Independent Living

Lonely? How about a home share?

Loneliness is a scourge of older age which has been brought into stark relief by the pandemic lockdown. The Home Share scheme aims to provide a permanent solution, supporting older people with similar interests who would like to share a home of their own together. It's about keeping independence, finding companionship and saving money. We have a great example of how it can work in practice - Winnie and Maria were introduced by the scheme, and have been living together happily ever since.

Gloucestershire: Combatting loneliness with new housing and support scheme

Having someone around the home to chat with and share the day has been shown to increase our overall happiness. During the Covid-19 pandemic care home nurse Maria, 75, has found her perfect flat mate in 70-year-old Winnie. The two moved into their new home in Gloucestershire as part of a new Home Share Scheme.

Think Local Act Personal

Innovations in community-centred support

Cloud Nine is proud to be part of Think Local Act Personal’s Directory of Innovations.

This directory showcases types of support that are innovative in their approach to improving people’s health and wellbeing. They come in all shapes and sizes and share the following features:

they are person-centred
they work with people’s strengths
they are about supporting people to have a life and not a service

Campaign To End Loneliness

Tackling loneliness for a new era of connection - International conference 2023

This online conference is one of the world’s leading conferences dedicated to tackling loneliness, bringing together leading researchers and practitioners to share the very best learning and understanding of different aspects of loneliness.

Cloud Nine is very proud to have exhibited at the conference which is showcasing the very best research and projects that have made a real difference to loneliness since November 2021