HLINks - Catch up with the Housing LIN

Let's catch up!

Welcome to this week's HLINks, your housing with care e-bulletin | Friday, 9 June 2023

This week, we published a new Inspirational Achievement by Tunstall Healthcare reflecting on the launch of their PNC IP and Lifeline Digital™ IP dispersed telecare alarm unit that have been brought to market ahead of the phased move from analogue to digital communication across the UK.

I was also delighted to be invited to Barcelona as part of the Collaborative Housing and Innovative Practices in Care (CHIC) project team to participate in an international exchange on collaborative housing and innovative care practice. This was followed by attending various sessions at the International Social Housing Conference and networking with speakers who had presented on senior cohousing in Belgium, France, Spain and Holland. Look out for a selection of guest blogs and future HAPPI Hour sessions with them!

What else caught my interest this week?

CACHE blog: a review of recent Supported Housing evidence review paper
Property Week article: Solving the later living housing crisis
Ageing Better feature: Neighbourhood networks model community based support
Inside Housing roundtable: What can the housing sector do to create age-friendly homes and communities
Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group: COVID-19, Inequality and Older People: Everyday Life during the Pandemic
Taylor & Francis book: Digital Ageism - how it operates and how to tackle it
The Fabian Society’s Policy Report – Support Guaranteed: The roadmap to a National Care Service

Finally, we're always eager to hear your stories and receive your case studies and thought leadership on good practices. If you would like to contribute, email us at: comms@housinglin.org.uk.

Stay connected, stay curious!

Jeremy Porteus
Chief Executive

Housing LIN Products / Announcements

Promoting Independence joins the Housing LIN’s family of sponsors!

We are delighted to announce that Promoting Independence, an occupational therapy practice based in Cardiff operating UK-wide, is a new sponsor of the Housing LIN and exclusive sponsor of the Housing LIN’s occupational therapist webpages on our Design Hub.

Find out more about Promoting Independence's year-round programme of one-day regional events called OTAC (OT Adaptations Conferences) which combine a day of practical talks and workshops with an opportunity to try out equipment.

New Tunstall Inspirational Achievement: Launching new digital solutions

In this new Housing LIN Inspirational Achievement, Tunstall Healthcare reflects on the launch of new digital solutions at the industry’s biggest annual event, the TEC Services Association’s International Technology Enabled Care Conference (ITEC).

Launched on 27 March 2023, Tunstall’s PNC IP and Lifeline Digital™ IP dispersed telecare alarm unit have been brought to market ahead of the phased move from analogue to digital communication across the UK.

TAPPI Cast – 9 June 2023

Welcome to TAPPI Cast, our weekly update on the 'Technology for our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation' (TAPPI) project which aims to improve the way technology is used in housing and care for older people.

This week's highlights: updates from Platform Housing, Wiltshire Council, and Bield; a new publication by The Fabian Society; and upcoming events to watch out for.

Sector News and Announcements

A National Care Service for all

The Fabian Society’s Policy Report, Support Guaranteed: The roadmap to a National Care Service, expands upon what a National Care Service might look like or how it should be implemented.

Recognising that spending must come with reform, this report sets out the principles which should underpin the National Care Service and the 10 building blocks with reference to housing and technology which should be used to bring it to life.

Events

Watch, Listen & Learn

We're delighted to share our forthcoming HAPPI Hour webinar series:

20/06/2023 4:00pm - 5:15pm HAPPI Hour - Trauma Informed Design within Learning Disabilities Environments
04/07/2023 4:00pm - 5:15pm HAPPI Hour - Independence Day: A look at independent living
11/07/2023 4:00pm - 5:15pm HAPPI Hour - Creating age-friendly social housing
18/07/2023 4:00pm - 5:15pm HAPPI Hour - Building private/public partnerships: An all-inclusive approach for mixed tenure later living
25/07/2023 4:00pm - 5:15pm HAPPI Hour - Housing and integrated care: Moving from vertical to horizontal integration

Events supported by the Housing LIN

On the wider conferences front, we are pleased to promote the following:

CIH Housing 2023 Manchester: Focusing on the UK’s specialist housing, 27-29 June
- Supported by TSA and Housing LIN, the Specialist housing stream will explore the changing needs of housing for older and disabled people and people with specialist needs.
- TSA's TEC Theatre, located next to the main show entrance, also offers practical sessions on Technology Enabled Care in housing.
Property Week Later Living conference – Unlocking the potential of the later living market on 22 June

Next week...

Next week, we eagerly anticipate the release of the second edition of our factsheet on landscape design in dementia care, created by PRP architects. This updated version will highlight a couple of their exceptional, award-winning projects.

Furthermore, please be aware that next week's HAPPI Hour webinar has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date this year. Our next HAPPI Hour session will take place in the afternoon of Tuesday, 20th June with WWA on trauma-informed design in learning disability environments. You can find more details about this session at here.