Committee hears from experts on housing for older people
13 November 2017
The Communities and Local Government Committee hears from experts and providers of specialist retirement housing as part of its inquiry in to housing for older people.
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- Inquiry: Housing for older people
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Provision of suitable accommodation
The session will question two panels of witnesses, the first on maintaining and adapting mainstream homes and age friendly homes, and the second on specialist retirement properties.
MPs are likely to ask about how mainstream homes are adapted and maintained for older people along with the demand for specialist housing, the planning process and the cost of moving.
The session is the second in the inquiry on housing for older people which is examining whether the housing on offer for this group of people is sufficiently available and suitable for their needs and, in doing so, consider how older people wish to live.
The Committee will take into account the context of significant housing shortages, rising numbers of older people and pressures on health and social care.
Full details of the inquiry are available to view ahead of the session.
Witnesses
Monday 13 November, Thatcher Room, Portcullis House.
At 4.00pm
Panel 1: (Maintaining and adapting mainstream homes and age friendly homes)
- Sue Adams, Chief Executive, Care and Repair
- Andrew Gibson, Vice Chair, Habinteg
- Julia Park, Head of Housing Research, Levitt Bernstein
Panel 2: (Specialist retirement housing)
- Michael Voges, Executive Director, Association of Retirement Community Operators
- Paul Teverson, Director of Communications, McCarthy and Stone
- Graham King, Head of Integrated Commissioning, Sunderland City Council
Further information
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