Knowledge & Innovation Sessions - 14.10 to 15.10
In the afternoon session, delegates were treated to a choice of 11 different sessions (opens new window). The menu on offer included:
1. Community-led design and development of housing: are places better for involving local people? - Design Council Cabe
2. Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country - Led by Lynn Lewis and Denise Brennan, Guinness Care and Support
3. Urban regeneration and extra care - a viable solution? - Led by Graeme Scott, Trafford Housing Trust and Graham Locke, PRP Architects
4. Glamorous Sheltered Housing - Led by Ian Pattinson, Central & Cecil
- C&C's Dora House redevelopment (opens new window) - `Inspirational Achievements
5. 'People Powered Change': ExtraCare's Village People - Led by Millie Gobbinsingh, Brian Hobbs and David Tunney, Residents living at ExtraCare Charitable Trust
6. The Way We LiveWell - Led by Ruby Smith, South Yorkshire Housing Association
- 'The LiveWell Journey: Transforming South Yorkshire Housing Association's Care and Support Business' (opens new window) - HLIN Case Study
7. People need people & people needed to be needed - Led by Hugh Irwin, United Welsh Housing Association
8. Because we can - Led by Sara McKee and Victoria Metcalfe, Evermore
- Meeting lifestyle aspirations of older consumers (opens new window) - HLIN Viewpoint
9. The Future of Care and Dementia Facilities - Led by Glen Ingleson, Faithful+Gould; and April Dobson and Sam Tabiner, Abbeyfield
10. The Community Hub approach to Extra Care Housing & Creating integrated communities that care - Led by Dr Simon Evans and Teresa Atkinson, University of Worcester and Jonathan Mace, Methodist Homes
11. Retirement Communities: Wider community impact and benefits of providing "Life Long" homes - Led by Paula Broadbent, Keepmoat