HLINks Weekly: Housing, Health, and Social Care Latest News
HLINks Weekly: Housing, Health, and Social Care Latest News
24 June 2024
We are thrilled to attend this week's Housing 2024 conference in Manchester!
On Tuesday 25th June, our CEO Jeremy Porteus will present in two sessions: 'Specialist Housing: Designing Homes That Generations Thrive In' from 12:00pm to 1:00pm in the Future of Living Theatre (Charter 3), and 'Improving health through housing: Making integration work' from 2:00pm to 2:45pm as part of PfH Live.
Our Business Director, Ian Copeman, will also speak on 'The Role of Repurposing and Regenerating to Create Healthy New Homes and Places' from 2:00pm to 3:00pm in the Future of Living Theatre (Charter 3). And, on Wednesday 26th June, Jeremy Porteus will chair TSA's session on 'The Future of Housing: Helping people maintain the life they wish to lead in a place they call home' in Collabs Hubs (Charter 2) from 10:45am to 12:05pm.
We are also excited to host two invite-only roundtables: one with Invisible Creations on inclusive living, and another with Pozzoni on designing housing for an ageing population. We look forward to sharing the key takeaways in next week's news update!
In the meantime, 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
HAPPI Hour - Modern Hospice Design and End of Life Care in Housing with Care
In this webinar, generously supported by United St Saviour’s Charity, we celebrate modern hospice design with distinguished architect and author Ken Worpole, who discussed his updated book, Modern Hospice Design: The Architecture of Palliative and Social Care.
We are also joined by Alison Benzimra, Head of Research and Influence at United St Saviour's Charity, who shared insights from their award-winning scheme, Appleby Blue in Bermondsey, and Mary Hutchison, Associate Director at PRP Architects, who shared how they have created compassionate and homely hospice environments.
Carers UK's Caring Survey - Have Your Say!
The Carers UK annual State of Caring survey is the most extensive survey into unpaid carers’ experiences in the UK.
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.
Have your say by 11 August 2024!
Celebrating Learning Disability Week 2024
Last week, we drew attention to various useful resources to help ensure people with a learning disability are seen in housing.
These resources highlight the shortfall of supported accommodation and the need for more housing options that provide person-centred care and support. They also highlight how this can be achieved through co-production.
- Webinar Recording: Designing Housing for People with a Learning Disability and Autistic People, in collaboration with Arcadis
- Report: Supported housing for people with learning disabilities and autistic people in England
- Resource hub: Learning Disability and Housing
Resource Roundup
The Triple Dividend of Home Improvement: The economic, social and environmental benefits
This briefing by Demos for the Centre of Ageing Better and the Dunhill Medical Trust provides an overview of key findings and policy recommendations from three previously released briefings, which looked at the economic benefits, the health and care benefits and the environmental benefits of home improvements.
Member Insights
Why housing for LGBTQ+ people later in life matters
Published to coincide with Pride Month 2024, this blog was written by Bob Green OBE, Head of Operations at Tonic Housing, Dr Georgia Bowers, Creative Ageing Expert, Guildford School of Acting and Professor Andrew King, Co-Director of the Centre for Research on Ageing and Generations at the University of Surrey.
Read on to learn about the struggles faced by older LGBTQ+ people in housing and care, and how the Life House Project uses theatre to amplify their voices.
Dates for your Diary
- 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 from 25/06/24 - 27/06/24
- Designing Homes for Sensory Differences Summit 2024 from 22/05/24 - 10/07/24
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 on 03/07/24 - 04/07/24
Housing LIN is pleased to offer its members a 10% discount code: WN24HL10 - Intentional Communities Symposium on 18/07/24 - 20/07/24
In partnership with Braziers Park Community, the 2024 Intentional Communities Symposium will be running (online) over three evenings. - The Housing & Social Care Accessibility Summit 2024 on 26/09/24
Horizon Housing and Scottish Housing News, with generous support from Campion Homes, are hosting a one-day summit.
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.