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This updated Housing LIN Factsheet (No. 35), written by Angeli Ganoo-Fletcher, Director and Helene Saulue, Associate at PRP, highlights the critical role that well-designed landscaped gardens can play in improving residents’ quality of life, promoting physical and mental health, and reducing the effects of cognitive decline.

A collaboration between Park Grove Design Ltd and the Housing LIN, this Factsheet no 34 'Interior Considerations: Interior Design Impacts Quality of Life (2nd edition)' shares latest key interior design considerations when developing environments for later living which are both inviting and in-line with current design research and practice.

This updated Housing LIN Factsheet no 6, now in its 3rd edition, describes key design principles and issues to consider when developing a brief for a new Extra Care Housing development.

This Housing LIN Factsheet no 23 is an update on the 2008 edition to bring it in line with policy, legislation, current guidance and best practice. It is aimed at practitioners, commissioners, care service...

Extra care housing (for rent or sale) is becoming better known amongst older people as a housing choice and as a possible alternative to residential care. Yet, it is vital for commissioners, designers,...

This Housing LIN Factsheet no 35 shows that a more holistic view of design, that includes appealing landscape space, planting and exterior features, can provide greater environmental comfort, security,...

This Housing LIN Factsheet No 33 considers how the development of extra care housing can have a strategic impact on the better functioning of local housing markets by creating additional mobility within...

This Factsheet No 32 explores the question of whether there is a market for extra care housing in the private rented sector, and if so, what role it might play within the spectrum of tenure and care...

This Housing LIN Factsheet No 31 considers how intermediate care within extra care housing works for commissioners, providers and service users. It updates factsheet no11 following the Department of...

This Housing LIN Factsheet No 30 explores the effect of the credit crunch on extra care housing. It considers the impact from both housing developers' perspectives and from the local authority or PCT...