This scheme directory gives information and overview on each of the DH funded Extra Care schemes and it is intended that the information be useful for commissioners, planners, architects, developers and providers in emulating successful schemes in the future.

It provides an ongoing record of the Housing LIN project management of the Department of Health's Extra Care Housing Capital Fund and Implementation Programme with 83 councils with adult social care responsibility. The work has seen investments totalling in excess of £227 million into 88 extra care schemes nationwide, equating to over 5000 new units of accommodation.

The capital fund was intended to encourage Local Authorities to provide greater housing choice to older people and other people with disabilities or long-term conditions who may have support and/or care needs. New developments were designed to enable residents to live independently and remain in their own homes - where necessary with the support of appropriate care services. Extra Care Housing schemes were either new build, or re-modelled from existing buildings, or a mix of both - the crucial factor being the philosophy behind it, together with design features.

Housing with Care Locator

Another essential tool for both commissioners wanting to pinpoint the supply of accommodation based care in their areas and those providers looking at potential market opportunities is the Housing with Care Locator. Developed by the Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC), this comprehensive database covers over 1,300 housing developments across the UK that offer care services.