Extra Care Asset Management

Information relating to the asset management and maintenance of extra care housing schemes, including issues relating to fire safety and protection and catering arrangements.

Fire safety: Approved Document B March 2024 amendments

These March 2024 changes to Approved Document B, the government’s building guidance covering fire safety, make clear that a second staircase is required in tall blocks of flats and confirm the end date for the transition period to the new rules.

Social Eating Guide and supporting documents

A new guide by Ambition for Ageing finds out how you can design and run your own social eating activities to help bring people together.

Design and Cost Considerations in Extra Care Housing

Written by Pozzoni Architecture and additional information supplied by RLB and CPC cost consultants, this new report, co-produced with the Housing LIN, aims to demonstrate that with careful consideration and the right tools, including useful new cost modelling, Extra Care will remain a viable and sustainable housing with care choice for residents, commissioners and funders, operators and developers.

Healthwatch Wokingham Borough: Review of Extra Care Services

Healthwatch Wokingham Borough interviewed residents and staff in the Borough’s 3 existing Extra Care Schemes and are interested in how living in Extra Care schemes enabled people to have a good quality of life.

Fire Safety in Specialised Housing - Extra Care Housing

This Housing LIN briefing has been written with designers, providers and developers of housing with care in mind. It updates fire safety design and operational guidance and recommendations associated...

Housing LIN Catering Research Report

The 2007 Housing LIN Catering Factsheet reviewed a number of catering models that were being employed within Extra Care Schemes at the time. Since then, the Housing LIN has published a selection of...

Fire Safety in Extra Care Housing in the UK

This Technical Brief No 5 looks at fire avoidance and control strategies in Extra Care Housing developments implemented at design and construction stages with particular reference to lessons learnt and...

Making catering pay in extra care housing: a case review

This Housing LIN Case Study No 85 summarises the key learning from two catering review projects undertaken with providers of residential accommodation with care for older people. Both were the result...

Food for thought: Catering in extra care housing

In this Housing LIN Viewpoint No 52, the author, a specialist in diet, nutrition and catering, outlines the importance of good quality food in the health and wellbeing of older people and how the housing...

Catering arrangements in Extra Care Housing

A Housing LIN Factsheet No22 that presents findings from a review of meals provision in Extra Care housing for a range of providers. It illustrates the diversity of approaches and offers guidance for...