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Recording Available: Regenerating outdated sheltered housing: Lessons from the APPG Inquiry

Following the release of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Housing and Care for Older People's Inquiry report, sponsored by Abbeyfield, we were pleased to celebrate our 100th HAPPI Hour webinar, taking a deep dive into the Regeneration of Outdated Sheltered Housing (Re-HAPPI).

Chaired by Lord Best (APPG Inquiry Chair), this milestone session explored the key findings and recommendations from the report and examined how the sector is responding.

Cannock Mill Cohousing in Colchester wins award

While the Elizabeth Line has won this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize, our attention last week was on the first-ever Healthy City Design Awards.

Amongst the winners was Colchester’s Cannock Mill Cohousing and Anne Thorne Architects, who won the inaugural Healthy Homes and Neighbourhood award.

Resource Roundup

TCPA publishes Planning for Healthy Places guide

A new publication from the Town and Country Planning Association offers a practical guide for local authorities on embedding health in local plans and planning policy in England. 

Developed in collaboration with the TRUUD research programme, it provides useful information on the policy context, examples of local authority approaches and a framework for implementation.

A framework for achieving excellence in mental health discharge

The LGA/ADASS have issued a practical online resource on mental health discharge, which draws on extensive engagement with front line teams, statutory guidance and operational models that are working well across the country.

From inpatient treatment to community support, the lack of suitable accommodation is recognised as critical to discharge planning.

Appello Releases Groundbreaking Monthly Report on Telecare First Time Call Failures

Appello, the UK’s largest telecare monitoring centre, last week announced the launch of a new monthly report revealing exclusive data on First Time Call Failures (FTCFs) in telecare across the UK.

This is the first time such comprehensive data has been made available to the industry, providing crucial insights into the prevalence and impact of FTCFs.

Ageing Well in South Ayrshire - the ‘Serious Game’

Earlier this year, the ‘Serious Game’ research report, funded by the Dunhill Medical Trust, aimed at bringing together a local housing partnership to support local plans for housing for older adults.

Now, the serious game 'Hopetown' was featured in the Ageing Well in South Ayrshire Strategy and Action Plan video! Check out the fantastic work and direction being taken by South Ayrshire.

Expert Insights

Coproducing Research in Practice: Experiences from the Amar Bari, Amar Jibon project

Published on The Open University’s Societal Challenges webpages, this blog by Dr. Manik Deepak-Gopinath, Dr. Mahera Ruby, Professor Sheila Peace, and Dr. Caroline Holland, members of the Amar Bari, Amar Jibon research team, highlights the central role of coproduction in their work.

The Housing LIN is proud to be a research partner.

New blog explores the challenge of investing in outdated sheltered housing

In this blog, Claire Wise, Assistant Director of Care & Support Strategy at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing, explores how they are tackling the challenge of investing in outdated sheltered housing, with a strategic focus on building new homes and investing in existing stock.

Dates for your diary

Welcome to our autumn/winter HAPPI Hour webinar series! Each session will feature a variety of guest speakers from across housing, health, and social care sectors, offering valuable perspectives and expertise.

All forthcoming HAPPI Hour webinars:

• Putting the spotlight on Healthy Ageing, HAPPI Homes and Happy Cities
  22/10/2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm
   
• Assessing for the Home Setting: Trusted approaches to assessing for accessible and adaptable homes
  29/10/2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm
   
• Housing LIN Cymru Annual Symposium: Regenerating Outdated Sheltered Housing in Wales
  12/11/2024 3:00pm - 5:00pm
   
• Health and Housing: getting the integration message across
  19/11/2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm
   
• Living Intergenerationally: finding the common ground
  26/11/2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm
   
• Delivering specialist housing in a climate of growth: Planning policy and practice developments
  03/12/2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm
   
• The Dementia and Housing Working Group presents…
  10/12/2024 3:00pm - 5:00pm
   
• Is the future DIY cohousing? Can we do it for ourselves?
  19/12/2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Events supported by the Housing LIN

• Design Council webinars to share local authority pioneers’ insights for design code success from 08/10/24 - 22/10/24
   
• Webinar: Telecare First Time Call Failures: The Silent Threat to your Customers on 07/11/2024
   
• Social Housing Annual Conference and Inside Housing Development and Regeneration Summit 2024 on 20/11/2024

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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 Research and Advisory Services.