1. The Provision of Social Care in Extra Care Housing (ECHO)
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ECHO is an independent research project commissioned and funded by
the National Institute for Health Research’s School for Social Care Research
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2. Commissioning Housing with Care
Robin Darton and Randall Smith
Housing LIN South West Annual Conference, Bristol, 29 November 2016
This presentation reports on independent research funded by the NIHR School for Social Care Research. The views expressed in this presentation are those of the research team and not necessarily those of the NIHR School for Social Care Research or the Department of Health/NIHR.

3. Key Drivers, as reported by Commissioners
For commissioners:
Cost
Capacity
(Quality)
For providers:
Workforce
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4. The Provision of Social Care in Extra Care Housing
Financial Pressures
Changing capital funding regimes
Local authority funding
1% reduction in social rents from April 2017
Local Housing Allowance and Household Benefit caps
National Living Wage/National Minimum Wage
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5. The Provision of Social Care in Extra Care Housing
Capacity
Supply:
Availability of sites
Alternative uses
Local residents’ attitudes
Local planning policies
Responses:
Opportunistic use of new developments
Cross-boundary agreements
Identify smaller sites/geographical gaps in provision
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6. The Provision of Social Care in Extra Care Housing
Service Users
Predominance of self-funders (owner-occupiers)
Maintaining mix of (more dependent) local authority-funded, and self-funded residents
Focus on nominations for care and support
BAME residents – geographical distribution
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7. Outcome-Based Commissioning
Financial target OR Residents’ quality of life
Obstacles to implementation
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8. The Provision of Social Care in Extra Care Housing
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Comments/Discussion
Does this match your experience?
What has changed during 2016?
How have you responded?
Follow-ups in 2017 – What would you like to know?
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9. The Provision of Social Care in Extra Care Housing
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Contacts
Dr Robin Darton
Senior Research Fellow
PSSRU
University of Kent
Professor Randall Smith School for Policy Studies
University of Bristol
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