HLINks Weekly: Housing, Health, and Social Care Latest News
HLINks Weekly: Housing, Health, and Social Care Latest News
17 June 2024
Hospice UK reports that each year hospices care for 300,000 people annually with life-limiting conditions and offer bereavement support to 60,000 loved ones. With an ageing population, the demand for diverse hospice services is growing.
Supported by United St Saviour’s Charity, tomorrow's HAPPI Hour webinar features architect and author Ken Worpole discussing modern hospice design from his updated book, ‘Modern Hospice Design: The Architecture of Palliative and Social Care’.
We are delighted to be joined by United St Saviour’s who will share insights on their Appleby Blue project, and PRP Architects, National Housing Design Awards winners, who will discuss creating compassionate hospice environments.
Join us online on Tuesday 18 June 2024 from 4pm - 5pm!
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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The Housing LIN Team |
News Highlights
Carers UK's Caring survey
The Carers UK annual State of Caring survey is the most extensive survey into unpaid carers’ experiences in the UK.
The survey will give Carers UK a really important insight into caring and housing. This year, there is a specific section on housing in the survey, focusing on 3 key questions:
- carers’ housing situations
- any challenges carers might be experiencing with managing housing costs
- and any changes to carers’ housing situations as a result of caring.
Carers UK is interested in hearing from all unpaid carers, including people working in the voluntary sector, public services, or housing associations who also might be unpaid carers and want to share their experiences.
Please share this survey with your contacts, and fill it in if you are a carer yourself.
Celebrating Loneliness Awareness Week 2024
Last week's Loneliness Awareness Week was an opportunity to encourage everyone to increase those simple, everyday moments of connection that help us feel happier and less lonely. In alignment with this initiative, we featured three new guest blogs by esteemed contributors, highlighting key themes around loneliness and isolation:
- Working Together to Tackle Loneliness by Sarah Mitton, Age Friendly Communities Manager at Clarion Futures
- Resetting communal spaces – enabling the residents we would most like to engage to use and make the most of their communal spaces by Jo Stapleton, Partner on the Good Practice Mentors Programme at Age UK Camden
- Loneliness and the Built Environment: Towards Compassionate Places by Natasha Reid, founder of MATTER SPACE SOUL
Resource Roundup
Manifesto for Dementia Carers
Arguing why dementia care should be an important priority for policy makers, this manifesto from Dementia Carers Count sets out what carers have said would make a difference to them as well as the charity's recommendations for policy changes.
HAPPI Hour - Housing and Health Partnerships: Top Tips for NHS Front Line Staff and Commissioners
In collaboration with The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services in the East of England (ADASS East) we were delighted to host this HAPPI Hour webinar that put the spotlight on two guides designed to assist people working within or alongside NHS staff in navigating housing services, systems, and professional networks effectively.
Watch here to learn from leading commissioners and providers in the region on how they have been used to cross the housing and health divide.
Member Spotlight
Carers Week: How Accessible Homes and Bathrooms Support Caregiving
As someone who has worked for over a decade as a carer, Kirstie Kalonji, Sales and Marketing Manager at Invisible Creations, truly appreciates the profound impact that an accessible home and bathroom can have on the lives of unpaid carers.
Last week, to coincide with Carers Week, Kirstie considered how these adaptations can ease our daily challenges and enhance the quality of life for both us and those we care for.
Dates for your diary
- HAPPI Hour - Modern Hospice Design and End of Life Care in Housing with Care
- Tuesday 18 June 2024 16:00 - 17:00
- HAPPI Hour - Improving the Quality of our Homes and Communities for an Ageing Population
Wednesday 3 July 2024 16:00 - 17:00 (note new date) - HAPPI Hour - Housing – Still Rising to the Dementia Challenge
Tuesday 9 July 2024 15:30 - 17:15 - HAPPI Hour - Ageing well: Creating Healthy Homes and Sustainable Healthier Neighbourhoods
Tuesday 16 July 2024 16:00 - 17:00
Events supported by Housing LIN
- Join Housing LIN at the Housing 2024 Conference
Housing LIN is pleased to offer its members a 25% discount code! - Designing Homes for Sensory Differences Summit 2024
From May to July, Neurodiverse Connection will be hosting four panel sessions, with expert speakers sharing good practice in housing design for autistic people and people with sensory needs. - What Next? 2024 ARCO annual conference
Housing LIN is pleased to offer its members a 10% discount code: WN24HL10 - Intentional Communities Symposium
In partnership with Braziers Park Community, the 2024 Intentional Communities Symposium will be running (online) over three evenings.
Housing LIN Consultancy
Consultancy, research & training services
Building on our highly-prized learning and improvement ethos, the Housing LIN can help you and your organisation underpin your progress in a changing and challenging work environment.
Let's Work Together! To find out how we can support your operational and/or strategic plans, contact us at consultancy@housinglin.org.uk or visit our consultancy pages.
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.