Legal & General’s Inspired Villages are creating a ‘virtual village centre’ on Facebook. James Cobb, Inspired’s Director, explains that the initiative is focussed on Holistic Wellbeing, and aims “to help the older generation stay mentally, socially and physically active as they adapt to the current situation”. The site will see more content added over the […]

Elderly Accommodation Counsel and Housing Options Scotland are celebrating after making a successful bid for funding from Nationwide Building Society for its work to support housing in the area. Nationwide, the UK’s biggest building society, has been looking to support charities dealing with the many issues around housing in the Scotland. Now the names of […]

National charities Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC) and Housing Options Scotland (HOS) are delighted to have been shortlisted for a community grant of up to £50,000 from Nationwide Building Society. The partnership between EAC and HOS hopes to use each organisation’s considerable experience and expertise to deliver a ‘Housing Options for Older People’ (HOOP) service across […]

“A national strategy for older people’s housing is needed to bring together and improve policy in this area” is the overarching conclusion of a cross-party House of Commons Select Committee report published today. Detailed recommendations include: The existing FirstStop Advice Service should be re-funded by the Government to provide an expanded national telephone advice service, […]

The UK’s larges building society has launched an innovative programme to support local projects aimed at providing decent places to live in communities which need it most. The housing needs and aspirations of older people are targeted alongside those of families and younger people. The programme has been launched in the North East and Cumbria, […]

New research commissioned by Legal & General in conjunction with the Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC), reveals the big conversations that families are having about managing and supporting elderly parents and how they are planning the right balance of support and independence so crucial to later life. The big issues include housing, health, in house support […]

A group of pioneering women have set up the UK’s first older women’s cohousing project in High Barnet, north London. Cohousing communities are created and run by their residents. Each household has a self-contained, private home but residents come together to manage their community and share activities. Supporters of cohousing argue that it is a […]

HousingCare’s Directory of Care Homes now features quality ratings provided by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England. Initially controversial, CQC’s ratings were dropped for a while, but then re-instated as even their critics came round to the view that they provided invaluable guidance for care seekers […]