Housing LIN Newsletter March 2014
Hot off the heels of our successful annual conference last month, in this issue we cover the latest policy, funding and practice developments relevant to housing with care and housing related support for older people and those with long term conditions. In particular, can we draw your attend to an extensive selection of new Housing LIN publications. They include:
- Three 'Oscar quality' at home care and support films we have jointly produced with Skills for Care featuring Guinness Care & Support, Family Mosaic Housing Association and, SEQOL, a social enterprise delivering integrated care in Swindon
- Two new briefing papers, launched at the conference that go into extensive detail into why there isn't more high quality housing for older people to rent privately in mainstream or specialist accommodation.
- Four new case studies that showcase the improvements in the quality of life of the residents achieved in an Extra Care Housing scheme in Blandford Forum; take a detailed look at what makes an Extra Care Housing scheme near Milton Keynes such a success for people with dementia; highlight a customer-focussed approach to care in Sussex; and reveal how to make catering pay.
- Five new viewpoints covers everything from housing wealth on the market for older people's housing, a call for accessible and adaptable housing registers to improve housing choice, to measures on how local planning can support an ageing society and the 'wacky races' of commissioning care and support
And finally, we bring you the latest updates on a range of other new reports and resources on health, social care, dementia and telecare, along with a round-up of what's happening in our regional networks, future meetings and partner events. We are grateful to Keepmoat for sponsoring our regional pages
Network with us for the latest news, views and comments, and find out where you and your colleagues can get involved with the Housing LIN. You can also network with us on Twitter at @HousingLIN.
We are grateful to Willmott Dixon for their support of this issue of Housing with Care Matters