Safeguarding and older people - the role of housing and support

The welfare of older people in their homes is paramount to ensuring that the independence and choice agenda can be achieved. Providing a safe environment for people to live free of the concern of victimisation or abuse is vital. This national conference will look at the key role that housing and support providers for older people have in promoting the safeguarding agenda, engaging with tenants and service users to promote best practice and achieving improved outcomes.

Organiser: The Centre for Housing and Support, First Floor Elgar House, Shrub Hill Road, Worcester WR4 9EE
Location: ORT House Conference Centre, London NW1

Key themes

• Ensuring dignity and choice in a safe environment
• Promoting a culture that allows staff to manage and discuss risk effectively
• The role of housing and support professionals in promoting the adult safeguarding agenda

The conference will allow attendees to:

• understand the evolving adult safeguarding agenda, including the development of Adult Safeguarding Boards
• appreciate the contribution of housing and support and their staff to the multi-agency approaches
• learn from best practice in other areas

Who should attend

• Managers of housing and support for older people
• Managers in housing and support with a responsibility for safeguarding
• Adult protection co-ordinators from local authorities
• Staff from the police, health and adult social services who work in multi-agency teams responding to safeguarding cases
• Those commissioning housing and support for older people
• Anyone with an interest in learning more about safeguarding and older people

Date and time
Tuesday 20th April 2010 at ORT House Conference Centre, London NW1.

Introductory Special Offer - extended to 16th April 2010
Send one delegate and another delegate does free (based on a standard fee of £255)
Also, special pricing for a single delegate of £155 - contact CHS for details.

More Information
For more information, please download the Booking Form.