News / 18-Feb-25

Housing LIN publishes article on the design of Extra Care housing by SW Leadership Set member Josie Dorling

Written by Josie Dorling
Housing LIN publishes article on the design of Extra Care housing by SW Leadership Set member Josie Dorling

How can the design of extra care housing help to improve the health and wellbeing of older people?

This is the title of a new article published today by the Housing LIN, written by Josie Dorling of Poynton Bradbury Architects and member of the Housing LIN’s South West Leadership Set.

Click the link below to read:

https://www.housinglin.org.uk/...

The Housing LIN’s South West Leadership Set works regionally to promote good quality housing for an ageing population and share how a range of different housing options for older people can deliver better personal health and wellbeing outcomes and service improvements.

Headshot of Josie Dorling, specialist in the development of Care and Later Living in the South West.
Josie Dorling is an expert in the field of Care and Later Living, and is currently leading a programme of new care homes and specialist housing schemes across the South West for both public and private sector organisations.

As a practice we're proud to be part of The Housing Learning and Improvement Network (The Housing LIN), a dynamic community of over 15,000 housing, health and social care professionals in England, Wales and Scotland. Our mission is to provide sector leadership through the lens of an ageing population and advise on ways to offer better outcomes for customers while driving operational service improvements.

Meet the Author

Architect
Josie Dorling

BArch(Hons)  MArch  PgCert  ARB

Josie joined Poynton Bradbury in 2018 having graduated with a distinction in her master's degree at the University of Sheffield.  She previously worked in London gaining experience in the private residential, mixed-use, and masterplanning sectors.

Whilst undertaking her thesis project, Josie developed a passion for older people’s housing and care.  Her research into how architects can use design to improve quality of life by avoiding social isolation and loneliness amongst residents informs her approach to practice today within the Later Living and Care team. She also has a strong interest in environmentally sustainable design and plays a key role within the practice’s Sustainability Group, primarily providing support with implementing the practice's committments as signatories to the RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge.

Josie qualified as an Architect in 2022 after gaining a distinction in her training at the University of West England, Bristol.

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