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Extra care housing offers an additional housing option for older people which is particularly relevant to the Scottish policy agenda of Reshaping Care for Older People
Extra care provision is diverse: key elements are self-contained accommodation, support accessible 24 hours, some collective meal provision and a range of leisure and other facilities on site. A range of tenure options can be offered.
Most of the research evidence to date derives from schemes in England where government funding has promoted greater development of extra care.People are motivated to more to extra care housing for physical and emotional security, availability of support and an accessible environment and social contact. These requirements all tend to be met – ‘autonomy with security’.