Alcohol Awareness Week 2026
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Alcohol doesn’t affect everyone in the same way, and as we get older, even small amounts can have a greater impact on our health, wellbeing and independence.
That’s why Alcohol Awareness Week is an important opportunity to raise awareness, encourage open conversations and remind people that support is always available.
Adult Social Care Review
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The first report of Baroness Casey’s review will be published later this year, the second in 2028. Baroness Casey has referred to underfunded services relying on low-paid care workers, lack of ownership and accountability, and a deep divide between health and social care. She has called for six immediate actions on dementia, motor neurone disease and adult safeguarding including dementia trials, a Dementia Tsar, and a new National Safeguarding Board.
The ‘national conversation’ with people with lived experience of receiving or delivering care continues and there is an online evidence portal to which any one can contribute. Follow progress here.
Independent Living Standards
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Older people's housing and support services play an important role in helping people remain independent, connected to their communities and able to live well in later life.
For organisations delivering those services, maintaining quality and demonstrating positive outcomes for residents has never been more important.
A good independent living service sees the person, not just the resident.
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🌈 Pride Month provides a brilliant opportunity to recognise the rich diversity of older people living in our communities and the importance of creating services where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging
CIH Level 4 Qualification (Independent Living Pathway)
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The first cohort of our CIH Level 4 Certificate in Housing Practice (Independent Living Pathway) in partnership with Kingdom Academy is due to start on the 13th October.
Second cohort of our Level 3 Certificate in Housing Practice starts on the 17th September
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The second cohort of our CIH Level 3 Certificate in Housing Practice (Independent Living Pathway) in partnership with Kingdom Academy is due to start on the 17th September 2026.
2026 Training Programme
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Following the success of our first set of open access training courses in 2025, we have developed some new courses, as well as repeating the popular courses from 2025.
