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| The characteristics of residents in extra care housing and care homes in England | | Author(s) | Robin Darton, Theresia Baumker, Lisa Callaghan |
| Journal title | Health and Social Care in the Community, vol 20, no 1, January 2012 |
| Pages | pp 87-96 |
| Source | http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/hscc |
| Keywords | Sheltered housing ; Extra care ; Independent housing ; Care homes ; Residents [care homes] ; Physical characteristics [elderly] ; Physical capacity ; Cognitive processes ; Dementia ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | Extra care housing has been viewed as a possible alternative or replacement for residential care. In 2003, the Department of Health announced capital funding to support the development of extra care housing, making funding conditional on participating in an evaluative study. This paper forms part of this evaluation. It presents findings on the characteristics of the residents, drawing on information collected on demographic characteristics and care needs for the residents at the time of moving into 19 schemes within six months of opening. The findings are compared to a 2005 survey of residents moving into care homes providing personal care. The findings show that overall the people who moved into extra care were younger and much less physically and cognitively impaired than those who moved into care homes, although a minority had similar levels of physical impairment. Overall levels of severe cognitive impairment were much lower in all schemes than the overall figure for residents of care homes, even among schemes designed specifically to provide for residents with dementia. The results suggest that, although extra care housing may be operating as an alternative to care homes for some individuals, it is mainly providing for a population who may be making a planned move rather than reacting to a crisis. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-120824007 A |
| Classmark | KLA: QA:58D: KL: KW: KX: BA: BI: DA: EA: 4C |
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