September is shaping up to be a busy month at erosh!
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Whether you’re looking to develop your professional knowledge, feel more confident handling sensitive conversations or strengthen the practical skills you use every day, we have four opportunities coming up this September.
There’s a huge amount of knowledge, experience and good practice sitting across the erosh membership - and our regional networks are where we get to share it.
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There’s a huge amount of knowledge, experience and good practice sitting across the erosh membership - and our regional networks are where we get to share it.
Over the next few months, our members across the country will be getting together to talk about the issues they’re dealing with day to day, hear what others are doing and learn from the experiences of colleagues working across older people’s housing and independent living.
Recruiting the right people into independent living isn’t getting any easier
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A lack of suitable applicants. Struggling to find people with the right skills and values. Candidates dropping out during recruitment. Good people leaving too soon.
These are challenges we hear regularly from across the independent living sector.
MEET THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE EROSH TEAM
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We’re delighted to welcome Robin MacIntosh and Ian Hembrow to the erosh team, bringing a wealth of experience, knowledge and passion for improving housing and support services for older people. 💚
Robin MacIntosh joins us as Practice and Standards Director. A CIH-qualified housing professional with more than 30 years’ experience, Robin has worked across supported housing and housing for older people, combining senior leadership with operational and strategic expertise. His work has spanned housing providers, local authorities, care providers and partner organisations, with a strong focus on service improvement, best practice and education.
A warm welcome to our two new erosh Trustees, Duncan Clark and Louise Cox!
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We are delighted to welcome Duncan and Louise to the erosh Board of Trustees, bringing with them a wealth of experience across social housing, supported and sheltered housing, governance and community engagement.
Louise who is the current Head of Housing & Support at Transform Housing & Support has spent more than 35 years working in supported and sheltered housing, with a career grounded in ensuring people feel safe, listened to and well supported in their homes. She is passionate about reliable, high-quality services and about working alongside residents, colleagues and partners to understand what people need from the services they rely on.
Never give up on older people
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That is the message we are taking from Never Give Up Day this year, and it reflects a commitment that has been at the heart of erosh for more than 30 years.
We believe older people deserve housing and support that enables them to live well, maintain their independence, stay connected to their communities and make their own choices about the way they live.
What does great independent living support look like, and how can you demonstrate it?
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The erosh Independent Living Services (ILS) Accreditation provides a recognised quality mark for services committed to delivering high standards for older people.
Accreditation gives organisations the opportunity to reflect on their service, demonstrate good practice and identify where they can continue to improve, with a focus on areas including resident involvement, planning, support and managing risks, safety and wellbeing, safeguarding and tackling loneliness and isolation, as well as continuous improvement.
