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The Housing LIN
The Housing Learning & Improvement Network (LIN) is the national network for promoting new ideas and supporting change in the delivery of housing, care and support services for older and vulnerable adults, including people with disabilities and long term conditions.
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- At a Glance (pdf - 104Kb)
A downloadable list of all the Housing LIN resources and learning material. All the resources listed can be found on our website under 'Topics & Resources' in the menu on the left hand-side - Extra Care Housing Toolkit
This toolkit developed by the Housing LIN contains sections that cover in detail the essential elements in developing extra care housing from overall strategy, needs analysis, assessing current and potential supply, implementation and evaluation. - Design principles for Extra Care housing - Housing LIN Factsheet no6
This factsheet gives essential basic information about key design principles and issues to consider when designing and developing a brief for a new Extra Care Scheme. Case studies illustrate the variety of models that this concept of housing takes and show ways of developing a range of different sites.
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A toolkit for producing a strategy for accommodation with care for older people
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Latest Housing News
- Housing LIN Newsletter March 2010 Out Now
Headline news: Phil Hope MP, Care Services' Minister, announced at last week's Laing & Buisson annual extra care housing conference that every authority with adult social care responsibility will be getting a slice of a £3.5m extra care grant to help develop innovative housing with care strategies. - DH Care Networks Telecare eNewsletter February 2010
Please click on the link to download the February 2010 eNewsletter - A cash boost for innovation in Extra Care Housing
Speaking at Laing & Buisson's annual extra care housing conference on 24 February 2010, Phil Hope MP, the Care Services Minister, announced that every council with adult social care responsibility will get a slice of a £3.5m fund to support further innovation in Extra Care Housing.
