Resource Library

The MHCLG national statistics report reports on the annual survey of people's housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England.

This leaflet from the Sussex Health and Care Partnership provides a checklist for householders about hazards found in their home.

This report from partners TLAP/SCIE and Shared Lives reports back on Phase II of the work undertaken by the Social Care Innovation Network. It seeks to discover how to develop, through learning groups, practical lessons on how we can develop the conditions in which innovations in social care can flourish or proliferate.

This report from the APPG on Social Integration presents initial findings from part one of the Inquiry and is about understanding the issues and sharing good practice in relation to social connectedness.

This set of reports describes how Community Led Support results in benefits for people, building on those strong connections for local communities, as well as impacts on the public purse.

This guide has been developed by the LGA in partnership with RETHINK Partners to support adult social care teams who are seeking to use and deploy care technology in response to COVID-19.

This paper by the University of Manchester proposes a brief literature review on the use of information and communication technologies to support social connections for older people.

This design guide, published by Portsmouth City Council, represents good practice in home design for wheelchair users. It's involved the input of architects, surveyors and occupational therapists; and contains information from design briefs of leading housing providers and local authorities.