Welcome to this week’s HLINks, the Housing LIN’s weekly bulletin, week ending 11 December 2020. We open the door to the sector’s key news, views and essential resources through the lens of housing and ageing.
This new Viewpoint for the Housing LIN by the University of Cambridge's Centre for Housing and Planning Research draws on their research and suggests that there is a discrepancy in opinion about what telecare is for.
A new survey published by ARCO shows that nearly 90% of people think the Government should widen housing options for older people - including those with care, and that more than half of older people are interested in moving but lack good local downsizing options.
Launched to coincide with today’s Housing LIN Summit 2020, this new online LIN directory features the essential hallmarks of good practice incommunity-led housing for all ages, especially relevant in the light of Covid-19.
The Department of Health and Social Care has produced guidance on testing for supported living and extra care housing including the introduction of self referral portal for organisations to register schemes.
On Friday, the Housing Minister, Christopher Pincher MP, announced the joint winners of the Home of 2030 competition at the virtual Homes UK conference. They are +Home - headed up by igloo - and Connector Housing - headed up by Openstudio.
This new guest blog, written by Zillah Moore from Tunstall Healthcare, discusses the potential for smart homes and mobilising new technologies in a connected world to support healthy ageing, independence and wellbeing.
Welcome to this week’s HLINks, the Housing LIN’s weekly bulletin, week ending 4 December 2020. We unlock the sector’s key news, views and essential resources through the lens of housing and ageing.
It is nine years since the abuse of people with learning disabilities or autism or both at Winterbourne View came to light. This ADASS report looks at the challenges in the current Transforming Care system and asks how progress can be made.
Ahead of our Housing LIN Summit – Reaching for the Top, and first ever HAPPI Awareness Week next week, we are delighted to publish this new Housing LIN guest blog by Lord Best, Co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Housing and Care for Older People.
