Erosh Innovation & Good Practice Awards 2015
We are delighted by the quality of the entries for our annual Innovation & Good Practice Awards. A big thank you to all of you who took the time to …
Erosh Good Practice & Innovation Awards 2015
The awards reward and celebrate the best providers working creatively to provide quality housing and support to meet the needs of our ageing population. Entries are judged by a panel …
South West network re-launching
Members in the South West of England are set to benefit from the re-launch of our network in the region. Following consultation with members in the area we are setting …
Discounted Sitra Training
You will be delighted to learn that we have negotiated for erosh members a significant 20% discount with Sitra on a number of specially selected open access courses. Sitra …
Nine erosh members reach national final
Erosh members are championing quality housing and support for older people as they reach the finals of the Elderly Accommodation Counsel’s annual awards. EAC has announced the finalist housing schemes …
Erosh in the headlines
Always keen to champion the role of erosh and the work that our members do, we have achieved national headlines in Inside Housing. Please look out for our name in …
New online courses launched to help housing teams support others
Digital Unite has launched a new range of online courses to help housing organisations support their communities with using the internet to manage money and search and apply for jobs …
Ageing-in-place conference 2013
The ExtraCare Charitable Trust is jointly hosting a major international conference in September. This annual event looks to bring 120 senior level decision makers from international and local private, public …
Calls for more bungalows
Councils are to be urged to build a new generation of bungalows as part of a planning revolution to create bespoke homes for people aged above 65, Eric Pickles has …
Is Age Becoming as Important as Social Class in Determining Poverty?
This Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JFR) report highlights the gap between young and old. Average pensioner incomes have been rising and faster than all other age groups in the last 30 …
Join now – 20% summer new membership discount
Throughout August and September, new members joining erosh will receive 20% off the first year of their annual membership fee. As the national consortium for older people’s housing and support …
Building relationships with new patron
Following the news that Esther Rantzen CBE has agreed to become erosh’s patron, we are delighted to start forging our working relationship. We are working with Esther to agree the …
Calls for evidence
Members are encouraged to come forward with examples of good practice in using volunteers to deliver older people’s housing and support. Here, our chief executive outlines what she is looking …
Celebrating Innovation and Good Practice
Members came together earlier this year to celebrate our annual Innovation & Good Practice Awards, and we are developing some of the entries into case studies to showcase the excellent …
News as it happens – follow @erosh_uk
If you want to be regularly updated on erosh activity then follow us on Twitter. You don’t have to wait for our monthly ezine for news of new good practice …
Erosh in the regions
Erosh’s local networks are a fantastic way to come together with other members and like-minded professionals to share good practice and discuss sector issues. This month we have meetings in …
Office closure
The erosh office will close for annual leave from Monday, August 12, and will re-open on Friday, August 30.
Housing Award finalists announced
Twenty six housing schemes and care homes for older people learnt today they have won a medal in national awards judged by residents and tenants. However they will have to …
Conference rebranded to reflect sector
CIH has rebranded its Older People’s Housing and Support conference to delivering housing with care and support for older people – making a difference. The new name reflects the changes …
New housing and health qualification
CIH has been part of a working group led by Asset Skills, to develop a qualification structure for housing, health and care at level 3. The qualification will have units …