1. EXTRA CARE HOUSING - THE WIDER AGENDA
27th February 2014

2. Extra Care Housing - A variety of models -

3. Extra Care Housing - Key Benefits -

4. Extra Care Housing - Key Benefits (2) -
Research by the International Longevity Centre identified that:
ECH is providing important provision within a range of housing options for older people
Older People prefer ECH to residential care – it meets their needs, demands and aspirations
ECH reduced the number of hospital admissions
Prevention – enables residents to live independently for longer
Provides a vibrant community resource
Benefits Adult Social Care and other partner agencies

5. Extra Care Housing - The factors for success -
Funding
In recent decades the provision of ECH has grown significantly:
Assisted by the provision of capital grant from the DH and the HCA
DH Capital Grants
Opportunities for future funding:
The HCA programme inviting RPs, LAs, developers and others to bid for a share of up to £1.7bn of grant funding
Availability of land
Some new schemes – can’t build sufficient…
Utilising brown field sites
Making best use of good quality sheltered housing (virtual ECH)
Partnership working
Housing, Social Care, Health and the Third Sector

6. Extra Care Housing - Part of the solution –
Care & support solutions
Extra Care Housing
Preventative Services Floating Support
Preventative Services – community hubs
Specialist dementia provision
Residential / Nursing Care

7. Why Extra Care Housing -The challenges in the County -
Demographic predictions in Gloucestershire
The economic climate a requirement to:
Achieve financial savings on residential care provision - prevent / delay admissions
Prevent inappropriate admissions to acute hospitals through the promotion of health & well- being by, for example:
Identifying health problems at an early stage
Reducing falls
Improving nutrition
Reducing social isolation
Avoiding crises that can lead to the requirement for more extensive service options.
Gloucestershire
2012
2020
% Increase
Population aged 65+
116,800
140,400
20% - POPPI data
Population aged 90+
6,100
8,700
43% - POPPI data

8. Why Extra Care Housing -The Gloucestershire approach -
ECH Strategy in Gloucestershire identifies:
A requirement for ECH for rent and for sale in the County PLUS:
Communal facilities within the developments to provide hubs for older people in the area in addition to meeting the needs of residents living within the schemes
Schemes built in Gloucestershire to date:
St Oswalds, Gloucester
Marina Court, Tewkesbury
Pipeline schemes in Cheltenham and Coleford
Numerous applications for private development.

9. Why Extra Care Housing - Community Hubs -
What older people in Gloucestershire told us they wanted:
Locality hubs based in the centre of their communities
That any hubs must meet the needs of both urban and rural communities in the County
That mini-hubs should be created in villages
Hubs should be allowed to evolve over time so that the community could take ownership of them

10. Why Extra Care Housing - Community Hubs -
What is a community hub?
A venue within a local community:
Extra Care Scheme
Sheltered housing scheme
Village hall
What are the objectives:
Reduce social isolation
Address the preventative agenda
Improve health and well-being

11. Why Extra Care Housing -Developing community hubs-
Current Hubs 1
Foxes Bridge 2
Sheppard House 3
Clee House 4
Marina Court 5
Duke of Beaufort Court 6
Mulberry Court
Recently Established Hubs 7
Badger Vale Court 8
Oliver Close 9
Broom House 10
Charter Court 11
Uplands 12
Wallace House 13
Goldfoot House 14
Moreton 15
Market Close
Under Discussion 16
Lydney 17
Middleton House 18
Grange View

12. Community Hubs - Exceeding our expectations -

13. Community Hub Development - The key to our success -
The programme was founded on firm platform of statistical evidence
Priority areas of need in the County were identified at an early stage
The enthusiasm of organisations across the County
Worked in partnership with the County Co-ordinator to identify suitable venues for the hubs
The pump-priming of the hubs during the first 12 months enabled the services to be set up and work towards a self-sustaining outcome
‘Taster sessions’ for local people to:
Experience the kinds of activity that could be available to them and propose other activity possibilities
A newsletter, ‘HubLife’ which gives feedback on the activities taking place in the hubs and provides inspiration to introduce additional events

14. Why Extra Care Housing - Community Hubs – Next Steps -
Develop additional marketing material to promote hubs
We are instigating a hub evaluation programme so that we can identify achieved outcomes
Widening the scope of the hubs -which will include a GP social prescribing pilot
Link the hubs together which will enable more older people to take advantage of individual events
Working with the Barnwood Trust with their ‘You’re Welcome’ Campaign

15. It’s time for you to contribute
Let’s concentrate on partnership working

16. Extra Care Housing - The key to success – partnership working -
We need to ensure that we get the right people at the right time into the right part of the system
For ECH to be successful partnership working is essential – what would you identify as the key measures to put in place to achieve this?
Fast track housing allocations for the people who have been assessed by social care as vulnerable and needing better housing urgently?
How would you develop virtual extra care and  a more co-ordinated approach to delivering services which would enable people to continue living in the community?

17. EXTRA CARE HOUSING - THE WIDER AGENDA
27th February 2014

18. Partnership working - an ECH Roadmap -