Evaluation of the Extra Care Housing Initiative

Downloadable reports and summaries are available from this work at the University of Kent branch.

Final Report

Netten, A., Darton, R., Bäumker, T. and Callaghan, L. (2011) Improving Housing with Care Choices for Older People: An Evaluation of Extra Care Housing, Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury [pdf, 1MB]

Darton, R., Bäumker, T., Callaghan, L. and Netten, A. (2011) Evaluation of the Extra Care Housing Initiative: PSSRU Technical Report, PSSRU Discussion Paper No. 2783/2, Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury [pdf, 1.5MB]

Articles

Darton, R. and Muncer, A. (2005) Alternative housing and care arrangements: the evidence, in B. Roe and R. Beech (eds) Intermediate and Continuing Care: Policy and Practice, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 183-203.

Dawson, L., Williams, J. and Netten, A. (2006) Extra Care Housing: is it really an option for older people?, Housing Care and Support, 9, 2, 23–29. [Link to journal website.]

Darton, R. and Callaghan, L. (2009) The role of extra care housing in supporting people with dementia: early findings from the PSSRU evaluation of extra care housing, Journal of Care Services Management, 3, 3, 284–294. [Link to journal website.]

Bäumker, T., Netten, A. and Darton, R. (2010) Costs and outcomes of an extra care housing scheme in England, Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 24, 2, 151–170. [Link to journal website.]

Bäumker, T., Darton, R., Netten, A. and Holder, J. (2011) Development costs and funding of extra care housing, Public Money & Management, 31, 6, 411-418. [Link to journal website.]

Bäumker, T. and Netten, A. (2011) The cost of extra care housing, in L. Curtis (ed.) Unit Costs of Health and Social Care 2011, PSSRU, Canterbury, 7-11. [Link to publication website.]

Bäumker, T., Netten, A., Darton, R. and Callaghan, L. (2011) Evaluating extra care housing for older people in England: a comparative cost and outcome analysis with residential care, Journal of Service Science and Management, 4, 4, 523-539. [Link to journal website.]

Darton, R., Bäumker, T., Callaghan, L. and Netten, A. (2011) Improving housing with care choices for older people: the PSSRU evaluation of extra care housing, Housing, Care and Support, 14, 3, 77-82. [Link to journal website.]

Bäumker, T., Callaghan, L., Darton, R., Holder, J., Netten, A. and Towers, A. (2012) Deciding to move into extra care housing: residents’ views, Ageing and Society, 32, 7, 1215-1245. [Link to journal website.]

Darton, R., Bäumker, T., Callaghan, L., Holder, J., Netten, A. and Towers, A. (2012) The characteristics of residents in extra care housing and care homes in England, Health and Social Care in the Community, 20, 1, 87-96. [Link to journal website.]

Other Reports

Bäumker, T., Netten, A. and Darton, R. (2008) Costs and Outcomes of an Extra-Care Housing Scheme in Bradford, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York. [Link to JRF website.]

Callaghan, L., Netten, A. and Darton, R. (2009) The Development of Social Well-Being in New Extra Care Housing Schemes, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York. [Link to JRF website.]

PSSRU Discussion Papers

Darton, R., Bäumker, T., Callaghan, L., Holder, J., Netten,
A. and Towers, A., Evaluation of the Extra Care Housing Funding Initiative: Initial Report, PSSRU Discussion Paper 2506/2, May 2008 [pdf, 647KB]

Callaghan, L., Netten,
A., Darton, R., Bäumker, T. and Holder, J., Social Well-Being in Extra Care Housing: Emerging Themes. Interim Report for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, PSSRU Discussion Paper 2524/2,
March 2008 [pdf, 357KB]

Callaghan, L., Social Well-Being in Extra Care Housing: An Overview of the Literature, PSSRU Discussion Paper 2528,
March 2008 [pdf, 285KB]

Research Summaries

Control, Well-Being and the Meaning of Home
in Care Homes and
Extra Care Housing (PSSRU Research Summary 38, July 2006) [pdf, 59KB]

Scoping Extra Care Housing for Older People (PSSRU Research Summary 42, December 2006) [pdf, 55KB]

Evaluation of the Extra Care Housing Funding Initiative: Summary of Initial Findings (PSSRU Research Summary 47, January 2008) [pdf, 85KB]

Costs and Outcomes of an Extra-Care Housing Scheme in Bradford (Findings, Ref: 2277, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, November 2008) [pdf, 91KB, on JRF website]

Developing Social Well-Being in New Extra Care Housing (Findings, Ref: 2419, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, November 2009) [pdf, 83KB, on JRF website]

Improving Housing with Care Choices for Older People:
The PSSRU Evaluation of Extra Care Housing (Summary, May 2012) [pdf, 315KB]

Newsletters

Housing and Care for Older People Newsletter 1 (October 2006) [pdf, 91KB]

Housing and Care for Older People Newsletter 2 (January 2008) [pdf, 96KB]

Housing and Care for Older People Newsletter 3 (January 2009) [pdf, 81KB]

Evaluation of the Extra Care Housing Initiative, Newsletter (January 2008) [pdf, 58KB]

Evaluation of the Extra Care Housing Initiative, Newsletter (January 2009) [pdf, 52KB]

Housing and Care
for Older People
Programme News (February 2005) [pdf, 48KB]

Housing and Care
for Older People
Programme News (January 2006) [pdf, 47KB]

Project Outlines

Evaluation of Extra Care Housing Initiative (PSSRU Project Outline 58d, September 2006) [pdf, 55KB]

Benchmarking Extra Care Housing for Older People (PSSRU Project Outline 61, June 2005) [pdf, 50KB]

Older People’s Perceptions of Control: The Impact of Services and Service Settings in Long-Term Care (PSSRU Project Outline 63, November 2005) [pdf, 47KB]

Social Well-Being in Extra Care Housing (PSSRU Project Outline 66, May 2007) [pdf, 53KB]

Evaluation of the Rowanberries Extra Care Housing Scheme in Bradford (PSSRU Project Outline 71, October 2007) [pdf, 45KB]

EVOLVE (PSSRU Project Outline 72, with Sheffield University, January 2008) [pdf, 98KB]

An Evaluation of the New Pocklington Place, Chatham Road, Birmingham (PSSRU Project Outline 86, June 2009) [pdf, 46KB]

Evaluation of Extra Care at Pocklington Rise, 2009-11 (PSSRU Project Outline 87, July 2009) [pdf, 46KB]

Selected Posters and Presentations

Feedback Day, Department of Health, 29 November 2007
Download all presentations [pdf, 73pp, 512KB]

British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference, 4–6 September 2008
Extra Care Housing for Older People: Emerging Findings from the PSSRU Evaluation and the Sheffield/PSSRU Study of Design
Download all presentations [pdf, 65pp, 1.8MB]

Feedback Day, Department of Health, 8 October 2008
Download PSSRU presentations [pdf, 59pp, 457KB] Download workshop presentations [pdf, 35pp, 2.3MB]

Housing and Care for Older People Research Network meeting, 22 October 2008
The PSSRU Evaluation of the Extra Care Housing Funding Initiative
Download presentation [PowerPoint file, 32pp, 775KB]

IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 5-9 July 2009
The Social Well-Being of Residents in Extra Care Housing in England
Download poster [pdf, 52KB]

British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference, 2–4 September 2009
Extra Care Housing for Older People: Small Schemes and Care Villages – Their Strengths and Weaknesses
Download all presentations [pdf, 12pp, 683KB]

British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference, 2–4 September 2009
The Economics of
Housing and Care for Older People.
PSSRU Evaluation of the
Extra Care Housing Funding Initiative
Download presentation [pdf, 3pp, 205KB]

Feedback Day, Department of Health, 19 November 2009
Download PSSRU presentations [pdf, 59pp, 295KB] Download workshop presentations [pdf, 81pp, 887KB]

extraCare Conference, Linc Cymru & Cymorth Cymru, 10 June 2010
Download PSSRU presentation 1 [pdf, 20pp, 192KB] Download PSSRU presentation 2 [pdf, 10pp, 161KB]

International Conference on Evidence-Based Policy in Long-Term Care, 8-11 September 2010
Download PSSRU presentation 1 [pdf, 22pp, 383KB] Download PSSRU presentation 2 [pdf, 14pp, 239KB]

International Longevity Centre – UK Event, Extra Care – A Sustainable Solution to the Care Crisis?, 13 September 2011
Download PSSRU presentation [pdf, 4pp, 185KB]

Gerontological Society of America 64th Annual Meeting, 18–22 November 2011
Costs and Outcomes of Extra Care Housing in England
Download all presentations [pdf, 10pp, 266KB]

Extra Care Housing Conference, Housing LIN, 8 December 2011
Improving Housing with Care Choices for Older People: An Evaluation of Extra Care Housing
Download PSSRU presentation [pdf, 6pp, 235KB]

Laing & Buisson Annual Extra Care Housing Conference 2012, 23 February 2012
Making the Case for Extra Care: The PSSRU Evaluation
Download PSSRU presentation [pdf, 3pp, 110KB]

Extra Care and Innovative Supported Living Solutions for Older People in Wales, Cardiff, 26 March 2012
Evaluation of the Department of Health Extra Care Initiative in England
Download PSSRU presentation [pdf, 2pp, 92.6KB]

EVOLVE (Evaluation of Older People’s Living Environments)

The EVOLVE tool was developed by the University of Sheffield, in collaboration with the PSSRU, and supported by the Housing LIN, to evaluate the design of housing for older people.
Housing LIN website (further information and link to download the tool)

EVOLVE Articles

Lewis, A., Torrington, J., Barnes, S., Darton, R., Holder, J., McKee, K., Netten, A. and Orrell, A. (2010) EVOLVE: a tool for evaluating the design of older people’s housing, Housing, Care and Support, 13, 3, 36-41. [Link to journal website.]

Barnes, S., Torrington, J., Darton, R., Holder, J., Lewis, A., McKee, K., Netten, A. and Orrell, A. (2012) Does the design of extra-care housing meet the needs of the residents? A focus group study, Ageing and Society, 32, 7, 1193-1214. [Link to journal website.]

Orrell, A., McKee, K., Torrington, J., Barnes, S., Darton, R., Netten, A. and Lewis, A. (2013) The relationship between building design and residents’ quality of life in extra care housing schemes, Health and Place, 21, 52-64. [Link to journal website.]

Contact Person

Robin Darton: tel. 01227 827643, e-mail R.A.Darton@kent.ac.uk.