introducing ecc’s extra care housing strategy - cathie lockhart housing strategy officer
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Introducing ECC’s
Extra Care HousingStrategy
Cathie Lockhart
Housing Strategy Officer
13 July 2011
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Drafting the strategy (1)
• Breaking the Mould • HAPPI Report • Housing Choice for Older People – Age Concern• Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods-A National Strategy
for Housing in an Ageing Society
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Drafting the strategy (2)
• Social Care reform Personalisation – self directed support, personal budgets, choice & control• Health reforms • Housing reforms including changes to housing benefits• Welfare benefit reforms – universal credit• Planning reforms
• Reducing budgets• Changing resources
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Accommodation Strategy for Older People in Essex 2007/2009• “Our challenge is to encourage the development of the best mix of
accommodation options for older people”• “Without it the pressure on Health and Social Care will continue to
increase” Policy development Collating supply/demand information Mapping existing market place for supported housing and residential
care User & Carer involvement Improved joined up delivery Increased low level prevention services Market management of accommodation and of support/care provision
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Extra care Review 2009
Future Model• Good quality 1 or 2 bedroom accommodation• Mixed tenure where possible• Wheel-chair accessible ie level access showers• Safe and secure communal areas including garden area• Tele-care/tele-health ready • On site 24/7 care presence to attend to planned care needs and any care
emergencies that ariseCriteria• Meeting Fair Access to Care critical or substantial criteria• Requiring 6 hours+ care per week.• *Except where a prevention / safeguarding measure
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Extra care review 2009 (2)
• Overarching recommendations include– Nominations and objectives – Care contracts– Value for money – Charging– Operational agreements – Community ‘Hub’ and ancillary services
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Extra Care Strategy 2011
• Focus on extra care• Test the model of extra care• Test the care eligibility for extra care• Monitor take up of extra care• Measure its success as an alternative to residential care/reduction in
hospital admission• Dementia care • End of life care• Assistive technology• Prevention agenda• Personalisation agenda• Housing options for older people
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Need for extra care housing
• Living longer• Increasing older population• Dementia/depression/anxiety• Increase in number of owner occupiers
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Demand for extra care
• General needs• Aids & adaptations including assistive technology• Sheltered housing• Village model and other types of housing with care.• Residential care / nursing care
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Supply of extra care
• 7 schemes recognised as ‘extra care’ + new scheme opening in January 2012
• Total of extra care properties 229 + 46 = 275• 15 shared ownership/for sale properties• 4 districts without extra care provision
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Informing the strategy
• Informatics Team• JSNAs• SHMAs• National research
– Housing LIN– What’s happening elsewhere
• Research
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Vision for extra care housing
• Important provision in a range of housing options for older people• Preferred alternative to residential care/reduces the number of hospital
admissions• Preventative measure enabling residents to live at home longer• Meeting needs / demands / aspirations of older people• Benefit to residents• Benefits to Adult Social Care• Benefit to partners • Vibrant community within• Community resource
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Plan
• Continue working with our partners Local authorities Housing providers Care providers Health Private sector Voluntary sector / Big Society Older People
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Action
• Monitor the effectiveness of extra care housing – benefits / cost• Feedback to partners / benchmark against other provision• Seek opportunities to develop more extra care housing and/or
alternative housing options for older people• Work with the private sector especially around development• Remodel suitable sheltered housing schemes• Seek alternative viable housing options
• Flexible/re-act to changes to ensure sustainability for the future
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Extra care housing strategy
• Final draft nearing completion
• Consultation
• Publication
• Reviewed/updated annually
