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Housing LIN supports Learning Disability Awareness Week, championing independent living choices

Hosted by Mencap, this week is Learning Disability Awareness Week (19 - 25 June) and we drew attention to our 'Housing and Learning Disability: Transforming care and support' web resources; the 'Housing for people with Learning Disabilities: Renting Your Own Place Research' project; and Tuesday's HAPPI Hour, Trauma Informed Design within Learning Disabilities Environments. 

Lord Best announces new APPG Inquiry into Regeneration of Outdated Sheltered Housing

Lord Best launches the latest APPG Inquiry into regenerating outdated sheltered housing to look at how best to regenerate our existing supply of outdated sheltered housing – from modernisation and extensions to repurposing and replacing older stock and service models – for our 21st century expectations. Housing LIN is proud to be secretariat to the Inquiry.

HAPPI Hour recording: Trauma Informed Design within Learning Disabilities Environments

We were pleased to host this HAPPI Hour, in collaboration with West Waddy Archadia (WWA), on Trauma Informed Design within Learning Disabilities Environments. A big thank you to all our speakers for their insightful contributions. Recording, slides, and chat report now available.

New Case Study explores the transformative potential of Neighbourhood Apartments for leaving hospital

This new Housing LIN Case Study (No. 168), written by Zoe Robertson, Assistant Director (Commissioning), Adult Social Care at Manchester City Council, focuses on the growth of Neighbourhood Apartments to develop a viable model to support health and social care priorities.

TAPPI Cast - 23 June

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: an update from testbed, Wiltshire Council and Bield and upcoming events to watch out for.

Sector News and Resources

Octavia’s care team wins a Workplace Development Award

Octavia’s care team has won a London Housing with Care Workforce Development Award. The award recognises their work with St Christopher’s CARE (St Christopher’s Centre for Awareness and Response to End of Life), in creating a toolkit for care staff to help them promote a better quality of life for people towards the end of their life.

Amar Bari Amar Jibon Newsletter - May 2023

The Amar Bari Amar Jibon team produce a monthly newsletter providing a round-up of the project’s activities. Last month's edition reports on the recruitment of 8 community researchers, a 'behind the schenes' glimpse, and a reflection on the research outreach. 

Community agency, control and wellbeing

Shared on our CollaborAGE Directory, this New Local report, produced in partnership with What Works Centre for Wellbeing, reviews the evidence related to community agency, control and power and their effects on community wellbeing. It also identifies several common features that influence collective agency, control and power at the community level.

Events

Watch, Listen & Learn

You're invited to the next HAPPI Hour in association with Arcadis Architects. 

We are delighted to be joined by the chair of the Government’s recently appointed Older People’s Housing Task Force, Professor Julienne Meyer, who will explain why independence matters. We will also be joined by presenters from Arcadis and take an international perspective on later living. Secure your place! 

We're also delighted to share all other forthcoming HAPPI Hour webinars:

• 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 look forward to publishing two new Housing LIN guest blogs. The first blog is by Mario Ambrosi, the newly appointed chair of the Housing & Ageing Alliance at Anchor. The second blog, by Emma Mahy from IoT Solutions Group, will focus on the importance of technology interoperability, coinciding with their Housing 2023 session in Manchester.