15th April (2-4pm) Anti-social behaviour (ASB) impacts negatively on health, safety, well-being and quality of life regardless of age but can cause older and/or vulnerable people particular anxiety or distress. …
Erosh is a national member network for professionals in the sheltered and retirement housing sector. We provide practical advice and guidance, news and commentary to support front line staff and …
Here’s what our members have to say… “As a small independent sheltered housing charity it could have been very isolating to try and navigate our way through the Covid-19 outbreak …
Breathing heavily, Janet Parsons crouched in the bushes, face smeared with camouflage paint. So far so good. She’d got this far without being spotted.The walkie talkie strapped to her body …
Sheltered and retirement housing staff are now starting to return to schemes as the pandemic eases, often on a phased or part-time basis, and communal lounges are starting to re-open. …
Anti-social behaviour (ASB) can have a significant impact on both individuals and communities, as well as on housing providers for whom the costs can be considerable. ASB impacts negatively on …
“We are so disappointed with the news that the BBC is to go ahead with its plan to end free TV licences for most over 75s from 1 August 2020. …
There is a huge array of information and resources available in relation to resident engagement but it is not so easy to find information specifically about engagement of older residents or …
All Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry into Living with DementiaWe are delighted to announce that erosh will be contributing to the new APPG inquiry into living with dementia. We’ll be making a …
It is an uncertain and worrying time for everyone including sheltered and retirement housing providers supporting older people and their own staff. The situation is continuously and frequently changing, as …
Measures adopted by our members to continue to provide a safe and effective service to older people and to protect staff include encouraging people to work more from home where …
Everybody, regardless of age, needs to be covered by a TV licence to (on any device and through any provider): ➢ Watch or record live TV programmes on any channel ➢ Download …
For increasing numbers of older people, it is a struggle to find LGBT+ friendly accommodation. Specialist housing schemes are rare and sheltered and retirement housing providers do not always promote schemes as ‘LGBT+ friendly’. According …
Erosh is delighted to announce that it has taken ownership of The Centre for Housing and Support (CHS) Service Excellence Standards (SES) which have been re-branded as the Erosh Code of Practice. The Code of …
Bert was a football fanatic and lifelong Birmingham City supporter. He religiously took his daughters to home matches at St Andrew’s. One of them later married me, and her passion …
Each year the Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC) celebrates successful examples of later life housing. Erosh is delighted to have sponsored an award again this year. Congratulations to the following erosh members …
This week is Dementia Awareness Week and Ken Johnson, Riverside’s Care and Support Quality Officer, shares his experience of how he has learnt to live with his 89-year-old mum, Grace, …
Great to see so many members at the AGM in Pontypridd yesterday! Rebecca Mollart (erosh CEO) commented: “Another fantastic erosh AGM event, this year in South Wales very kindly hosted …
It was a glorious day – more like May than February. The garden was looking great in the South London sunshine, and the hens were strutting about their pen at …
The APPG for Ageing and Older People is in the middle of an inquiry to understand the detrimental impact of poor housing on older people’s physical, mental and social well-being, …