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.
This new guest blog sets out how a local Memorandum of Understanding to join up housing, health and social care was developed recently by the County Council, local Districts and NHS partners in West Sussex.
Welcome to this week’s HLINks, the Housing LIN’s weekly bulletin, week ending 18 December 2020. We open the door to the sector’s key news, views and essential resources through the lens of housing and ageing.
This research for RICS takes a future-focused approach to almshouses, looking at recent developments to inform housing provision for older adults in the 21st century.
A ground-breaking research project has been launched to study the true impact of Covid-19 on retirement villages and extra care housing schemes across England. Led by the St Monica Trust, in partnership with the Housing LIN, the RE-COV research project has been given the green light after receiving funding from the Dunhill Medical Trust.
Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Director of UCL's Institute of Health Equity, has published a new landmark report setting out the evidence that a generation of children and young people are at risk of worsening health and having shorter lives post the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes a section on the impact of the virus containment on housing inequalities.
