Extra Care Housing, an alternative to residential care.

Extra Care Homes help older people to live as independently as possible.
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Extra care housing has been developed over recent years as an alternative to full-time residential care, giving older people to live as independently as possible. Residents of extra care housing usually have their own homes with individual front doors, and have legal rights of occupancy. Usually extra care homes offer different levels of care and support on site, such as residents' lounge, guest suites, laundry, restaurant or dining room, fitness centers, hobby rooms and computer facilities. Personal care and domestic support, provided by on-site staff, are usually available.

Also known as very sheltered housing, assisted living, or sometimes housing with care, extra care housing may be blocks of flats, retirement villages or bungalow estates. Extra care homes are the choice of many older people who dont need 24-hour complex medical supervision, because they maintain a level of independence greater than in a full-time care home.

Because extra care housing offers access to 24 hour care on site, staffing needs are similar to full-time care facilities, and include nurses, nursing assistants, hospitals, orderlies, social care workers, nutritionists, dietitians and security personnel, as well as houskeeping, cleaning, personal and domestic care staff..

Hanover Housing is one of the biggest providers of sheltered housing, both for rent and for sale, and they manabe over 17,000 properties. Hanover is the leading provider of extra care housing schemes in England. They manage over 40 schemes for rent, and have eight more in development. Hanover Housing's specialty is design, development and management of housing for older people. Their experience includes over 40 years of producing housing and care solutions. They may be found at www.hanover.org.uk.

Other major providers of extra care housing or very sheltered housing in United Kingdom include Abbeyfield UK, Anchor Trust, Bield Housing Association Ltd, and Fold Housing Association.