can increase the risk of health and social care needs developing or increasing.

Find out how the Housing LIN can support your operational and/or strategic plans by contacting us at consultancy@housinglin.org.uk or visit our consultancy pages.

HOUSING LIN TEAM MEMBER SEGMENT

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Published in early September to coincide with this month World Alzheimer's Month, 'Light Up My Life' research results show how beneficial music is to people living with dementia, including reduction in anxiety and depression, as well as an increase in happiness, calmness, confidence and social interaction.

The 'Light Up My Life' campaign follows on from the release of the Power of Music Report, co-authored by Music for Dementia and UK Music, earlier this year which sets out a framework for how we can harness the power of music to support health and wellbeing, particularly for those living with dementia.

Events

Watch, Listen & Learn

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.

• HAPPI Hour - Ageing well with Assistive Technology on 04/10/2022 4:00pm - 5:15pm
   
• HAPPI Hour - Putting People at the Heart of New Housing Development: Co-producing the Place We Call Home on 01/11/2022 4:00pm - 5:15pm
   
• HAPPI Hour - What Creates Healthy Cities? on 11/10/2022 4:00pm - 5:15pm
   
• HAPPI Hour - Older People’s Care in Social Housing: A Manifesto for Change on 16/11/2022 4:00pm - 5:15pm
   
• HAPPI Hour - A grey and green AGEnda: The foundations of good passivhaus and zero carbon design in housing for people in later life on 22/11/22 at 4:00 - 5:15pm
   
• HAPPI Hour - Pioneering Urban Design for Later Living on 20/12/2022 4:00pm - 5:15pm
   
• HAPPI Hour - Reimagining Care: the Church of England Commission’s Vision - day and time TBC

Events supported by the Housing LIN

We are pleased to draw attention to a selection of other events that we think Housing LIN members may find of interest. They are:

• My home, my care, my way with West Midlands ADASS on 28/09/22 at 9:15 - 15:45 
   
• Putting People at the Heart of New Housing Development with East of England LG/ADASS on 7/10/22 at 9:30 - 16:00
   
• Housing 21's Annual conference on 12/10/22 at 10am - 4pm 
   
• LaingBuisson Retirement Housing conference on 22/09/22 at 9:00 - 17:00
   
• SALUS's Healthy City Design on 10/10/22 - 11/10/22
   
• and the UKRI Healthy Ageing conference

Next week...

Next week, we have an exciting sponsorship announcement before sharing a new consultancy report in association with LGA.

We're also looking forward to the report launch by the University of Stirling that forms part of several resources being published by Stonewater Housing Association’s INVITE project.

And, ahead of Saturday's International Older Persons Day (Oct 1st), we hope to share a range of resources that target this year's theme on the role of women in traversing global challenges. 

If you would like to talk to us about any matters highlighted in this week’s issue, share learning about your work and/or discuss how you can engage our highly regarded consultancy services to support you, please get in contact.

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