Improving bereavement support at ExtraCare
ExtraCare and Cruse Bereavement Care are working in partnership for a five year Bereavement Supporter Project to improve bereavement support for older people, including those with dementia, in sheltered housing.
May 19, 2017
ExtraCare Wins UKHA 2017 Outstanding Development Award
The ExtraCare Charitable Trust has won the UK Housing Awards Outstanding Development Programme of the Year. The awards are hosted by Inside Housing magazine and the Chartered Institute of Housing.
April 27, 2017
Why should I get involved with the Village so early?
The community around an ExtraCare Village starts to form around two years before the first residents move in. It can seem very early, and sometimes people ask us why they should be interested so far in advance.
April 20, 2017
Mayoral Candidate Holds ‘Ask Andy’ Event at Bournville Gardens Retirement Village
Prospective Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, took a tour of The ExtraCare Charitable Trust’s Bournville Gardens Village in South Birmingham yesterday.
April 5, 2017
Shirley Hall selected for prestigious Older Person’s Fellowship
ExtraCare's Wellbeing and Community Manager Shirley Hall will demonstrate her commitment to innovation and development in care for older people through a quality improvement project.
April 4, 2017
Foundation Stone Unveiled for Hughenden Gardens Retirement Village
Over 100 local people gathered recently to unveil a foundation stone for The ExtraCare Charitable Trust’s new retirement village in High Wycombe, Hughenden Gardens.
March 23, 2017
Drone Video of Hughenden Gardens Village Released
The 260-home village is due to open in 2018, on Hughenden Road at the north of High Wycombe town centre. The project is a partnership between registered charity The ExtraCare Charitable Trust, Wycombe District Council and Buckinghamshire County Council, with a contribution from the Homes and Communities Agency.
March 22, 2017
What is frailty?
As part of a long-term research project, ExtraCare is working with Aston University to develop a Resilience Tool. ExtraCare’s Well-being and Community Manager Shirley Hall and Shenley Wood Village resident Jack Piggott explain more.
March 15, 2017
Midland Heart transfer update
In April 2015, ExtraCare made the announcement that Midland Heart (MH) had given us notice that they intended to take back 14 locations that they own, meaning that the services in those schemes and villages will in future be managed by MH rather than ExtraCare. These transfers are set to take place between August 2017 and August 2018.
March 14, 2017
Shenley Wood Village’s Sensory Garden
A group of residents from Shenley Wood’s Gardening Club are designing a Sensory Garden. Resident Monte Page explains more...
March 10, 2017
Bournville Gardens Shares Budget View on BBC Breakfast Show
As part of a series of shows about the Budget, residents at Bournville Gardens and ExtraCare CEO Mick Laverty spoke to presenter Steph McGovern.
March 10, 2017
ExtraCare Schemes and Villages Nominated for National Housing for Older People Awards
Broadway Gardens, James Beattie House and Terryspring Court have been nominated as finalists in the Elderly Accommodation Council (EAC) national awards.
March 9, 2017