Housing and Dementia Research Consortium (HDRC) Annual Knowledge and Learning Exchange Event - Worcester (supported by the Housing LIN)

Event date

Description

"Creating dementia friendly environments in housing and care settings - challenges and opportunities" will focus on dementia friendly building and environment design in the housing sector. Sessions will cover:

  • key issues in extra care housing emerging from current research and practice
  • new concepts in design and build
  • how environmental design can enable innovation in care and support.

For this year's event the organisers have secured a wide range of speakers from housing provider, academic, architectural design and third sector organisations. There will also be the opportunity for delegates to debate the issues raised and to influence the work of the HDRC over the next year.

This event will be held at:

University of Worcester Arena
Severn Campus - Joel Richards Conference Suite
Hylton Rd
Worcester WR2 5JN

Programme

  • 10.00 Registration and refreshments
  • 10.30 Welcome - Simon Evans, Association for Dementia Studies
  • 10.40 2020 Challenges and opportunities for the housing sector- Jeremy Porteus, Housing LIN
  • 10.55 Dementia Friendly Housing Charter - Bruce Moore, Housing&Care21.
  • 11.20 Break, refreshments and networking
  • Session 1: Emerging themes in dementia friendly design
  • 11.35 Common themes and key issues from recent environmental assessments - Sarah Waller and Teresa Atkinson, Association for Dementia Studies
  • 12.00 Lessons from Australia and USA - Tracy Paine, Belong
  • 12.25 Designing new Extra Care schemes: Hare Hill case study - Damian Utton, Pozzoni Architects
  • 12.50 Round table discussion
  • 13.15 Lunch and networking
  • Session 2: Innovative approaches to care and support
  • 13.55 Engaging with the local community - Michael Spellman, ExtraCare Charitable Trust
  • 14.20 Green dementia care in Extra Care and Residential Care settings - Julie Barrett, HDRC
  • 14.45 Meeting Centres - a model for extra care? - Shirley Evans, Association for Dementia Studies
  • 15.10 Round table discussion
  • 15.35 Closing remarks - Jeremy Porteus

Booking Terms

Fee: £30 per person. Includes refreshments and lunch.