Written for people with dementia and their carers. It explains the NICE and SCIE guideline. Aims to help people understand the support and treatment options that should be available in the NHS and social care.

This is the part of the Department of Health’s Integrated Care Network website that focuses on the work of the Extra Care Housing LIN (Learning and Improvement Network). It offers a broad collection of factsheets, case studies and good practice examples

Essential basic information about extra care housing, explains the various forms of this type of housing, describes the key ingredients and the central principles.

Assistive technology can play a part in supporting people who live in extra care housing. This summarises the most common applications, gives examples, and tells where to get further information. Factsheet 5

Practical information & advice about available housing choices, including help to stay put, considering moving, moving home, moving in with family, moving to sheltered housing.

A study by McCarthy & Stone on the health and social care benefits of sheltered housing

Some of the services provided by Abbeyfield include: 1) Very sheltered housing in over 800 houses in the UK. Residents come and go as they please, receive visitors and enjoy two cooked meals a day. They are free from the worries of maintaining a hous

This factsheet provides information for people who are considering buying retirement housing. It covers management of retirement schemes, what services may be provided and what you will have to pay for. It briefly explains your rights and responsibilities