HLINks Weekly: 18 May 2026
As part of Dementia Action Week, tomorrow’s HAPPI Hour webinar will explore how everyone involved in housing and dementia can help create fun inclusive, life-enhancing environments for people living with dementia.
The session forms part of our Housing: Still Rising to the Dementia Challenge series, delivered in partnership with the Dementia and Housing Working Group (DHWG), and takes place on Tuesday, 19 May 2025, from 4:00pm–5:15pm.
Also in today's newsletter:
- 1 week left to apply for the 2026/27 Future Leaders Programme
- Housing LIN celebrates Mental Health Awareness Week
- Webinar recording: Strengthening mental wellbeing through housing for an ageing population in Wales
- Third anniversary of Older People's Housing Taskforce announcement
- New guest blog by Michaela Gibbons (Codi Group), exploring the leadership lessons gained through the Housing LIN Future Leaders Programme
- Fresh insights from Bianca Rossetti (Centre for Ageing Better), on what age-friendly built environments look like in practice
- A variety of HAPPI Hour webinars focused on a range of topics, including dementia-friendly fun, inclusive design, pride in place, connected communities, community-led and technology-enabled housing, and Scotland’s Manifesto for Change
And lots more that caught our interest!