Philippa Hare

Philly currently oversees the programme A Better Life (alongside Ilona Haslewood) which is exploring what needs to change so that older people, especially those with high support needs, can have 'a better life'. A number of strands focus on defining what makes 'a better life'; improving residential and nursing care (in partnership with My Home Life); housing with care schemes; and 'alternative approaches'. Philly also manages a number of projects under the theme of 'practice and research', most of which are looking at evidence-based practical care for older people, including those with dementia.

As a qualified social worker, Philly has experience within the NHS, Local Authorities and voluntary sector in many areas of adult social care. In the 1990s, she managed the Scarborough/ Ryedale Kings Fund Carers Project and later set up the Princess Royal Trust Carers Resource. She spent five years as Senior Researcher with the independent consultancy, Acton Shapiro, prior to joining JRF in April 2006.

She has a first degree in English and Philosophy (Exeter) and an MSc in Applied Social Studies (Oxford).