Erosh Annual Innovation Good Practice Awards 2015
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Fan of The Archers on Radio 4?
We were disappointed that last Sunday’s episode used the term ‘warden controlled flat’ in the Heather Pritchard storyline. We feel it’s an old fashioned, negative and inaccurate label for what …
Member Testimonials
Erosh provides practical online support to help frontline staff maintain quality services to older people. Our resources offer excellent value for money compared with other types of training and …
2015 Awards – Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities
If your organisation is interested in sponsorship opportunities at the 2015 annual awards event, please email alison@evergreenmarketing.co.uk or tel. 01789 720155. Sponsoring the erosh annual awards enables you to connect with influential …
Erosh Annual Awards – Winners Feedback & Sponsorship Opportunities in 2015
“We were over the moon with winning a prize at the erosh awards as were the tenants who were involved in the project. Summerdale Close have chosen to spend their …
Silver Sunday October 5th – Get involved & get planning!
Silver Sunday is an annual day of fun and free activities for older people across the UK. Supported by The Sir Simon Milton Foundation it celebrates the value and knowledge …
Erosh Regional Network Meetings – Midlands & London Dates Announced
The next Erosh Midlands Network meeting will be on Thursday 31st July at Waterloo Housing, Marston Green, Solihull. Kevin Jones (BCC Funerals) will be speaking on Funerals & Property Protection …
Care Act 2014 – New Policy Briefing
The Care Act received Royal Assent on 14 May 2014 and its provisions come into effect in April 2015. Government says that it will “make a difference to some of …
Housing and Safeguarding Adults Alliance – press release
Why a ‘Housing and Safeguarding Adults Alliance’? The Housing and Safeguarding Adults Alliance brings together leading-edge housing providers to work alongside professional and trade body representatives, and our partners in …
Becoming a member of the Dementia Action Alliance: Waltham Forest Housing Association Case Study
Piloting a toolkit for smaller associations setting up a Dementia Strategy with the help of Orbit Charitable Trust was the start of an amazing journey for us. Whilst we had …
Awards Finalist – Innisfree HA – Allotment (a-lot-meant) for Health & Growth
A disused allotment site from Brent Council has been cultivated and divided into 12 raised bed plots. Older Irish tenants of Innisfree spend their spare time working with others growing …
Awards Finalist – RCT Homes – Valleys, Views and Voices
RCT Homes works in partnership with RNIB Cymru/Action on Hearing Loss to develop services for tenants with sensory loss including a Sensory Support Officer to ensure outcomes based housing related …
Awards Winner – First Prize – Riverside ECHG – Tenant Safeguarding Awareness Training
This initiative arose from an investigation in 2011/12 into safeguarding cases in the sheltered service. It became apparent that tenants had a lack of knowledge of adult safeguarding. Throughout the …
Awards Winner – Second Prize – RCT Homes – Summerdale Scrum
This is a sporting reminiscence project (with Beth Johnson Foundation and RSVP) aimed at expanding the social lives of older people at Summerdale Close, Tonteg. It aims to improve quality …
Awards Finalist – Riverside Housing ECHG – Pembroke House
Pembroke House, a joint venture between Liverpool CC’s Healthy Homes Service and Riverside ECHG’s Merseyside Sheltered Accommodation Service, provides two units of temporary accommodation for vulnerable older people for up …
Awards Finalist – Waterloo Housing Group/Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust – Steps Project
Waterloo HA and Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) commenced working together on a number of projects in 2006 at sheltered and extra care schemes across Birmingham and …
Awards Winner – Third Prize – A2Dominion Housing Group Ltd – “Activities R Us”
“Activities R Us” is a banner for project work carried out by the A2Dominion Activities team in an extra-care setting to promote and enhance social interaction and inclusion of older …
Awards Finalist – Waltham Forest HA Ltd -The Sunshine Club
As part of a plan to become a more dementia friendly organisation, the Support Services Team set up a monthly group for all sheltered residents with the primary aim of …
Awards Finalist – Waltham Forest HA Ltd – Health Professionals Training
This project was developed in response to increasing numbers of complaints from residents about their discharge from a local hospital which left them feeling vulnerable and sometimes having to be …
Awards Finalist – Clanmil HA – Treasure House Project
Treasure House, a Big Lottery funded project delivered in partnership with National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI), provides opportunities for older people to increase their cognitive skills, gain confidence and motivation …