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HAPPI Now! Housing choice for older people in Scotland

Our newest blog is by the Housing LIN's Jeremy Porteus, and argues that older people in Scotland deserve a greater choice in housing.

Don't forget that you can let us know what you think by commenting on our blog pieces, or join the conversation on Twitter by using the #HLINBlog hashtag.

• HAPPI now! Housing Choice in Scotland

New Resources

Measuring ageing: An introduction to the Ageing Better Measures Framework

The Ageing Better Measures Framework was developed to help individuals and organisations working in this area to access and utilise some of the most high-quality measures, scales and data sources looking at outcomes at the individual level.

It is intended as an accessible tool for anyone who is interested in ageing-related data or evaluation of ageing-related activities.

• Measuring ageing: An introduction to the Ageing Better Measures Framework

Housing and health: new evidence using biomarker data

The link between housing and health is well established and long-standing, however much of the evidence relies on self-reported health measures. While these are useful, the availability of biomarker data allows us to add to this evidence using objective indicators of health.

• Housing and health: new evidence using biomarker data

Design Value at the Neighbourhood Scale

Creating well-designed neighbourhoods is widely accepted as an important policy objective. However, there is limited agreement on what this means in practice.

Synthesising the UK-based academic refereed literature, grey literature and policy documents, this evidence review explores the various ways in which design value has been defined and measured, and promoted, before concluding with a working definition of design value that incorporates social, environmental and economic elements.

• Design Value at the Neighbourhood Scale

Housing and Older People

• Using creativity to improve health and wellbeing in later life
• Intergenerational friendships of older adults: why do we know so little about them?
• The Future of Housing for an Ageing Population

Health and Social Care

• 'Investing in social housing does not just put roofs over heads'
• 7 reasons we need the Green Paper now
• Age UK: 50,000 elderly have died waiting for social care package

Technology Enabled Care

• 'I feel in control of my life': Alexa's new role in public service
• Social Care Digital Innovation Programme

Dementia

• Inequalities in living well with dementia - the impact of deprivation on well-being, quality of life and life satisfaction

Housing and Disability

• Inaccessible housing is stopping disabled people living our best independent lives

Scotland

Review of Progress with Integration of Health and Social Care

Since 2016, work has been underway across Scotland to integrate health and social care services. This report from the Ministerial Strategic Group for Health and Community Care examines how much progress has been made.

• Review of Progress with Integration of Health and Social Care

Scottish News

• Household changes and diversity in housing consumption at older ages in Scotland
• Council cuts threaten vital handyperson services for older people
• SFHA ‘deeply disappointed’ at funding freeze for housing adaptations

Regional News

• London care homes told to ‘urgently review’ fire safety standards
• Housing association commits to collaboration with council and Manchester City Football Club owner
• Putting social isolation in the spotlight (Manchester)

EAC Awards

EAC National Housing for Older People Awards 2019

Each year Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC) celebrates successful examples of later life housing. The main event is greatly enjoyed by over 300 guests, including the residents of the winning schemes.

Last year 10,229 individuals took part in the nomination process. There were 30 national awards and 78 commendations. In 2019 there are 320 regional awards and 36 national awards to be won.

Residents, staff and visitors are able to vote for the 2018-2019 Awards between 15 November 2018 and 28 February 2019.

• Vote Now in the EAC Awards

Events

Managed by the Housing LIN

• Eastern Region Housing LIN Meeting - Walton-on-the-Naze - 11th June

Promoted by Housing LIN

• ODESSA Project Symposium - London - 1st March
• Meeting Expectations with Digital Telecare - Bedfordshire - 3rd April

Next Week

Next week sees the release of our joint report with the Race Equality Foundation on the housing challenges facing older BME people.