Hanover Inpractice
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<strong>Hanover</strong><strong>Inpractice</strong><br />
Volume3n October2011<br />
Foreword<br />
<strong>Hanover</strong>residentsandstaffacrossthe<br />
countrycomeupwithnewinitiativesallthe<br />
time.Inbigandsmallways,theymakea<br />
differenceandshowwhyretirementhousing<br />
isapositivechoiceforolderpeople.<br />
Withsomuchlocalresourcefulness,andover600<br />
estates,it’snotalwayseasytokeepintouchwith<br />
allthispositivework.Wecanalsomiss<br />
opportunitiestocelebrate,shareandlearnfromit.<br />
‘<strong>Hanover</strong><strong>Inpractice</strong>’helpstoremindcolleagues<br />
andresidentsabouttheseinspiringinitiatives.I’m<br />
particularlypleasedtoseesomanyexamplesof<br />
resident-ledactivities;beitTaiChiclassesor<br />
weekendandeveningsocialevents.Thesereally<br />
helptomakeourestatesfriendlyplaceswhereolderpeoplewanttolive.<br />
Theideasofcommunityandchoicerunthroughalltheseexamples.Many<br />
<strong>Hanover</strong>residentsseekandappreciateacommunityoflike-mindedpeople,but<br />
alsowanttobepartoftheirwidercommunity.Andwhilemanyresidentsvalue<br />
<strong>Hanover</strong>’shousingmanagementexpertise,theyalsovaluethechoicethat<br />
<strong>Hanover</strong>offersthemlocallyandindividually.I’mconvincedthatempowering<br />
residentsandestatestoexercisechoiceoverthethingsthatmattertothem<br />
makessense.We’realreadysavingresidentsmoneybygivingthemmoreoptions<br />
overlocalrepairs,forexample.<br />
Manyoftheinitiativesinherearesimpleandlowcost–whichhelpswhenfunding<br />
likeSupportingPeopleisfacingcuts.We’veestablishedanewCommunityLinks<br />
Managerposttohelpmoreofourestatesmakethemostoftheseandothervalue<br />
formoneyopportunities.We’vealsoenlistedResidents’Council’shelptoidentify<br />
‘star’casestudieswhichcanberepeatedbyotherestates.<br />
Whetheryou’rearesident,staffmember,orsomeonewithaninterestin<br />
<strong>Hanover</strong>,Ihopethethirdeditionof<strong>Inpractice</strong>willinspireyouasitinspiresme.<br />
Bruce Moore<br />
Chief Executive, <strong>Hanover</strong><br />
<strong>Hanover</strong> <strong>Inpractice</strong>