Housing for people with dementia – are we ready?

A report from an Inquiry by the APPG on Housing and Care for Older People There are no vaccines for dementia. One in 14 of us aged over 65, and one in 6 of us aged over 80, will find ourselves living with dementia. There is currently no cure, and in

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Housing our Ageing Population: Plan for Implementation (HAPPI 2)

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Housing and Care for Older People, chaired by Lord Best, has highlighted the benefits of improved housing options for older people. Their 2012 inquiry report, written by Jeremy Porteus – Secretary to the APPG In

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Housing our Ageing Population: Positive Ideas (HAPPI 3) – Making retirement living a positive choice

This volume in the influential HAPPI series for the APPG on Housing and Care for Older People calls on policymakers, house-builders and other stakeholders to address the concerns and issues that deter some people from moving to specialist housing. It says

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HAPPI – Housing our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation

HAPPI is an independent report, Chaired by Lord Richard Best which makes recommendations to Government and other statutory agencies as to how they should reform future policy to ensure our future homes and communities meet the needs and aspirations of our

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