Hanover Conference

The daughter of a celebrated Moray poet opened a new social housing development named in honour of her mother. Avril Wilbourne, the daughter of Elgin poet, Jessie Kesson, opened Hanover Scotland’s new Kesson Court development on Wednesday 21 August, joined by staff, residents and local dignitaries including MSP, Richard Lochhead. Kesson Court replaces a previous […]

Hanover (Scotland)’s Kesson Court, in Elgin, swept the board at Tuesday night’s Saltire Housing Awards. Kesson Court not only won the Saltire Housing Design Award but also the CIOB Building Award and the Saltire Medal at the Scottish Parliament event. Designed by ICOSIS Architects, Kesson Court was completed in 2018 and contains 18 two-bedroom amenity flats, three two-bedroom wheelchair cottages and a communal garden. Helen […]

Hanover Scotland staff have taken part in a virtual reality training session to understand better how residents with dementia see the world and how to use that insight to provide better, more effective care. The Virtual Dementia Tour training, delivered by Training2Care, saw Hanover staff from two developments in Elgin, Linkwood View and Chandlers Court experience […]