Awards Finalist – Waltham Forest HA Ltd -The Sunshine Club
As part of a plan to become a more dementia friendly organisation, the Support Services Team set up a monthly group for all sheltered residents with the primary aim of …
Awards Finalist – Waltham Forest HA Ltd – Health Professionals Training
This project was developed in response to increasing numbers of complaints from residents about their discharge from a local hospital which left them feeling vulnerable and sometimes having to be …
Awards Finalist – Clanmil HA – Treasure House Project
Treasure House, a Big Lottery funded project delivered in partnership with National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI), provides opportunities for older people to increase their cognitive skills, gain confidence and motivation …
Awards Finalist – The Abbeyfield Society – Coping at Christmas Campaign
The Abbeyfield Society first piloted the Coping at Christmas Campaign in 2010 which aims to raise awareness of older lonely people in communities who may spend Christmas alone. With the …
Partners
Dame Esther Rantzen – Erosh Patron TV presenter and campaigner Esther Rantzen became our Patron in 2013. “I am delighted to pledge my support to erosh by becoming its patron. …
Support Action on Elder Abuse’s campaign for new powers of entry
There are a number of people in very vulnerable situations who are imprisoned in their own homes by others who exploit, neglect and abuse them. These Third Parties deny access …
Lobbying
Erosh is the national consortium for older people’s housing and support. We champion the need for good quality older people’s housing and support and lobby nationally on key issues. Through …
New Erosh Members’ Policy Briefing – What does the 2011 Census tell us about the ‘oldest old’ in England and Wales?
On 6/12/13 the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published a briefing “What does the 2011 Census tell us about the “oldest old” living in England & Wales?”. This report …
Support Solutions National Housing Support & Social Care Conference February 13th 2014 – The ICC Birmingham
Providing interesting and helpful briefings and workshops delivered by expert speakers, this year’s National Conference from Support Solutions is concerned with the very topical issues of the new funding …
Ponty’s Rugby Heritage Unites Young & Old
A project about sporting heritage aimed at increasing the social lives of older people has proved a huge hit. The project was organised by the Beth Johnson Foundation, a …
Dementia: Skilling the general needs housing workforce – Call for good practice examples
Is your organisation taking a systematic approach to equip your workforce with the knowledge, skills and support necessary for them to recognise, and play their part in assisting, residents …
Training
Training to Support erosh Good Practice Advice & Guidance Erosh offers in-house training to accompany the good practice advice and guidance available to members through our website. This training is …
Facing up to Falls
RoSPA, the UK’s leading accident prevention charity, has created the short film, Facing up to Falls, as part of its Safer Homes project. It aims to provide families and older …
Dementia – Skilling The General Needs Housing Workforce
Is your organisation taking steps to equip your workforce with the knowledge, skills and support necessary for them to recognise, and play their part in assisting, residents with dementia? …
The Silver Line Launch
Erosh Patron, Esther Rantzen, has launched nationally The Silver Line; a free 24-hour dedicated helpline which aims to combat loneliness in the over-65s by providing friendship, information and advice for …
Another successful Midlands Network Event
The latest erosh midlands regional event took place at Brunswick House, Marston Green, Solihull, last week. In addition to a tasty buffet (kindly provided by Waterloo HA), members were treated …
Silver Sunday Success
10 London boroughs, 11 British counties, over 180 free events, hundreds of cakes, thousands of cups of tea, sing-a-longs, dance-a-thons, and a lot of hard working volunteers – Silver Sunday On …
Modern Retirement Living Launches in Llanharan
Residents of Llanharan can look forward to growing old in style as the doors of the village’s newly renovated and modernised flats for over 60s open for viewings this month. …
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New strategic housing analysis tool launched
SHOP@ is a new online tool which enables organisations to forecast and meet the demand for specialist housing for older people in England. It provides the latest market analysis …