Evaluation of the extra care housing initiative: PSSRU technical report
- Authors:
- DARTON Robin, et al
- Publisher:
- Housing Learning and Improvement Network; Personal Social Services Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 71p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Extra Care Housing Fund was established in 2003 by the Department of Health to develop innovative housing with care options to meet the housing, care and support needs of older people, while helping them to maintain independence in their own accommodation. The objective of this study was to evaluate new build schemes for older people which received capital funding from the Extra Care Housing Fund from 2004 to 2006. 19 schemes which opened between April 2006 and November 2008 in England were included. The evaluation examined the development of the schemes from their implementation and followed residents' experiences and health over time, also collecting evidence about the process and impact of new approaches to providing accommodation and care for older people. Information was gathered from residents and staff at each scheme, with follow-up surveys of all residents, and from the local authorities concerned and the housing associations managing the schemes. This technical report describes the data collection, including fieldwork procedures and data collection issues, and also covers data preparation and response.
- Subject terms:
- older people, research methods, data collection, extra care housing;
- Content type:
- research
- Location(s):
- England
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