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The Housing and Ageing Alliance is united in its response

Last week, the Housing and Ageing Alliance submitted its response to the Older People’s Housing Taskforce call for evidence and made a series of recommendations to improve the housing and living conditions of older people.

The HAA calls for the creation of a national older people’s housing strategy, better accessibility standards, more support for home adaptation, and strengthened planning guidance to increase the supply of specialist housing for older people. 

Parliamentary Select Committee launches Inquiry on Disabled People and the Housing Sector

The Levelling Up, Homes and Communities Committee launched an Inquiry on disabled people and the housing sector. It is accepting calls for evidence until 21 September 2023.

The Inquiry will examine the role of Government, local councils and developers in ensuring the delivery of suitable housing for disabled people and what the Government can do to support disabled tenants in the private rented sector in England.

The Older People's Housing Taskforce is Calling for Evidence

The Older People's Housing Taskforce is calling for evidence on what they should consider to further understand the market and needs for older people’s housing today, and to provide recommendations to ministers on how it can be shaped for the future.

This call for evidence forms part of a range of stakeholder engagement that will inform the deliberations, and eventual recommendations, of the Older People’s Housing Taskforce.

Closes today, Monday 18th Sept, at 11:59pm. 

Expert Insight

Supported Housing – Raising Standards and Improving the Quality of Support

Ian Copeman, Business Director at Housing LIN, welcomes the introduction of the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act that will enable local authorities to ensure that organisations providing supported housing meet the proposed national quality standards for supported housing.

Why Design for Cognitive Health?

A good design of the home can positively impact and influence a person’s use of space and experience at home – but is rarely talked about in the context of supporting an ageing population. So, in light of World Alzheimer’s Month 2023, the DesHCA project took a moment to talk about why designing our homes to support our cognitive ageing and decline as we age.

Resource Roundup

Amar Bari Amar Jibon Project Update

Funded by The Dunhill Medical Trust, the Amar bari, amar jibon’ (My home, my life) research project focuses on the entrenched housing and health inequalities of Bangladeshi elders (‘probin’ in Bangla) in East London boroughs of Hackney, Newham and Tower Hamlets.

Check out the August round-up of project activities on the project webpage. 

Live-in intergenerational programs combat loneliness, ageism, study finds

Researchers at the University of Sydney, Australia, recently published the results of a pilot study in the journal Aging & Mental Health about the effects and practicality of allied health students living at a residential aged care facility.

It found that live-in intergenerational programmes can help improve community well-being and resident resilience and combat ageist stereotypes.

Hidden renters: The unseen faces of the rising older rental wave

This Independent Age report explores the precarious reality of renting in later life. Their research shows that older renters are at a greater risk of facing poverty. Many have limited choices and live in unacceptable circumstances, fearing risk of eviction.

Member Spotlights

New Dementia Toolkit Launch

About Dementia, Age Scotland's forum for improving lives, has co-created a new FREE tool with The Village Storytelling Centre, that will help people living with dementia open up about their experiences and would love for you to come to the launch event! To attend or find out more, email aboutdementia@agescotland.org.uk by 26 September.

Dates for your Diary

HAPPI Hour Webinars

We are thrilled to introduce our Autumn/Winter HAPPI Hour webinar series, commencing tomorrow Tuesday, 19th September 2023. Join us as we host a diverse line-up of prominent thought leaders from the housing, health, care and tech sectors, who will be sharing their cutting-edge ideas, innovations and sources of inspiration.

• People & Place: Planning for an ageing population on 19/09/2023 16:00 - 17:00
• Tapped into technology: The TAPPI experience on 03/10/2023 16:00 - 17:00
• Sustainability and Zero Carbon on 10/10/2023 16:00 - 17:00
• Collaborative Housing and Care Solutions: an International Perspective on 17/10/2023 16:00 - 17:00
• Better Housing Choices for People with a Learning Disability or Autism on 25/10/2023 16:00 - 17:00
• Remodelling sheltered housing for the 21st Century on 31/10/2023 16:00 - 17:00
• Health and housing: Creating a Better Pathway to Recovery on 07/11/2023 16:00 - 17:00
• Marketing Housing Choices for Older People on 21/11/2023 16:00 - 17:00
• Housing LIN Cymru - Virtual Symposium on 12/12/2023 15:00 - 17:00
• HAPPI 15 years on on 19/12/2023 16:00 - 17:00

Other Housing LIN Events

• Housing for People with Learning Disabilities: Renting Your Own Place Research launch on 27/09/23 10:30 - 14:30
• Extra Care Housing: Past, Present, Future on 10/11/23 9:30 - 16:30

Events Supported by the Housing LIN

• Tunstall Roadshows | Navigating the digital journey on 20/09/23 - 21/11/23
• Pragmatic Practioners Care Conference | External partner event on 09/10/23 9:00 - 16:00
• Healthy City Design 2023 Urban Renewal and Health Equity: Charting a sustainable path locally and globally on 17/10/23 - 17/10/23
• Healthy Ageing 2023 on 13/11/23 - 14/11/23

Thank you Tunstall Healthcare

The Housing LIN would like to thank Tunstall Healthcare for its sponsorship of our news pages. This, along with this newsletter, enables us to bring the latest news and information on housing with care and technology matters to our members.

Have a great week!