A guide for housing providers to develop strategies for joint housing and community care for older people.

Some of the key issues involved in partnership-based strategic planning for extra care in East Sussex. A small conversion from sheltered housing and a larger new scheme catering for a range of use. Different management models are briefly discussed.

The guide is designed to help local authorities develop a strategy with regard to Extra Care housing

The purpose of this document is to provide an introduction to the field for those from a variety of professional backgrounds and organisations who may be working together to commission new patterns of provision.

Guidance on the preparation of housing strategies that link housing to health, social care, and other local strategies. Glossary of terms, Introduction to the guidance framework, Executive summary, Introduction – setting the local context, Identifying the