This event will launch our latest Good Practice Guide – Supporting Individuals with Challenging Behaviour in Independent Living Settings.

Over the last few years, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic independent living/sheltered and retirement housing providers have experienced an increase in residents with complex needs presenting challenges for providers, scheme staff and other residents.

The profile of residents has been changing with more ‘younger’ residents, some of whom have more complex needs not necessarily being met by other statutory and voluntary services who are faced with their own resource challenges at a time when demand has been increasing. As existing residents grow older, they might also experience more complex or challenging needs.

Erosh carried out a survey last year to find out more about common issues and challenges, and what organisations need help with. Most respondents reported an increase in residents with challenging behaviour in the last two years.

In response we have created our new Good Practice Guide – Supporting Individuals with Challenging Behaviour in Independent Living settings which covers the following areas:

• Types of challenging behaviour
• Impact of challenging behaviours
• Organisational solutions
• Supporting the individual with challenging behaviour
• Tenancy breaches, injunctions and evictions
• Signposting and sources of support

Delegates will hear from the author of the Guide, Christine Bentham, as well as from Charlotte Rooke, from Southern Housing who supported and contributed to the Guide.

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Agenda:

Introduction – Rebecca Mollart, erosh CEO

Good Practice Guide – Christine Bentham, Author

Southern Housing’s Experience – Charlotte Rooke, Head of Independent Living & Guide Sponsor – Southern Housing

Who can attend? anyone interested in supporting individuals with challenging behaviour in independent living settings

Where is it? Online via MS Teams

When is it? Wednesday 12th March 2025, 2 – 3.30 pm

Cost? Free for erosh members. £75 for non members, which includes a digital copy of the Good Practice Guide

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