Residents, Visitors and Staff Consultation Under development Confident in its resident consultation service (RCS) and with the support of Legal & General, EAC had developed and tested a Staff-and-Visitors survey of housing for later life. First trials were carried out in late 2015, in 40 schemes managed by 7 housing providers and later, in early […]

EAC Over 60s Art Awards 2014 EAC’s Over 60s Art Awards have celebrated the creativity of older amateur artists for the last 20 years, and this year’s competition is now open for entries until 6th June 2014. Entries from beginner and more experienced amateur artists working in all mediums; painting, drawing, photography, print, embroidery, sculpture […]

The EAC Quality of Information Mark, a kitemark to help promote and celebrate all forms of retirement housing, and ensure that elderly people have access to accurate and detailed information when deciding whether to move home. It is awarded to individual schemes following submission of a fully completed QI Mark questionnaire, and is valid for […]

This website, HousingCare.org, is run by the charity EAC (Elderly Accommodation Counsel) as a public service. It contains a wealth of detailed information about housing and care services for older people. EAC does not own any of the properties we show on the site, or provide any of the services. If you want to get […]

EAC is a charity, set up to help older and elderly people make informed choices about meeting their housing, support and care needs. It was founded in 1985. Since our early days, we has striven to deliver a first class information and advice service directly to elderly people and their relatives and carers. At the […]

Independent advice on housing and care options for older people If you are interested in exploring your housing options we would encourage you to use our Housing Options for Older People (HOOP) self-help tool or explore the advice pages of our HousingCare website. Any information you give us will be treated in strict confidence, in […]

Here are a few examples of facilities that present particularly well Applegarth Court, Bridlington, by Housing 21 West Hall Care Home, West Byfleet, by Anchor Maple Court, Macclesfield, by Belong Rowanberries, Bradford, by MHA Wood Green, Bill Quay, Gateshead, by The Gateshead Housing Company Cambrian Green Court, Bristol, by Housing 21 Kilkenny House, Milton Keynes, […]

HOOP, housing options self appraisal tool Our newly designed online tool uses a simple question & answer technique to help you think about different aspects of your home and how you live in it. It then suggests information and resources that might help you resolve any problems you identify. We call the tool ‘HOOP’ for […]