GPN 8: Extra Care Housing
RTPI and Department of Health (2007)
A step change in the delivery of high quality housing to meet the changing needs of the UKs ageing population is urgently needed. There will be at least 5 million more people aged over 60 by 2026 (an increase of over 40% in the next 20 years). The proportion of over 85s will increase even more sharply.
The chance to maintain independent living, with different levels of care support, will strongly depend on the provision of the right sort of housing in the right places. Meeting the spiralling costs of health and social service provision is a serious concern. Ensuring appropriate and adaptable housing for an ageing population is also part of any planning response to the delivery of housing overall: ensuring that existing housing stock that is not well adapted to the needs of the ageing population becomes available for general use.
Case Studies
Two valuable case studies from the Care Services Improvement Network:
Implementing an extra care housing strategy in Oxfordshire: delivering system change - gives an overview of Oxfordshire County Council's experience of putting their extra care housing strategy into practice, drawing on interviews with key council players and their partners.
Integrating retirement villages with the local community at Painswick - describes a private retirement village in the Cotswolds. It profiles the models of housing and care provided and explores the integration of the village with the local community.
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