HLINks Weekly: Housing, Health, and Social Care Latest News

HLINks Weekly: Housing, Health, and Social Care Latest News

13 May 2024

Are you interested in the design of homes for people with a learning disability and autistic people? Join us on Tuesday 14th May 2024 from 4pm - 5pm for a HAPPI Hour webinar in collaboration with Arcadis.

We'll explore efforts to design a distinctive landscape-led development comprising 16 houses and a clubhouse tailored for individuals living independently but requiring care and support due to learning disabilities and autism.

Chaired by Jeremy Porteus, CEO at Housing LIN, our esteemed panel includes:

  • Clare Skidmore, National Housing Lead, Strategic Commissioning Team, Learning Disability and Autism Programme, NHS England and NHS Improvement
  • Sarah Houghton-Grimshaw, Housing Lead Cheshire and Merseyside ICB
  • Raymond Parr, Associate, Architecture and Urbanism, Arcadis

Find out more and secure your FREE place here!

Thank you for being a part of our community. We hope you find this week's HLINks newsletter both informative and engaging. Stay tuned for more exciting updates in the weeks to come!

Best wishes,

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News Highlights

Housing LIN hosts DesHCA roundtable

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Last week, we were pleased to host an in-person, invite-only roundtable at PRP’s central London offices that put the spotlight on the UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge-funded project on designing homes for healthy cognitive ageing led by the University of Stirling.

Representatives of the Housing & Ageing Alliance, the HoME Coalition, the Dementia & Housing Working Group and the Older People’s Housing Taskforce came together at this highly informative session.

Healthy Homes Pledge launched to help ensure that all new homes protect people from harm and promote health

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The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) launched The Healthy Homes Pledge as part of the Campaign for Healthy Homes, and the Housing LIN is proud to add support.

You too can show your support for healthy homes and sign the Healthy Homes Pledge here.

Impact Report: Social Behavioural and Design Research Programme

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It was great to see last week's official launch of the UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge Impact report in the House of Lords. Hosted by Lord Willetts, the launch celebrated the close of this pioneering Innovate UK programme, including significant investment in age-friendly housing and environmental research and development.

Attending the event, Housing LIN's CEO Jeremy Porteus said: "It’s been a real privilege to be a UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge’s Board member these past 5 years. We had big challenges during this time, including COVID-19, but under Helena Herklots  - The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales - stewardship we made remarkable progress to support bringing new products and services to market!"

Resource Roundup

Webinar recording: Last Time Movers: Creating More Diverse Tenure Options for the Housing for Older People Market

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In this HAPPI Hour webinar kindly supported by Winckworth Sherwood, we explored various tenure options, from shared equity products such as older person’s shared ownership and discounted market sales to private rental and try before you buy.

Our expert panel shared how developers, housing operators and investors can open up a new market for much needed age-friendly accommodation for a ‘rightsizer’ market.

You can now watch the recording and download the presentation slides here. 

Rethinking repairs and maintenance

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The Rethinking Repairs and Maintenance project was established by the Chartered Institute of Housing and National Housing Federation to support the social housing sector to implement this recommendation and improve the standard of repairs and maintenance services delivered to social housing residents.

Based on research with residents, social landlords, and wider stakeholders, the project developed good practice guidance, case studies and twelve guiding principles for how social landlords should work with their residents and colleagues to improve their repairs and maintenance services.

TAPPI Cast - Friday 10 May

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Last week's TAPPI Cast showcased 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. It includes an update from TAPPI Testbed, Bield on their Tech Hub, and an Inside Housing article by Roy Sandbach, chair of TAPPI, who shares learnings from TAPPI projects across the country.

Dates For Your Diary

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Events supported by Housing LIN

Thank you Tunstall Healthcare

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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.