Published on Saturday 3rd of February 2018

Our new ‘app’, launched in mid December, makes it much easier for housing providers to ensure the information we show about their retirement housing schemes is accurate and up to date. Since its launch, staff of 72 housing provider organisations have used it to update info on 352 schemes. Our thanks to all, and congratulations […]

Published on Monday 1st of January 2018

During 2017 nearly 4 million people visited our site. We know that they include almost equal numbers of: Older people themselves; Families, carers and friends; and Professionals who work with and for older people. All of you look to HousingCare to provide independent and impartial information about retirement housing, as well as services that can […]

Published on Friday 29th of December 2017

Nearly 4 million people visited the HousingCare.org website in 2017, and the core attraction of the site is EAC’s comprehensive directory of all forms of retirement housing in the UK. We rely on housing providers to help us maintain the directory – and this has just become much easier with the launch of an ‘app’ […]

Published on Friday 17th of November 2017

The Communities and Local Government Committee is holding an inquiry on housing for older people. The Committee have set up a web forum to hear directly from older people about their experiences of moving home in later life. This will help them understand the challenges people face and help us to focus our inquiry on […]

Published on Wednesday 30th of August 2017

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, […]

Published on Wednesday 31st of May 2017

The Association of Retirement Housing Managers made awards to 3 of its members during a special slot at this year’s National Housing for Older People Awards in Edgbaston. In his welcome address to the National Awards 2017, John Galvin, Chief Executive of EAC, had reflected: “There is an important good news story woven into this […]

Published on Wednesday 31st of May 2017

View all this years Awards Winning and Highly Commended schemes, see photos of the event and watch our video of the day – all on this site. Click here to enjoy! Whether you were lucky enough to be there, all the joy of the National Housing for Older People Awards 2017 is now captured in […]

Published on Thursday 16th of February 2017

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 […]