The Future of Older People’s Housing Conference - Birmingham

Event date

Agenda

  • 09:00 Registration, coffee and networking
  • 10:00 Welcome - Bruce Moore, Housing & Care 21
  • 10.15 Panel presentations and discussion: Affording the future for housing older people
    • Chair - Lord Best OBE DL
    • Jane Ashcroft CBE, Anchor Trust
    • Dr Robin Miller, University of Birmingham
    • Joe Oldman, Age UK
    • David Sinclair, International Longevity Centre
  • 11:15 Refreshment break
  • 11:35 Deep dive workshops
    • 1A - Intergenerational Provision - Alex Fox OBE, Shared Lives Plus
    • 1B - Downsizing / Rightsizing – Getting the offer right - TBC
    • 1C - Co-housing and social interaction - Jeremy Porteus, Housing LIN
  • 12:35 Lunch
  • 13:35 Deep dive workshops
    • 2A - Digitally enhanced housing for older people - Greg Campbell, Campbell Tickell
    • 2B – Dementia friendly housing - Jeremy Hughes CBE, Alzheimer’s Society
    • 2C – Decisions - stay or go? Influences and choices about where older people live in later life - Michael Vogues, ARCO
  • 14:35 Refreshment break
  • 14:50 Panel presentations and discussion Together or apart? Different service models and approaches
    • Chair - Neil Revely, Co Chair ADASS Housing Policy Network
    • John Galvin, Elderly Accommodation Council
    • Richard Humphries, The Kings Fund
    • Dr Karen West, Aston University
  • 15.50 Closing remarks Integration of practice and academic is the way forward - Bruce Moore, Housing & Care 21
  • 16:00 Drinks reception
  • 17:00 Conference closes

Who should attend?

  • Practitioners from the housing sector, NGOs and think tanks
  • Academics
  • Individuals with a housing sector interest

Topics

  • Funding challenges:
  • Can a preventative service be measured?
  • What do older people want from their housing?
  • Together or apart? Different service models and approaches

Pricing

Tickets: £50 inclusive of VAT

Refund Policy: No Refunds