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 …
Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland launches Corporate Plan
The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland has launched its Corporate Plan for 2013-15. The Plan sets out the way that the Commissioner proposes to use legal powers and …
Loneliness in Wales
Dr Ed Bridges, Policy Advisor (wellbeing), Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, claims that “loneliness amongst older people is reaching epidemic proportions”. He has written an interesting blog on the challenges …
New good practice guide on partnership working between health and housing
Community Housing Cymru with Care & Repair Cymru and the Welsh NHS Confederation has produced a good practice guide, Healthy Homes, Healthy Lives – Good Practice Guide with examples of …
Future proofing sheltered housing
CEO of Trafford Housing Group, Matthew Gardiner, has written an insightful blog on how we can future-proof sheltered housing. Looking at the changing shape of older people’s housing and the …
Older people need attractive, affordable homes, too
The housing crisis affects not just young people – a specialist retirement home-building programme is urgently needed. This is the message in a Guardian column on the shortage of suitable …
Measuring National Well-being – Health, 2013
In June 2013, the Office for National Statistics (ONS), as part of its Measuring National Well-Being Programme released an article which analyses by age and other variables two of the …
New Commission launched on the future of health and social care
The King’s Fund has launched a new Commission to consider whether the post-war settlement, which established separate systems for health and social care, remains fit for purpose. Read more here: …
NHF report claims that GPs unsure how to commission support services
The National Housing Federation (NHF) claims that more than eight out of ten GPs are unsure how to commission essential support services that can keep older and vulnerable people out …
Research announcements
Since our last ezine, the findings of some interesting research projects have been published by the Office for National Statistics on measuring national wellbeing, statistics from JRF on age becoming …
Esther steps up to tackle older people’s housing and support issues
Esther Rantzen CBE is pledging her support to championing older people’s quality housing and support to meet the needs of an ageing population. TV presenter and campaigner Esther Rantzen CBE …