Realities of Independent Living – Supported housing design manual and case study
Case study of Smith Court in Liverpool, a supported housing scheme for adults with a physical impairment. The supported housing design guidance complementing this case study can be purchased by contacting Simon Hiscock, Habinteg’s Communication Officer on
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Extra Care Housing Training & Workforce Competencies – Executive Summary
Summary of the report outlining a research set of competencies which local authorities, registered social landlords (RSL), voluntary and independent sector providers of extra care housing may wish to use in defining the tasks and duties of scheme managers
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Yorkshire & the Humber Region Extra Care Housing Regional Assessment Study – Executive Summary
Executive summary of the regional analysis for extra care housing in the Yorkshire and Humber region. Supply and demand over the next 10 years.
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Yorkshire and the Humber Region Extra Care Housing Regional Assessment Study – Report
Regional analysis for extra care housing in the Yorkshire and Humber region. This report identifies the supply and demand for extra care housing over the next 10 years, taking into account demographic changes and the market influences, and sets out a numb
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Preventative Care: the Role of Sheltered / Retirement Housing
This paper by the Sussex Gerontology Network of the University of Sussex makes the case for seeing sheltered/retirement housing in the context of the ‘preventative’ agenda. Prepared as a discussion paper for their workshop in April 2006.
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An introduction to Ageing in Rural Areas and Extra Care Housing
Introduction to the issues facing Extra Care Housing in rural communities. It highlights the ageing of rural populations and the pressures this places on commissioners of housing with care for older people. Facthseet 12
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Extra Care Housing Models and Older Homeless People
The role of extra care housing models, intermediate care and hospital discharge arrangements in providing and accessing housing, care and support for older people who have been homeless or at risk of homelessness. Factsheet 16
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