Extra care: Assessing the need and location Available to Purchase

The two previous articles set out a typology of extra care housing and support for older people, and outlined funding. The last in the series describes how to decide if a frail elderly scheme is required, what model is most needed and in which location.The process of reaching a decision on the need for some form of extra care provision is essentially, first, an analysis of the supply of specialist housing and support provision and services, and second, an assessment of demand and trends for these services in a defined locality.