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Published by Altair and sponsored by The Guinness Partnership, Housing 21 and Devonshires, ‘Older People’s Care in Social Housing: A Manifesto for Change’ brings together research on Registered Provider’s role in housing and care, past, present and future.

This report, published by the Mental Health Network NHS Confederation, explores the steps needed to achieve a more integrated and strategic approach between health, housing and social care. It was commissioned by the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, delivered and written by HACT and supported by our event partner, Home Group.

The Living with Dementia Toolkit is for people with dementia and their carers. This set of resources is based on research, and the expert experiences of people with dementia and their carers.

This report, published by the Welsh Government Health and Social Care Committee, looks into hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals.

This review is one part of The Adaptations Policy and Practice Programme, co-ordinated by the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) and involving collaborations with the University of Stirling, Age Scotland, Horizon Housing Association, and the Housing Associations’ Charitable Trust (HACT), focusing on understanding the academic evidence and policy landscape behind home adaptations.

Members of ARCO's expert Advisory Council came together to publish a report highlighting how the Integrated Retirement Community sector can tackle the Net Zero Carbon challenge.

This report, published by Foundations and produced in partnership with Habinteg and Anchor Hanover with support from Taylor Wimpey, follows the publication of the Independent Review of DFG in 2018 and provides guidance on delivering better home adaptations in social housing.

Published by the Good Things Foundation in partnership with the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub, this evidence-based practical guide supports over 75s to access digital inclusion support. It draws together learnings from Greater Manchester and beyond, providing guidance to help practitioner design support that gives them the best chance of success.

The Mental Health Foundation have released a new report - “All the lonely people” – as part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 which focusses on loneliness. The report explores what it’s like to be lonely: its causes, consequences and the groups of people who are more likely to experience severe and enduring loneliness. It features the stories of nine individuals who experience loneliness.

This guideline, published by NICE, covers providing integrated health and social care services for people experiencing homelessness. It aims to improve access to and engagement with health and social care, and ensure care is coordinated across different services.