Extra Care Housing

Extra Care Housing offer service users a private home with their own front door but with all the support provided by a residential home.

Extra Care Housing is a broad spectrum where, at one end, will be the creation of purpose built schemes where all flats will be built to full disability standard with a dedicated care team on site 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.  At the opposite end of the spectrum, additional home care and community support may be provided to existing sheltered housing schemes underpinned with a close working relationship with Housing Warden Services.

For more information use the links below.  These include Cumbria's strategy and details of current extra care housing schemes in Cumbria:

• Draft Cumbria County Council Extra Care Housing Strategy 2011-2029 (PDF 146KB)
• Extra Care Housing Schemes in Cumbria (PDF 1.8MB)
• Draft Cumbria County Council Adult Social Care - Extra Care Housing Protocol (PDF 65KB)
• Action Areas for the Cumbria Extra Care Housing Strategy 2011-2029 - Draft Proposal Year 1 2011-12 (PDF 21KB) 
• Report on Projected Need for Long Term Residential Care Services for Older People in Cumbria (PDF 738KB)
• Assessing Future Housing Needs for Older People - Shaping Our Lives Consultation for Cumbria County Council/Primary Care Trust (PDF 290KB)