retirement & supported living Archives

Derwent Living launches Virtual Places for older customers to reduce social isolation

|Date: 16 October, 2019

Derwent Living launches Virtual Places for older customers to reduce social isolation

Housing provider Derwent Living has launched a new virtual reality experience for its older customers in ...

Housing provider Derwent Living has launched a new virtual reality experience for its older customers in a bid to support good mental health and reduce social isolation. The project, which is being su ...

16 October, 2019
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Tunstall Telecare | Improving health through technology

|Date: 12 July, 2019

Tunstall Telecare | Improving health through technology

How can we take action against dementia using technology? UK Managing Director of Tunstall Healthcare Gav ...

How can we take action against dementia using technology? UK Managing Director of Tunstall Healthcare Gavin Bashar explains how digital technology such as telecare is assisting local authorities and i ...

12 July, 2019
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Legal Update | The future of large-scale retirement communities

|Date: 19 March, 2019

Legal Update | The future of large-scale retirement communities

Large-scale retirement communities may be 20 years away, says research from Winckworth Sherwood. Social H ...

Large-scale retirement communities may be 20 years away, says research from Winckworth Sherwood. Social Housing partner Charlotte Cook explains why. The housing market in the UK is very different to t ...

19 March, 2019
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Erskine Court Social Group helping to stop isolation in the community

|Date: 5 February, 2019

Erskine Court Social Group helping to stop isolation in the community

A social club taking place twice weekly at Erskine Court housing with care scheme in Lordshill, open to a ...

A social club taking place twice weekly at Erskine Court housing with care scheme in Lordshill, open to anyone over 50 in the local community is helping to stop social isolation, combat loneliness and ...

5 February, 2019
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Residential Care Design: Building For Change

|Date: 14 November, 2018

Residential Care Design: Building For Change

As the public sector continues to face the challenge of managing the needs of an aging population and inc ...

As the public sector continues to face the challenge of managing the needs of an aging population and increasing incidence of dementia, Stantec's Jonathan Wilson discusses the need for progressive res ...

14 November, 2018
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