LINks - the Housing LIN's essential weekly bulletin (w/c 11 April)

We are really pleased to lead on the new report from the Centre for Ageing Better on their evidence review on home adaptations. We are also delighted that the Centre has become a sponsor of the Housing LIN. Anna Dixon, their Chief Executive said:

USEFUL NEW TOOLS AND REPORTS

CAB Home Adaptations scoping the evidence (opens new window)

Today the Centre for Ageing Better is inviting feedback on a draft plan for a research review on how adaptations to people's homes can help improve later life.

The Centre for Ageing Better is inviting anyone with an interest in the topic to give feedback, so the scope of the research review can be refined before commissioning. The findings will be published next year.

Find out more here

Building companionship: how better design can combat loneliness in later life (opens new window)

Commissioning Person Centred End of Life Care: A toolkit for health and social care (opens new window)

For more housing related resources on palliative care, hospice at home and hospice care, including our recent Public Health England commissioned briefing, visit our end of life care pages.

FUNDING, POLICY AND PRACTICE DEVELOPMENTS

Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme 2016 to 2021 (opens new window)

Paying for Supported Housing, new House of Commons briefing (opens new window)

Social Services and Wellbeing Act (Wales) comes into force (opens new window)

Health Audit of homeless people in Wales (last few weeks to have your say) (opens new window)

OTHER VIEWS, NEWS AND RESOURCES

Housing LIN Launches New Twitter Account

Follow @HousingLINews for regular news, publications and events in housing with care matters.

Our ageing population presents the NHS with its greatest challenge (opens new window)

By Dr Martin Vernon, newly appointed National Clinical Director for Older People and Integrated Care.

From the margins to the mainstream: a study of the prospects for shared home ownership in the North West (opens new window)

For more on mixed tenure on extra care housing, check out the Housing LIN's technical brief. (opens new window)

Sector risks facing housing associations in Wales (opens new window)

How sheltered housing changed my life (opens new window)

Consulting on the views of staff and visitors in retirement housing (opens new window)

Presentations from recent DAA quarterly meeting (opens new window)

Last month's meeting focused on two key areas: sexuality and dementia both from the perspective of issues faced by LGBT people, and intimacy and dementia; and cultural perceptions of dementia.

TELECARE LIN NEWSLETTER

News Headlines

This week's news headlines from the Telecare LIN can be downloaded in two formats (doc; pdf) at:

• Telecare News Headlines 14 April 2016 (doc - 1.92Mb)
• Telecare News Headlines 14 April 2016 (pdf - 511Kb)

Last week's news headlines can also be downloaded in two formats (doc; pdf) at:

• Telecare News Headlines 7 April 2016 (doc - 1.86Mb)
• Telecare News Headlines 7 April 2016 (pdf - 399Kb)

FORTHCOMING HOUSING LIN REGIONAL MEETING

Eastern Housing LIN Meeting, 'Health-Care-Housing - A Partnership that Delivers', 4 May 2016 in Wymondham, Norfolk (opens new window)

OTHER EVENTS SUPPORTED BY THE HOUSING LIN

LGA Housing Commission event

The final LGA information gathering seminar, focus on health and ageing, is taking place on: 27 April in Aylesbury. Register your interest at: LGAhousingcommission@local.gov.uk

And to find out more about the Commission, click here. (opens new window)

Housing & Care 21 makes university link to consider future of housing

To book your place click here. (opens new window)

Stay connected with the Housing LIN for latest news, views and resources on housing with care matters

@HousingLIN (opens new window) @HousingLINews (opens new window)