Studies and Reports
Research Into Care at Two of our Villages - Sue Garwood,
2012
This study looks at how funding affects care at two of
ExtraCare's villages: Beacon Park Village and St Oswald's Village.
This study will begin in 2012.
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"Improving Housing with Care Choices for Older People:
an evaluation of extra-care housing" - The Personal Social Services
Research Unit (PSSRU) at the University of Kent at Canterbury
2011
This report looks at two ExtraCare villages.
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"Establishing the Extra in ExtraCare" - The
International Longevity Centre UK 2011
An independent research study that shows that
residents moving into The ExtraCare Charitable Trust's housing
schemes and villages experience a 24% reduction in social care
needs within five years.
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"Breaking the Mould:
Re-visioning Older Peoples' Housing" - The National Housing
Federation 2011
The report includes a focus on ExtraCare's
Lark Hill Village Nottingham: A Successful Model for Home
Ownership.
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The Enriched Opportunities
Programme© (EOP) - Bradford University Dementia Group
2009
A new approach to living with dementia and other mental health issues
in ExtraCare's housing schemes and villages.
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Aging & Mental Health Journal: EOP article
Read the National Audit Office's report
on the Enriched Opportunities Programme.
"Making the Case for Retirement Villages" - Joseph
Rowntree Foundation 2006
A comparative evaluation of seven different housing with care
schemes for older people, including ExtraCare's Ryfields Village in Warrington.
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Findings
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