It was a pleasure to welcome Conservative Party Chair, Kevin Hollinrake, to Rangeford Villages Mickle Hill to learn more about #integratedretirementcommunities and their impact on his constituency.

It was a delight to welcome @steveracemp.bsky.social to Inspired Villages Millbrook Village to meet residents and learn more about #integratedretirementcommunities.

A special thanks to Gavin Hogg for facilitating the visit!

Thank you to all who contributed to 2025 in the #integratedretirementcommunity sector. This video provides a few highlights of our year, none of which would have been possible without the work of our Network.

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

#integratedretirementcommunities

We enjoyed attending a session with @turmaine.bsky.social on #olderpeopleshousing and #integratedretirementcommunities as part of @labourhousinggroup.bsky.social Policy Day in Manchester on building 1.5 million homes!

Former Harrods fashion buyer stuns on runway at age 80 Ronnie Benattar spent decades behind the scenes in fashion — now at 80, she’s strutting runways at her retirement village and proving style never retires

We LOVE this story about a fashion show at Audley Villages Chalfont Dene - organised as part of #GenerationJoy, the campaign to promote awareness of #integratedretirementcommunities.

www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymout...

#housing #olderpeople

Friendships are so often the key to happiness and wellbeing.

Prima magazine recently spotlighted the important role that friendships have in later life, with #integratedretirementcommunities facilitating connection and new friendships.

Read more here: www.prima.co.uk/diet-and-hea...

This is entertaining on #downsizing by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social in the #FT:

www.ft.com/content/d944...

He's right that 75-80 is the age most people move.

However, we think he might be missing the point about #integratedretirementcommunities!

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Great to attend @healthfoundation.bsky.social event this week. Some great conversations, including about #IntegratedRetirementCommunities #IRC and the benefits to health and care that they can deliver.

"I laugh a lot!"

Do check out these interviews by Good Housekeeping with residents of #integratedretirementcommunities

They are all part of our #GenerationJoy campaign to raise awareness of this amazing sector!

#olderpeople #housing

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It was a pleasure to welcome @johnwhitbymp.bsky.social to Audley St Elphin's Park to meet residents Karen and Ann and find out more about #integratedretirementcommunities.

#TheThursdayMurderClub film has officially dropped on Netflix, detailing what life is like in #integratedretirementcommunities!

Will you be watching?

We welcomed @timrocamp.bsky.social to Belong #Macclesfield yesterday to learn about housing-with-care and their amazing facilities and services.

Huge thanks to all the staff who we met our on our tour and for the warm welcome we received.

#integratedretirementcommunities #housing #olderpeople

Vineyard tours, art classes and ‘knit and natter’ groups - meet the real-life Thursday Murder Clubbers Anniki Sommerville finds out what life's really like in the retirement community that inspired Richard Osman's novels - and new film

A lovely piece in@goodhousekeeping.bsky.social on the #ThursdayMurderClub, St George's Park and #integratedretirementcommunities.

Also featuring @richardosman1.bsky.social and @matosman.bsky.social and @extracareuk.bsky.social!

www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle...

#IntegratedRetirementCommunities transform the lives of #olderpeople. We look forward to the government's forthcoming Housing Strategy and response to the Taskforce on Older People's Housing.

Great to welcome @maxwilkinson.bsky.social back to Richmond Villages Cheltenham to meet residents and discuss #integratedretirementcommunities!

We had a great meeting in Parliament yesterday to discuss #integratedretirementcommunities.

Thank you to all who attended, especially @turmaine.bsky.social and @emily4mk.bsky.social for your contributions!

Public tickets to the #WhatNext2025 ARCO Conference are out now!

Find out more about the conference schedule and get your tickets here: www.eventcreate.com/e/what-next-...

#integratedretirementcommunities

We enjoyed welcoming @joplatt.bsky.social to Belong Atherton to meet residents and learn more about #integratedretirementcommunities!

Great to welcome @chrisbloore.bsky.social to Richmond Villages Wood Norton this week!

#integratedretirementcommunities

It was a pleasure to welcome @mattvickers.bsky.social to Middleton Hall Retirement Village to tour the village, meet residents and learn about #integratedretirementcommunities.

We were delighted to welcome @emily4mk.bsky.social to @extracareuk.bsky.social's Shenley Wood Village last week.

Emily toured the village and spoke with residents and staff about the importance of integrating #housing, #health and #socialcare.

#integratedretirementcommunities #ageing

BBC One - BBC London, Evening News, 18/02/2025 The latest news, sport and weather from London.

Great to see Mayfield Villages on BBC #London this week (from 13:15 in) demonstrating the huge opportunity of #integratedretirementcommunities in helping cities adapt to #ageing

#olderpeople #housing #socialcare

@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social @skinnock.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

London is ageing twice as quickly as the rest of England Partly because it’s a nice place to be old

ARCO's Chair Nick Sanderson has been quoted in this @economist.com piece on the #ageing of #London.

#integratedretirementcommunities #housing #olderpeople

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Looking beyond homeownership for older people’s housing Adopting a contract-based model from abroad could be the key to improving affordability and access to older people’s housing in the UK, writes Michael Voges of ARCO

A flexible, modern, service-based contract model for #IntegratedRetirementCommunities - building on #NewZealand - could revolutionise #housing for #olderpeople. Read about our new proposals for @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social in @insidehousing.bsky.social

www.insidehousing.co.uk/home/looking...

Great to welcome James Frith MP to Adlington Retirement Living's The Cottons to meet residents and discuss all things #integratedretirementcommunities!

Great to see @extracareuk.bsky.social join BlueSky! Welcome!

#integratedretirementcommunities #socialcare

How the New Zealand retirement village model might work for the UK - Red Brick John Collyns, former Executive Director of New Zealand’s Retirement Villages Association writes about the success of Retirement Villages in New Zealand and what the UK could learn from their experienc...

#NewZealand is a world leader in older people's #housing.

This blog for @redbrickblog.bsky.social explores what the UK and @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social could learn, including the role of #tenure and #deferredmanagementfees.

redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/01/new-...

#integratedretirementcommunities

ARCO (Associated Retirement Community Operators) on LinkedIn: #integratedretirementcommunity #olderpeople… As the year comes to a close, we take a moment to reflect on all the incredible strides we've made together in advancing the #IntegratedRetirementCommunity…

As the year comes to a close, we take a moment to reflect on all the incredible strides we've made together in advancing the #IntegratedRetirementCommunity sector and improving the lives of #OlderPeople 💞

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#IntegratedRetirementCommunities #YearinReview2024

A very warm welcome to our new affiliates Cluttons and The Gold Standards Framework 🎉

#IntegratedRetirementCommunities

Our Future Homes: Housing that promotes wellbeing and community for an ageing population

This week we saw the release of the ‘Our Future Homes’ report, compiled by the Older People’s Housing Taskforce.

We are pleased to have The Chocolate Quarter included as a case study to illustrate successful #integratedretirementcommunities.

Read the full report here: www.gov.uk/government/p...