HLINks - Catch up with the Housing LIN
Let's catch up!
Welcome to this week's HLINks, your housing with care e-bulletin | Friday, 7 July 2023
Welcome to #JeremyTalks,
We are saddened to learn that Lord Kerslake, chair of Peabody, has died. He championed social housing and held many prestigious roles, including Chief Executive of the Homes and Communities Agency (now Homes England) when it oversaw the work of the ‘Housing our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation’ and the publication of the first HAPPI report 15 years ago.
In other news, it's been a busy week on the news front….
A new report from the Learning Disability and Autism Housing Network was launched in the House of Commons. Written by Housing LIN, 'Supported housing for people with learning disabilities and autistic people in England' reveals the scale, scope and cost of supported housing for people with learning disabilities and autism.
We published a Housing LIN guest blog by Dr Anne Labit at Universities of Orléans and Tours, France, on her research into cohousing for older people across six European sites. And, to coincide with this year's Coproduction Week, TAPPI partners published three new Personal Stories from our Co-production Champions Group on the positives and negatives of digital technology.
I was also delighted to attend ARCO’s annual conference in London, Rising to the Challenge.
What else caught my interest:
- The CHIC project video available to watch now: Collaborative Housing: A Better Place to Age?
- Home improvement services in England - National evaluation and call for evidence
- Senior Housing News (USA): New Report Sheds Light on Baby Boomers’ Desired Senior Living Services, Amenities
- Motionspot blog for ARCO: How inclusive design supports ageing in place and the social element of ESG
- Care Management Matters feature: The power of co-production
- Loneliness evidence review: Research exploring the stigma associated with loneliness
- TAPPI Cast - 7 July
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!
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Jeremy Porteus Chief Executive |
Housing LIN Products / Announcements
French lessons on Ageing in a Cohousing community: A realistic alternative until the end of life?
This Housing LIN guest blog by Dr Anne Labit at Universities of Orléans and Tours, France, shares useful insights into Participatory Action Research on Solidarity, Housing and Innovation in Age. The study sought to explore the claim that living in a Cohousing community cultivates "social capital" and "empowerment" among the residents, two benefits that are acknowledged as having the potential to promote "good ageing".
TAPPI Phase 2: New personal stories from our TAPPI Co-production Champions
To coincide with Coproduction Week 2023, TAPPI partners were pleased to publish three new Personal Stories from our Co-production Champions Group told in the authentic voices of the Champions. The stories cover the positives and negatives of digital technology, people's hopes and fears, and highlight how technology can be both a blessing and a curse.
Supported housing for people with learning disabilities and autistic people in England
New research launched by Learning Disability and Autism Housing Network and Housing LIN provides the most up to date information on the size, scope, cost, supply and importantly future need of supported housing in England for individuals with a learning disability and autistic people.
HAPPI Hour recording - Independence Day: A look at independent living
This week, we were delighted to be joined by Julienne Meyer, Professor Emerita of Nursing and Brad Chase, Associate Principal at Arcadis Architects (Canada) to take an international perspective on the importance of independent living, with reference to the Older People's Housing Task Force and the design evolution of Parkland Bedford Square, Shannex's multi-phase ‘senior living’ master-planned development located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, targeted for completion in 2025.
TAPPI Cast - 7 July
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: three new Personal Stories to coincide with Coproduction Week, and an update from the project's testbeds, including Platform Housing, Southend Care, and Bield.
Sector News and Announcements
It is time for great change in the provision for supported housing for people with learning disabilities and autistic people
Published by Inside Housing to coincide with the launch of a new Housing LIN report, John Vege, Chief Executive at Golden Lane Housing, writes a comment piece on the Learning Disability and Autism Housing Network's key recommendations for supported housing for people with learning disabilities and autistic people.
Events
Watch, Listen & Learn
Next week's HAPPI Hour looks at creating age-friendly social housing with academics from Manchester Universities, Julia Ashley, Business Development Director at Aster Group, and Alison Benzimra, Head of Research and Influence at United St Saviours Charity. Secure your place!
All other forthcoming HAPPI Hour webinars:
- 25/07/2023 4:00pm - 5:15pm HAPPI Hour - Housing and integrated care: Moving from vertical to horizontal integration
Next week...
Next week, we look forward to publishing a new Housing LIN guest blog by Jon Pritchard, Associate Director of Housing & Community Inclusion at Southern Health Trust, who shares key findings from the Trust partnering with Citizen Advice and their in-reach advice services to in-patients with mental health.
And our next HAPPI Hour webinar takes place on Tuesday, 11 July to explore the latest research and practice developments around age-friendly social housing. Register here!