Care & Repair
Conference 2025

Housing and the Cost of Doing Nothing

25 September 2025, Hilton Hotel, Cardiff

The biggest event in Wales dedicated to older people’s housing.

The Care & Repair Conference 2025 will explore the housing challenges facing older people in Wales today. If we do nothing, what will the physical, emotional and long-term cost be?

The day will feature guest speakers, workshops, discussion panels and an exhibition hall. Join us as we discuss the housing, health and our older generations.

On this page you will find a full list of the conference speakers, exhibitors and useful information for the day. Detailed information on workshops will be coming soon.

Venue

This year we are in Cardiff!

The conference will take place at the Hilton Hotel. The full address is: Kingsway, Greyfriars Rd, Cardiff CF10 3HH. More information about the venue can be found on the Hilton Hotel website.

If you have any questions about the event, please email events@careandrepair.org.uk.

Book Your Place

When booking you will be asked for the dietary and accessibility requirements for you and all those you are booking for. Therefore, please have this information to hand before booking. Use the form below or click here to go to our Eventbrite page.

Exhibiting

The cost of an exhibition stand at our 2025 conference is £450 with two delegates – additional delegates are charged at £85 per person.

  • 10% Discount for our Commercial Members, who also get two additional free tickets to conference.
  • 25% discount for third sector organisations.

Stands will be allocated on a first come, first served basis so we advise that you book as soon as possible

Our conference attracts delegates from the housing, health, and charity sectors, and will be attended by Care & Repair Agency staff from across Wales. It offers a great opportunity to showcase your services, and to network with Care & Repair Agency staff and partners.

What previous exhibitors have said:
“Everything on the day went so smoothly and effortlessly, I wouldn’t change a thing.”
“Overall great event, plenty chance to network with all levels of people.”
“The staff at the Hilton could not do more for us. Everyone was so friendly and it felt like they genuinely were happy to have us there.”

If you have questions about exhibiting, please email Adrian: adrian.lister@careandrepair.org.uk.

Confirmed Conference Speakers

Jayne Bryant MS

Born and brought up in Newport, Jayne Bryant entered politics at the age of 17 and was elected as the Assembly Member for Newport West in 2016. She was appointed Chair of the Standards of Conduct Committee in the Fifth Senedd, and also sat on the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee. Re-elected in 2021, Jayne was nominated to Chair the Children, Young People and Education Committee in this Sixth Senedd and acted as Vice Chair for the Cross-Party Groups on Dementia and Intergenerational Solidarity. All her working life, Jayne has tried to help advocate and support people and is particularly passionate about encouraging young people to be active and interested in politics. Jayne was appointed Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning on 17 July 2024.

Rhian Bowen-Davies, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales

Rhian was appointed Wales’ first National Adviser for tackling Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence in 2015, independently advising, shaping and informing legislative, strategy and policy developments and driving forward improvements in the prevention, protection and support for all individuals affected by violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence. Before taking up post as Commissioner, Rhian was recognised as an expert Chair of Domestic Homicide Reviews involving older people, and also worked closely with public bodies and third sector organisations across Wales as an independent consultant, delivering a wide range of research and projects on their behalf to improve policy and practice.

Gwynne Jones

Gwynne had worked in social housing for 33 years until July 2020. He is proud to be currently Chair of Conwy and Denbighshire Care & Repair and has had links to the Care & Repair movement in Wales since 1996. Having worked for local authorities and housing associations in Wales and England, his last role was with Cartrefi Conwy as Managing Director. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing.

Chris Jones

Chris has been involved in Care & Repair for 34 years, in Board member and executive roles, and as Chief Executive of Care & Repair Cymru since 2010. He worked for local authorities in Wales and England for 21 years between 1989 and 2010, in housing service delivery, policy development and leadership roles. Chris is passionate about Care & Repair and the vision of a Wales where all older people can live independently in warm, safe and accessible homes. He is determined to continue to build on Care & Repair’s strong reputation as an organisation that helps deliver better integrated housing, health and social care services for older people in Wales.

Confirmed Conference Exhibitors

AKW

As UK market leaders in accessible bathroom and kitchen solutions, we’re proud to boast a portfolio of over 5,500 products that are intelligently designed by our team of expert in-house engineers to help you create inclusive, practical, yet beautiful spaces that make life better for people living with reduced mobility, dementia, or visual impairment.

Altro

When it comes to social housing and home adaptations, the way a home looks is just as important as how it functions. Living areas need to have a sense of style, communal areas need to be welcoming, sensitive to noise and easy to clean and kitchens and bathrooms need to conform to the highest standards of safety and hygiene. Altro’s range of contemporary floors and walls with traditional colours, different textures and finishes – including wood – will give you everything you need to complete a new build or upgrade existing accommodation and facilities.

Alzheimer's Society

Information about memory loss , dementia, our services and support.

Bellman & Symfon

Bellman & Symfon create assistive listening and alerting devices for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Products include personal listeners, and the Visit Alerting system, which notifies users about important sounds like doorbells, smoke alarms, baby cries, and phone calls through vibrations, flashing lights, and loud sounds. These solutions are designed to enhance safety, independence, and accessibility in daily life.

Easiaccess

Easiaccess are a leading UK modular ramp and step manufacturer, supplier, and fitter. We offer a nationwide supply and installation service. Our metal systems have a fully adjustable design, providing flexibility to suit any building and space. We provide free surveys and quotations, followed with 2D and 3D drawings from our experienced surveyor team with extensive knowledge on the latest regulations and requirements so you can have peace of mind that your access solutions will be fit for purpose and have all the legal requirements.

Energy Saving Trust

The Welsh Government Warm Homes Nest scheme offers free, impartial advice and support to all households in Wales. If a customer is eligible, Nest also offers a package of free home energy efficiency improvements to help lower energy bills and improve health and wellbeing, such as insulation, a heat pump, solar panels, or central heating.

Hearing Products International Limited

Hearing Products International provide assistive technology for individuals with hearing and sensory loss, such as Personal Listeners, T-Coil Loop Systems, 2in1 TV Listeners, Smoke Detectors with flashing & vibrating pagers, Door Alerts systems with bellpush, telephone signaler, sound sensor, vibrating pager and vibrating bed pad and much more.

NEA

National Energy Action (NEA) is the national charity working to end fuel poverty. NEA works across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland to ensure that everyone can afford to live in a warm, safe, and healthy home. Across the UK, cold homes are already damaging the lives of the poorest households. We work together with frontline practitioners, companies, regulators, and the government to help customers in vulnerable circumstances make positive changes.

Older People's Commissioner for Wales

The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales is an independent voice and champion for older people throughout Wales. The role of the Commissioner is to promote awareness of the rights and interests of older people in Wales, challenge discrimination, encourage best practice and review the law affecting the interests of older people in Wales.

Orbits IT

IT Support Cyber Security Cloud Services

Qualia Law

Not-for-profit legal advice and financial safeguarding for vulnerable or neurodiverse people Our professional Court of Protection Deputy and Attorney services help safeguard and protect the property and finances of people who lack capacity or who are unable to manage their own financial affairs. Every Deputyship or Attorneyship is managed by an experienced, specialist Solicitor. However, unlike a traditional law firm, our objective is not to generate profit but to act solely in the best interest of our clients. We provide free, impartial advice and support to families, carers, social care professionals and other third sector organisations. We help navigate the various options available to vulnerable or incapacitated people in order to maximise independence and achieve the best quality of life.

Stannah

Stannah is a family-owned business that has been manufacturing stairlifts since 1975 we are proud to celebrate our 50th year, we also recently celebrated selling one million stairlifts globally. We serve thousands of customers nationwide using our three factories, eleven service branches, nine installation depots, and our teams of skilled engineers and sales consultants. We work in partnership with local authorities to meet their clients’ need for reliable, high quality and safe products, which enable them to continue living independently in their own homes. We recognise the challenges that local authorities face and work collaboratively to reduce costs and increase efficiency. Our long-established Stannah Stairlift Reuse Scheme enables local authorities to make measurable savings by reconditioning Stannah stairlifts. Reconditioning also enables the faster installation of Stannah stairlifts, without compromising on product functionality, usability, or safety. Local authorities can collaborate with us via national purchasing frameworks, local frameworks, and direct supply contracts.

Steer IT

Providing Managed IT Services and Support for Businesses across Wales and the West.

Solon Security

Solon is recognised as the UK’s leading supplier of community safety products. Having worked with an array of councils, housing associations and care providers for almost 30 years, we utilise this customer involvement to deliver market-leading solutions.

SWFRS

SWFRS want residents to feel safe at home, this is not just about the building you live in. We take a person centred approach to make sure you are as safe as you can be in your own home. During the visit we can look at the home, the person, and their behaviours. Topics we cover include: Kitchen safety, Electrical safety, Smoking, Portable & open fires, Bedtime routines, Escape routes, Hoarding, Falls & crime prevention, and fire detection.

The Key Safe Company

The Key Safe Company is the UK's leading provider of secure key storage solutions, helping millions share secure property access since 1996. As ISO approved distributors, we worked with security experts to regulate the industry, developing the police preferred standard. Our groundbreaking ark Tamoâ„¢, is certified by LPCB as the most secure mechanical key safe, setting the standard in its class.

Triton

Triton are proud to be known as ‘The UK’s Shower Company’, having produced expertly engineered, innovative shower designs since 1975. Triton have been at the forefront of providing customers with energy-efficient showering for over 45 years. Triton are on track to achieve Carbon Net Zero SBT status by 2035. With rising living costs and increasing demand for natural resources, every drop really does make a difference when selecting energy-efficient water heating appliances for the home.

Weboss

Virtual finance/payroll/bookkeeping/office administrative services. Providing virtual support to SMEs, our VAs help support businesses in any geographical location. A Virtual Assistant is a professional business assistant (personal assistant) who works remotely to support businesses and professionals with a variety of tasks and projects.

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