Later Life Research and Enterprise (LLR) is a unique collective of five specialised organisations focused on older householders as consumers. Our expertise embraces housing, health and wellbeing, home and leisure and social and economic activity, demograp

This report brings together the main findings and recommendations from work undertaken for the First Stop Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead Exemplar Project during 2010. The work included sharing the excellent information and training resources available

The aim of this piece of research is to identify the medium to long term effects of the casework undertaken by FirstStop local partner agencies with people who have been featured in case studies provided for quarterly reports. Most of these people wer

Evaluation of FirstStop by Cambridge University commenced in November 2009. This report provides a brief synopsis of findings to date in each of the four broad areas the evaluation has covered: 1. Outcomes for service users 2. The FirstStop model

This report explores the costs and benefits of a sample of cases dealt with by the FirstStop local partners providing housing options services to older people. It focuses on the intensive level three casework data provided by the local partners. It loo

Shelter and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation asked us to carry out a market assessment of older people’s housing in England: both specialist retirement developments and mainstream housing suitable for people aged 55 and above. In response, this study add

A 1/4 A4, 2 sided, promotional flyer about FirstStop Advice. Flags 3 main advice areas – housing, care and finance: – Do you need advice or information about housing or care options? – Advice about paying for care? – Information about services to help

Promotional flyer for FirstStop Advice featuring main areas of advice offered – Care, Housing, Finance, Rights – and using text “Are you looking for advice or information about careor housingoptions? Advice about paying for care? Or help getting the suppo