Inclusive neighbourhoods

Subtitle: Promoting social inclusion in housing with care and support for older people Publisher: International Longevity Centre UK Date of Publication: January 2022 Country: UK Pages: 32 This policy report outlines the ways in which national government; local councils, commissioners and designers; and housing providers, scheme management and staff can address discrimination and create more…

Building safe choices

Subtitle: LGBT housing futures: a feasibility study Publisher: Stonewall Housing Country: UK Pages: 39 Building safe choices examined the current provision of housing and related care and support for the older LGBT population. The findings are clear: there are still no specialist schemes, and despite some providers setting out good intentions and improving their practice,…

Tonic: A Fresh Approach to LGBT Older Living

Country: UK Length: 07:35 Publisher: TONIC Comments: Tonic Housing is a new, user-led organisation whose vision is to reduce the social isolation and discrimination currently experienced and/or feared by older LGBT people in the United Kingdom. This film supports the case for building the UK’s first retirement community with a distinct LGBT identity and ethos.

TONIC A fresh approach to LGBT older living

Publisher: Tonic Country: UK Pages: 20 The research and development phase of TONIC Housing The Tonic Centre, a landmark retirement community which will become known for its creative and fresh approach to how people grow old together, and at the same time will become an iconic symbol as the first such community in the United…

Building a sense of community

Subtitle: Including older LGBT in the way we develop and deliver housing with care Publisher: Housing Learning & Improvement Network Country: UK Pages: 12 Set against a backdrop of an increasingly ageing population and a time of growing awareness of the housing with care needs of an older population, we set out to provide a…