Extra Care Housing

Extra Care, or very sheltered housing, offers an alternative to residential care, providing a range of quality services which ensure that you can live as independently as possible for as long as possible.

Each Extra Care scheme has a range of individual, well appointed one and two bed roomed flats and is an attractive option for couples wishing to stay together but requiring some assistance.

Twenty-four hour care is available on-site with care and support being provided according to your individual needs. Assisted bathing facilities and catering are also available. Communal facilities include space for residents to share in a range of social activities if they wish. Other facilities such as healthcare and hairdressing may also be provided within the scheme. Depending upon the individual scheme, you may be able to either rent, own or part-own your own flat or bungalow.

Hampshire County Council is working with partners in the eleven Hampshire Districts, Registered Social Landlords and Health commissioners to develop the highest quality Extra Care affordable housing, comparable with any in the country in order to enhance and improve choice for all Hampshire residents.

The partnership will work to secure capital funding from sources such as Department of Health and the new Homes and Communities Agency to enable the development of these new build schemes and some existing sheltered housing schemes.

By working together to develop Extra Care housing schemes, the partnership intends to set the standard for Extra Care housing within Hampshire and to promote the development of a wider choice in the range of options available to older people.

Details of the extra care schemes in Hampshire can be found on the Elderly Accommodation Counsel website

Sheltered housing

Sheltered housing is mainly for older people and usually takes the form of a group of small bungalows or flats supervised by a Scheme Manager, who can give you some help and support in an emergency.

To find out more about sheltered housing near you, contact your local councils, housing department.

Supported housing

There are some ‘group living’ schemes which offer communal accommodation to small groups of people in a similar situation - a kind of house-share.

These schemes are mainly for people with learning disabilities and for people with mental health problems. Group living schemes are run largely by voluntary organisations or housing associations.

For more information on these schemes contact your local Adult Services office.

You can also find housing related support on the Supporting People website

Shared ownership

The Locality Housing Officers (LHO’s) refer clients to a particular Housing Association that will be able to purchase a property off the open market for an individual and sell them a share so they will become shared owners.

The part that the Housing Association own will be charged rent upon and housing benefit can pay this if the individual is eligible.