Policy
Extra Care Housing has been developed for frailer old people
and others such as those with disabilities with care needs.
The DH Change Agency has encouraged development. Retirement
communities present another option. Choice in housing is leading
to a revolution in our ideas for housing services. Both offer
alternatives to more traditional residential care and sheltered
housing.
Problems
The impact of demographic change and changing expectations
among owner occupiers for example. Reduced demand for sheltered
housing in many local authority areas because of lack of investment
in maintenance, an institutional feel or poor original design.
More variety is needed offering choice to people with or without
care needs.
- Need to improve standards
- Services out of touch with what is wanted
- Low demand for some existing services
- Lack of choice eg. of tenure
- Services not suited to wide range of needs
H & S P Solutions
We are amongst the leading experts in Extra Care in the UK.
We can offer as comprehensive or as limited a service as you
need. We work for both local authorities and housing associations.
- Creating an Extra Care strategy
- Preparing DH or Housing Corporation proposals and funding
bids
- Option appraisal of existing sheltered housing or care
homes
- Site assessment
- Feasibility studies
- Financial modelling and advice on capital and revenue
funding - making schemes viable
- Staffing structures
- Staff training
- Project management on site
- Advice on service and management agreements and other
documentation
- Procurement process and finding and selecting partners
- Mixed tenure and leases
Examples
Many comprehensive reviews of authority’s sheltered
housing
Preparation of successful local authority bids for Extra
Care funding
Guidance for DH Change Agency on Extra Care |
