Older People’s Housing Taskforce

Government appointed an independent Older People’s Housing Taskforce to look at options for the provision of greater choice, quality and security of housing for older people.

The work of the Older People’s Housing Taskforce has been completed and its final report has been published.

Summary and terms of reference

The aim of this taskforce was to look at options for the provision of greater choice, quality and security of housing for older people. The taskforce’s objectives were to examine enablers to increased supply and improving the housing options for older people in later life, and to explore ways to unblock any challenges. The scope of its work focused on public and private specialised and supported older people’s housing, with a particular focus on the private market for those on middle incomes. The scope did not include care homes.

The taskforce was chaired by Professor Emerita of Nursing, Julienne Meyer and the appointed members are listed below.

The taskforce launched in May 2023 and ran for 12 months and submitted its report to Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Department of Health and Social Care on 22 May 2024.

Membership

The taskforce members were:

  • Chair: Professor Julienne Meyer CBE Professor Emerita of Nursing: Care for Older People; City, University of London
  • Jeremy Porteus FRSA, Chief Executive of the Housing Learning and Improvement Network
  • John Galvin, Chief Executive of the Elderly Accommodation Counsel
  • Caroline Abrahams CBE, Charity Director of Age UK
  • Nick Sanderson, Chief Executive of Audley Group and Chair of the Associated Retirement Community Operators
  • Stewart Baseley, Executive Chair of the Home Builders Federation
  • Geeta Nanda OBE, Chief Executive of Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing
  • Jon Rouse CBE, City Director of Stoke-on-Trent City Council
  • Councillor James Jamieson OBE, Councillor for Central Bedfordshire
  • Sarah McClinton, Director of Health and Adult Services at Royal Borough of Greenwich
  • Kathryn Smith, Chief Executive of the Social Care Institute for Excellence
  • Sunena Stoneham, Chief Operating Officer of LifeCare Residences Limited
  • Rt Hon Damian Green MP, Member of Parliament for Ashford and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Adult Social Care
  • Professor Les Mayhew, Associate Head of Global Research, International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) and Professor of Statistics at Bayes Business School
  • Ben Rosewall, Head of Investment, Later Living, Legal & General Capital
  • Professor Judith Phillips OBE, Deputy Principal (Research) and Professor of Gerontology, University of Stirling
  • Andrew Surgenor, Senior Director (Operational Real Estate - Healthcare) at CBRE
  • Paavan Popat, Chief Executive of TLC Care and Trulocom
  • Richard Morton, Managing Director at Richard Morton Architects and Chair of the Retirement Housing Group
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