Published on Saturday 8th of November 2014

Nationwide has committed a further £100,00 to extend a project, piloted between January and September 2014, for a further 9 months. The Living Safely and Well at Home project was piloted between January and September 2014, funded by Nationwide through its Citizenship at Nationwide programme, and intended to help deliver on its commitments under the […]

Published on Sunday 12th of October 2014

The climax of this year’s EAC Over 60s Art Awards was a celebratory afternoon tea event at the House of Lords on 8th October, hosted by EAC’s President the Countess of Mar. 38 Award winners and highly commended artists were able to join the celebration, many with a partner or companion, and receive their Awards […]

Published on Friday 20th of June 2014

A national consultation of residents of housing for later life. Housing providers and scheme managers! Engage your residents in this UK-wide consultation using EAC’s popular card game, and learn how they view your facilities and services in our confidential reports. Entries will be receievd until 15th September. The Awards will be celebrated at Doncaster Racecourse […]

Published on Tuesday 13th of May 2014

Welcome to the EAC FirstStop ‘Home from Hospital Tool’, an online resource designed to inform you of the support and assistance that may be available to you following a stay in hospital. Our tool is currently still being developed but we are keen to receive feedback on what works and what parts could be improved; […]

Published on Tuesday 15th of April 2014

EAC’s Over 60s Art Awards have celebrated the creativity of amateur artists for the last 20 years, and this year’s competition is now well under way. The competition is open for entries until 6th June 2014. Results will be announced by the end of July, and a celebratory event for the winners will be held […]

Published on Monday 10th of March 2014

Retirement housing developer McCarthy & Stone is offering prospective purchasers a Spring mini-break with its “Come and stay for 2 nights for free” promotion covering 48 of its new retirement developments. “If you’ve been thinking about what living in one of our developments is really like, now is the perfect time to give it a […]

Published on Monday 3rd of March 2014

Care & Repair England (C&RE) was able to announce last Saturday that its Silverlinks has been listed as one of the Big Lottery’s Silver Dreams Flagship projects. C&RE will receive £1m over 4 years to expand Silverlinks to other areas across the UK. Silverlinks connects older people who are facing a dilemma about their housing […]

Published on Saturday 25th of January 2014

HousingCare’s Entertainers’ Directory busts into life this week after a complete makeover, and now features 800 Acts keen to perform in care homes, retirement complexes and day centres. A key new feature of the Directory is that entertainers can now provide details of care homes and retirement housing complexes they have recently played for. (Day […]