Residential, Nursing and Extra Care
The benefits of Extra Care housing for you, your family and carers
Living within an Extra Care scheme has many benefits over other forms of care and support and include:
- preventative and well-being services to increase independence and reduce the need for hospital admissions or residential care
- clinics with visiting health professionals
- qualified staff onsite to respond quickly to a variety of personal care and other support needs
- modern, high quality and attractive buildings close to local facilities
- a choice of one or two bedroom apartments, with your own front door
- shared facilities such as a laundry, restaurant, hairdressing, lounges and gardens
- social activities such as choral groups, healthy walking, photography and film clubs
- the opportunity to meet new friends and become part of a vibrant community
Understanding Extra Care housing
Including the costs of moving from your own home
Finding Extra Care options in your area
Use the map for local schemes and alternative options, and details of how to access them
Research published showed that people living in Extra Care housing enjoyed better health, had fewer hospital stays and a lower number of falls. They were also less likely to move into residential care.
Related links
Find out about the Project Extra Care programme
Elderly Accommodation Council (EAC) helping people make informed choices about meeting their housing and care needs
Housing Care - specialist directories and information on nursing homes, residential care homes, sheltered housing, extra care housing and retirement villages
Housing LIN - connecting people and promoting innovative new ideas that enhance the housing choices of older people
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