HAPPI Hour Webinar

Dementia Across the Four Nations - Showcasing Innovation, Best Practice and Housing Readiness Across the UK

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• Very informative and great to hear from initiatives from all four nations
• Excellent examples of best practice, lots to follow up on
• Really interesting and diverse collection of speakers
• It was a wonderful, informative and inspirational afternoon

This was the second dementia-focused HAPPI Hour webinar of the year, delivered in partnership with the Dementia and Housing Working Group (DHWG) and hosted by Housing LIN.

Following the influential APPG Inquiry report, ‘Housing for People with Dementia: Are We Ready?’, this webinar explored how the housing sector is responding to the growing challenge of supporting people living with dementia across the UK.

Bringing together expert speakers from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, this session showcased some of the most innovative dementia-friendly housing initiatives, developments and community-led approaches currently shaping the sector.

Discover how organisations across the four nations are:

• Creating more dementia-inclusive housing and neighbourhoods
• Designing environments that promote independence, wellbeing and quality of life
• Delivering innovative housing, care and support models
• Responding to policy challenges and opportunities

This webinar offers a unique opportunity to learn from leading examples, gain practical insights, and explore what good dementia-friendly housing looks like in practice.

• 16.00: Housekeeping and introduction
  Chris Powell, Communications and Membership Assistant (Maternity cover)
   
• 16.05: Chair’s opening remarks
  Vanessa Pritchard-Wilkes, Head of Research and Influence, Housing 21 & Jeremy Porteus, CEO, Housing LIN
   
• 16.10: Esther Wilson, Director of Customer Services, Hanover Scotland
   
• 16.20: Asmut Price, Older Persons Accommodation Manager, Cardiff Council
   
• 16.30: Joanne Gardner, Policy Coordinator, West Yorkshire Combined Authority
   
• 16.40: Linda Robinson BEM, Chief Executive, Age NI
   
• 16.50: Audience Q&A and panel debate
   
• 17:15: Chair’s summary and end
  Jeremy Porteus, CEO, Housing LIN

At our popular events, you can:

• Watch and discover new extra care housing developments to find out about the design, development and operational management arrangements so that you can explore solutions that can transform your ‘offer’;
   
• Listen to the latest practice, research, new funding initiatives, innovative products or projects so that you have the insight and intelligence required to improve your service delivery;
   
• Learn about the current sector issues so that you are up-to-date and better positioned to respond to the latest policy and innovative operational developments; and
   
• Connect with industry experts and fellow Housing LIN members, exchange ideas, and share experiences in a relaxed setting.

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