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Extra care housing
Author(s)Melanie Henwood
Journal titleCommunity Care, issue 1682, 19 July 2007
Pagespp 34-35
Sourcehttp://www.communitycare.co.uk
KeywordsVery sheltered housing ; Extra care ; Literature reviews.
AnnotationKaren Croucher, Leslie Hicks and Karen Jackson compiled 'Housing with care for later life: a literature review' for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF, 2006) with the aim of summarising the research evidence on whether such housing schemes promote independence, reduce social isolation and reduce the use of institutional care. Melanie Henwood reviews this research with reference to how extra care housing can benefit people needing high levels of support. The review. indicates considerable gaps in the UK research base. She also refers to an Extra Care Housing Toolkit that has been produced by the Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) (see http://networks.csip.org.uk/IndependentLivingChoic... (RH)
Accession NumberCPA-070809209 A
ClassmarkKLA:58D: QA:58D: 64A *

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