Become an Erosh Trustee
Erosh is looking for new Trustees. If you would like to play an active part in ensuring sheltered and retirement housing in all its forms meets the needs of older …
Erosh wins equality & diversity category of the Welsh Housing Awards 2021 for guide on LGBTQ+ older people and sheltered and retirement housing!
On 30 September at a prestigious online event, erosh was awarded a Welsh Housing Award for Excellence in Championing Equality and Diversity for its good practice guide on LGBTQ+ Older People …
National Network Zoom Event for Members: Domestic Abuse in Sheltered & Retirement Housing 29th September at 2pm
Last chance to book on our domestic abuse & older people zoom event. Hear from the Older People’s Commissioner Wales and one of the authors of our new good practice …
10% Discount on Erosh Code of Practice accreditation!
Our new revised and updated Code of Practice continues to provide an invaluable independent and objective assessment of the quality of your accommodation and services for older people against national standards …
NEW GUIDE: Lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic
Although sheltered and retirement housing providers already had in place measures to respond quickly ensuring safety of residents and staff and minimising impact on service delivery, Covid-19 took us all by surprise. Focus initially …
National Network Zoom Event for members 8th July – LGBT+ older people & Sheltered Retirement Housing
Many LGBT+ older people struggle to find friendly accommodation. Specialist schemes are rare and sheltered and retirement housing providers tend not to advertise schemes as ‘LGBT-friendly’ even when they are. Although …
Survey: Domestic Abuse in Sheltered and Retirement Housing
Domestic Abuse in Sheltered and Retirement Housing – please complete our survey Erosh, with Dewis Choice, the Centre for Age, Gender and Social Justice, Aberystwyth University, is developing a good …
Lockdown Bakes!
Invite your residents to share pictures of their Lockdown Bakes. Email us a picture to bake@erosh.co.uk, tell us what it is (just in case there is any doubt) and include a …
Launch of the new erosh Code of Practice: Zoom event for those interested in registering
25th March 2-4pm – Via Zoom The erosh Code of Practice enables sheltered and supported housing providers to demonstrate the quality of their accommodation and services against nationally recognised standards and to …
National Network Zoom Event for Members: Anti-social behaviour
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. …
Find out about erosh – Virtual Zoom Event 11th March 2pm
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 …
There’s never been a better time to be a member of erosh
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 …
Chair’s Blog: Operation Remobilise
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 …
NEW BRIEFING – ‘Re-opening’ sheltered & retirement housing schemes as the pandemic eases
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. …
NEW GUIDE – Dealing with Anti-Social Behaviour in Sheltered & Retirement Housing
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 …
Response to the BBC’s announcement about the TV licence fee…
“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. …
NEW GUIDE – How to engage residents in sheltered & retirement housing
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 …
Erosh to contribute to the new APPG inquiry into living with dementia
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 …
Supporting Older People & Staff through Coronavirus (Covid-19)
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 …
Supporting Home Workers during the Coronavirus Outbreak
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 …