This new guest blog Housing LIN explores how Silva Homes, a Bracknell based housing association has supported their customers in independent living to remain independent during the first two lockdowns. It highlights the ways in which they help address overcome rising loneliness and isolation and the impact on residents’ wellbeing to alleviate pressure on local health and social care services.
In their latest instalment of #HousingMatters following the Housing LIN's Summit 2020, Moyra Riseborough of the Later Life Audio and Radio Cooperative talks with Louise Drew, Partner at Shakespeare Martineau solicitors about rethinking older people's needs and aspirations for later living.
Welcome to this week’s HLINks, the Housing LIN’s weekly bulletin, week ending 8 January 2021, the first of the year. In it, we open the door to the sector’s key news, views and essential resources through the lens of housing and ageing.
The Journal of Integrated Care is preparing a Special Issue on Intermediate Care. Their call for papers is now open with submission deadline by 30th April 2021.
This paper by The Health Foundation sets out the links between housing and health and explores the inequalities in housing across different groups and types of tenures. It then consider the impact of COVID-19 on housing so far, future risks and possible ways forward.
The Mental Health Foundation is recruiting for a Project Manager to oversee their new project ‘Picture This’ building social connections virtually in Later Life Housing Schemes. The post is fixed term for 12 months, full time at 35 hours per week.
This new Housing LIN blog summarises the new RICS Research Trust report and provides ideas and examples of how new almshouses can help to meet housing need and complement local strategies for housing, care and support.
In this episode of Housing Matters (no7), Gerry Foley of the Later Life Audio and Radio Cooperative talks with Margaret Edwards, the London Chairperson of Housing LIN.
A look back at the Housing LIN 2020 monthly highlights - With so much taking place this year, we have pulled together a selection of highlights by month, showcasing some of the key resources and activities we have undertaken pre- and during COVID-19.
This Housing LIN Viewpoint (No 103) describes the support given to housing managers at the sheltered and extra care schemes that use Legrand’s technology and measures taken to improve standards for grouped living systems so they could digitally adapt to the new world of social distancing and remote working under Covid-19.
