Resource Library

This report from the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) and the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) covers the role of healthcare staff in tackling loneliness and social isolation among older people.

This SCIE/NICE quick guide sets out how to identify care and support needs and a range of interventions that can help support autistic adults living fulfilled lives.

This research report from the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research, funded by the Nationwide Foundation, reveals a range of benefits for older people choosing to live with others, as well as identifying barriers to be overcome if co-living is to grow at scale throughout the UK.

This report by Future Spaces Foundation (FSF) explores the impact of urban loneliness and ideas for reshaping our built environment to improve social cohesion.

This short guide by Age Better in Sheffield, in partnership with South Yorkshire Housing Association, aims to set out practical evidence about what’s worked in reducing social isolation and loneliness amongst older people.

This report sets out the conclusions of a programme of action research undertaken with Hanover residents, working closely with Hanover staff, directors and Board members.

This academic book published by Routledge includes a chapter feature the work of St Monica’s Trust and their involvement at their Cote Lane Retirement Village in Bristol on Channel Four’s series shown in 2017, ‘Old People’s Homes for 4 Year Olds’.

This guide by Care & Repair England includes a list of possible questions that anyone with an interest in improving delivery of home adaptations will find useful in discussions with local providers.

This guide from the LGA outlines the current loneliness policy context, uses a range of case studies to demonstrate effective local delivery models working in practice, including the use of technology, and provides useful check lists and top tips on how to measure and evaluate outputs.