This week’s HLINks: 1 - 5 March 2021
#Jeremytalks (opens new window)
Welcome to #Jeremytalks (opens new window) and my weekly piece to audio to coincide with our must-read weekly bulletin, HLINks (opens new window), week-ending Friday, 5 March 2021.
This week we published two new guest blogs. The first is by Sue Weston on her reflections from the recent launch of the APPG report on housing for people for dementia, and the second by Anchor Hanover's Nick Sedgwick on their partnership with Re-engage and supporting residents with their 'BeSupportive' lockdown loneliness calls which have proved a success in maintaining a vital connection with people experiencing loneliness and isolation.
In this week’s HLINks (opens new window), you can also take a tour of other news and events on later life housing and independent living with regard to homes and communities, health and social care, design and technology, planning matters and more, including two new reports, relevant for our sector. The first of these is a report by the Centre for Ageing Better, Getting our homes in order: How England’s homes are failing us. It explains how the majority of people have spent more time at home than ever before and highlights the impact of poor living conditions on people’s physical and mental health. The second report by London based Octavia, 'Better lives for older people’, identifies the effectiveness of outreach, befriending and activity engagement services in reducing the experience of loneliness and isolation amongst older residents.
And, of course, with the Budget on Wednesday and Covid in mind, there was disappointment that there was nothing specific set out for adult social care in the Chancellor’s statement. While there was news of the extension of Stamp Duty (something the Housing LIN had called for), there was nothing specific to stimulate the market for purpose-built housing for older people for rent or for sale.
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Thanks for listening, stay connected and, above all, be safe.
Jeremy
In next week’s HLINks
And, in next week's news to coincide with #IntegenerationalWeek, we look forward to a new guest blog by Laura Wigzell at Motionspot’s Fine & Able and her insights into how people are beginning to think further ahead and reassess their housing priorities and options for later life. Lastly, following a YouGov poll on the public perceptions of retirement housing, we are waiting for a new report from Shakespeare Martineau solicitors on the findings.
Lastly, the Housing LIN would like to thank Willmott Dixon for their support in producing this newsletter.