The Department of Health has announced an extra £150m to 'enable local services to discharge patients from hospital more quickly and provide effective ongoing support for people in their own homes'.
A new form of supported housing could help meet the challenge of an ageing population, fulfil older people's growing aspirations and reduce NHS and social care spending, according to two reports to be published today.
The Personnel Social Service Research Unit (PSSRU) and Housing LIN have jointly published the evaluation of the Department of Health's Extra Care Housing Fund.
Following the government's Housing Strategy, Laying the Foundation: a housing strategy for England, DCLG have published a report and summary of examples that constitute the principal components of Lifetime Neighbourhoods.
Welcome to the November edition of Housing with Care Matters, the newsletter from the Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN). This goes out to over 50,000 subscribers working at the interface of housing, health and social care.
