How to Develop a Community-Led Approach to Age Friendly Housing in Central Bedfordshire
The Housing LIN has produced a new guide for Central Bedforshire Council showing how community-led development can be used to address the need for specialist housing for older people.
Key Sections
Key Resources
Extra Care Housing LIN Videos
Here you can view all 9 short films made by the Housing LIN as part of our 'Spotlight on Extra Care Housing’ YouTube video series.
Housing our Ageing Population: Learning from councils meeting the housing needs of our ageing population
Capturing the learning from a selection of exemplar councils which demonstrate how they are playing a significant place-making role in shaping the current and future supply of housing for an ageing population
Home from Hospital - Interactive Map
An interactive map showing a wide range of projects preventing delayed discharges from hospital due to a housing issue
Home from hospital: How housing services are relieving pressure on the NHS
This report articulates the housing offer and the diverse housing and health services provided by housing associations and local authorities
Improving Health and Care through the home: A National Memorandum of Understanding
Find out more about the MoU and its accompanying Action Plan.
Dementia Friendly Housing Charter: A guidance toolkit for a dementia-friendly approach to housing
Aims to help professionals in their support of people living with dementia in their homes and facilitate consistency and good practice.
Age-friendly housing: Future design for older people
Sets out the key challenges and practical considerations in designing housing suitable for an ageing population.
DHCS Extra Care Scheme Directory
Information and overview on each of the Department of Health & Care Services (DHCS) funded CASSH and ECH schemes.
L&Q Living
Discover how L&Q are adapting to meet the diverse needs of vunerable adults.
More Information
Who wants to be lonely? How housing with care schemes are well placed to reduce unwanted isolation.
In order to tackle loneliness we need to have meaningful interactions. For interaction to be meaningful and truly deepen connections, it's vital to look at spaces and places.
