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Riverside Housing ECHG Safeguarding Training Scoops Top Erosh Award
Entries were judged by a panel of experts with the process culminating in a prestigious celebration event on the afternoon of April 29th at the Museum of London Docklands where up to 100 erosh members, trustees and key figures from the older people’s housing and support sector came together. The winners were presented with their awards and prizes by erosh patron Esther Rantzen CBE. It was a great day!
The award winners were:
 1st Riverside ECHG
Tenant Safeguarding Awareness Training
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 2nd RCT Homes
Summerdale Scrum & Sporting Memories Reminiscence Project
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 3rd A2Dominion Housing Group Ltd
“Activities R Us”
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Alison Halstead, area manager for Riverside ECHG, said: “We are delighted with this award! The project has been a great success. The awareness sessions delivered by two of our trained residents are encouraging the rest of our tenants to come forward and speak to staff should they have any concerns. The sessions are giving tenants the confidence and knowledge to report any of their suspicions to the Riverside team and what better way of raising tenants’ awareness than through tenants delivering the training to tenants”.
Rebecca Mollart, Chief Executive of erosh and member of the judging panel, commented: 'The panel was delighted with the increase in the number of entries this year, despite the continuing challenges faced by older peoples housing and support providers. I was especially pleased with the standard and variety of entries as well as the innovation and good practice shown by erosh members who are clearly committed to providing the highest standards of housing and support to older people. The Awards recognise the excellent work that members are undertaking across the UK.'
Dementia Awareness Week: Get Involved
 This week is The Alzheimer's Society's Dementia Awareness Week and they want anyone who has concerns about dementia to get in touch with them for information and support. You can be part of their big week by helping them to raise awareness of the ways they can help. Get involved with local events and networks, download resources and much more on their Take Action web page. If your organisation has done anything special during the week to help raise awareness of dementia or generally on an ongoing basis, do let us know. We would like more examples in this area to include in our Good Practice Guides for erosh members.
Becoming a member of the Dementia Action Alliance: Case Study
What does it mean to become a member of the Dementia Action Alliance? How can Housing Associations or other organisations working with older people with dementia benefit? How do the residents benefit?
Find out more about why Waltham Forest Housing Association have recently become a member and how it is changing the support they can offer their residents.. Read the case study
Erosh launches reduced membership rate for small organisations with <50 units
We are pleased to announce that we can now offer very small organisations a new reduced annual membership rate of just £75. Organisations must have fewer than 50 units to be eligible. The benefits of erosh membership for small organisations can be significant as they struggle to stretch budgets. Case studies, best practice guides and handy checklists as well as discounted training.. find out more about erosh membership
Individual Good Practice Guides Now Available to Non-Members for £75
Erosh members have unlimited access to a good practice advice on a variety of topics via our Policy & Practice Portal. If you are not an erosh member but would still like to access good practice guides on a particular topic, you can purchase individual access to a single good practice topic for £75 per topic. Please contact our administrator, Marie-The Atkinson on 01249 654249 or email: info@erosh.co.uk.
UK Hoarding Awareness Week: Erosh Guide to “Dealing with Hoarding”
 This week is UK Hoarding Awareness Week. Read the erosh guide on “Dealing with Hoarding in Sheltered Housing Schemes” free if you are a member or for just £75 for non-members by emailing info@erosh.co.uk.
Erosh training to support good practice advice & guidance & Sitra Discount
Erosh offers in-house training to accompany all the good practice advice and guidance available to members through our website. This training is available to any organisation looking for a cost effective solution to ensuring their staff are adhering to professional standards and national good practice.
At the moment topics include:
- Safeguarding vulnerable adults and housing
- Professional boundaries
- Person-centred support planning
- Intergenerational projects
We have negotiated a special deal with Sitra whereby erosh members can claim a significant 20% discount on a number of specially selected open access courses. Find out more..
London Metropolitan University seeks volunteering roles for students
London Metropolitan University is currently developing courses which integrate housing, health and social care to meet the need for multi-skilled professionals. They currently have nearly 600 students undertaking degrees in housing, health and community development, and we are keen to help students find placements in these areas. These could include for example supported housing, outreach work and participation initiatives. The placements could be paid or unpaid, short or extended. If you need volunteers, please email Patrick Mulrenan at London Metropolitan University: p.mulrenan@londonmet.ac.uk.
CEO Rebecca Mollart Speaks at CIH Tai Cymru Conference
At the recent CIH Tai Cymru Conference, Erosh CEO Rebecca Mollart presented some of the evidence we can use to evaluate whether or not there is a crisis in England and/or Wales in relation to the provision of housing and related support for older people. She highlighted key demographical information in relation to older people and the implications for the nature of housing and support needed in the future. Rebecca also presented erosh’s key lobbying messages and the services and resources erosh provides to helps it members cope with the challenges facing the sector today and to prepare for the future. If you would like to explore the possibility of an Erosh speaker at your conference, get in touch.
Delivering Housing Solutions for Older People Conference
On 9th & 10th September at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Stratford Upon Avon, this two day conference will focus on delivering, in partnership with other agencies, high quality services in different settings to meet the needs of older people. With the current changes starting to be implemented the Government is certainly having a significant impact on the housing sector and the provision of housing and support for an ageing population. The Department of Health aims to give more housing options for older and disabled people, particularly for those who are older home owners, through a care and support housing fund of £200million over 5 years. During the conference you will gain up to date information on the latest opportunities the care bill will create and the challenges organisations face to improve health in housing.
Imogen Parry, Adult Safeguarding expert, will be presenting on behalf of Erosh at the conference.
Book your place today and get your early bird discount..
Erosh Trustee Runs London Marathon in aid of Independent Age
 We were all very impressed by our very own Louise Cox (erosh trustee) completing the London Marathon this year in a very respectable time in aid of Independent Age. The amount of money raised for this excellent charity is astounding. Independent Age addresses the three poverties affecting older people today: financial poverty, poverty of information - ensuring they access the benefits and support they are entitled to, and poverty of social contact - offering befriending services to help alleviate isolation and loneliness. Find out about Independent Age and there’s still time to donate, just visit Louise’s Fundraising Page.
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