Updated 20.11.15
The Housing LIN - www.housinglin.org.uk - provides the latest policy, practice, research and innovation in housing with care for older and vulnerable people.
Case Study: The Circadian House, Cambridge
This Housing LIN Case Study no 112 by Dean Hawkes, emeritus professor of architectural design at the Welsh School of Architecture, is the result of a joint presentation with Jeremy Porteus at last year's RIBA Research Symposium, Design for Ageing, at which they collaborated in a discussion of a house in Cambridge.
Although built in 1991, Hawkes House anticipates 'Circadian principles' and combines these with the dwelling needs of ageing occupants. This experience prompted the notion of further exploring the relevance of circadian design in this field.
The case study can be downloaded via this link.
Factsheet: Extra Care Housing: What is it in 2015?
This Housing LIN factsheet replaces the 2008 edition and provides a general up to date introduction into extra care housing.
It defines and describes extra care housing and looks at key design features; sets out the policy and practice context; outlines the scale of extra care supply and considers future supply needs; discusses developing, funding and commissioning extra care housing and how to pay for services.
It also takes a customer perspective on information about extra care, choice and marketing. In addition, it explores the importance of extra care within a wider health and social care economy and considers its role as a key housing based solution for a growing number of older people.
The factsheet also contains useful links and references for more reading and case studies.
The factsheet can be downloaded via this link.
