The Last Homely House
After many adventures, Bilbo moved from his independent life at Bag End to a retirement home. The House of Elrond in Rivendell provided him with a welcome and a safe space to age, write his...
News (Ageing and Older People)
Rural Wisdom Evaluation
Update January 2020...
Mental Health Awareness Week
As part of this year's Mental Health Awareness Week and it's focus on body image we spoke to 5 people with lived experience to explore their differnt perspectives of how self image had an impact...
The lights are still on and there is still somebody at home
#Mentalhealthawarenessweek: The fifth and final anonymous blog in our series. This one exploring the experience of againg on our mental health....
Getting the rights right in housing
Our recent Housing Round Table in Newcastle discussing people’s equal rights to live independently in communities brought together a great range of voices of those living in supported housing as well as those providing and...
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill: A guide for advocates
Guest Blog from Jonathan Senker, chief executive, VoiceAbility VoiceAbility have worked with others to help improve the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill – but the new form is still flawed, explains Jonathan Senker, chief executive of...
Support cannot be a strangle hold on liberties, a locked door or a deprivation of a person’s rights
The NDTi team reflect on why, after a myriad of public inquiries, we are still seeing reports of mistreatment to people who live in care and support settings. Last Night’s report from the BBC’s File...
NDTi responds to File on 4 report
At NDTi, we believe that people should have choice and control about where and how they live and how they choose to spend their time. Supported living, when done well, is one of the many...
What’s in a Bucket List?
Bill Love reflects on how organisations view and support living at the end of life....
Talking Change: Interview with Dorothy Runnicles
As NDTi Celebrates 25 Years of making change happen, we talk to associate Dorothy Runnicles about what she thinks still needs to change in our society.