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Centre for Ageing Better
6 Mar 2024

Measuring impact: Top tips on how to show the difference your home improvement services make

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The stats which show it is harder getting older in the North

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Putting ideas into action: Developing a local Good Home Hub

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To preserve the NHS, we must limit the causes of poor health throughout people’s lives

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Julie and Peter's story - The journey for an accessible home

There is a market out there for accessible housing and the run of the mill estate agents are ignoring it. It’s difficult enough for people that need accessible housing anyway. Even new properties are not being built with accessibility in mind. And it’s a crying shame.

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If we transform housing, we can also transform the quality of life for those immediately affected

Poor-quality housing can have a negative impact on us as we grow older, and more of us are affected by this complex problem due to an increasingly ageing population.

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Sheila’s story – making a home accessible for independent living

Sheila Dearns is a retired teacher living in Chelmsford, Essex, with her dog Charlie, a chihuahua poodle cross. She was diagnosed with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) and became disabled in 1993.

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Event: Building effective local home improvement services: Good Home Hubs

What is a Good Home Hub? Learn about this comprehensive model for home improvement services and how it can benefit people living in your area.

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Finding funds, fixing homes: innovation in local authority provision of home improvement grants and loans

Finance is a fundamental barrier facing people who want to make improvements to their home. Learn how local areas are tailoring financial solutions to meet the needs of their residents.

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Finding funds, fixing homes: local authority approaches to paying for home improvements

This research has produced three reports which we hope will serve as a useful resource for local authorities interested in expanding the financial support they offer their residents.

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New Ageing Better campaign calls on government to halve number of unsafe homes within next decade to improve nation's health

Newly launched Safe Homes Now campaign with eight other charities says it is time to end the scandal of 8 million people living in dangerous homes that pose significant risk to inhabitants’ health.

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Learning together, building connections: Bringing the Good Home Network together face-to-face

The Centre for Ageing Better and Foundations are bringing together local authorities in the Good Home Network to support learning, peer support and innovation in home improvement services.

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