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AmicusHorizon Making homes, helping people

Paul HackettChief Executive, AmicusHorizon

KCC Accommodation Strategy2 July 2014

Extra Care Housing



AmicusHorizon ‘Making homes, helping people’



Why Extra Care?• There’s a need• Independent living• Costs 50% less than the alternatives• 43% increase of >65 year olds by 2026• Half of population >50 by 2020• 25% increase of people living alone by 2030• Social integration and quality of life.



Our Extra Care offer

• New specialism• Regis Gate the first in Kent• Medway and East Sussex • 109 homes on site, pipeline of >100 • Investment of £36m• Extra Care Project Board• Integrated housing and care • Lifestyle offer – hotel feel.



Regis Gate, Sittingbourne• Hotel lobby • On-site catering• High specification• Space standards• Hair and beauty salon, wellbeing room, assisted spa• Large communal lounge, activity room and guest bedrooms• Scooter stores on each level• Separate offices for housing and care staff• Landscaped gardens with raised planters.



Mixed Tenure• Mixed income• Flexible • Improves viability

Rent

• Tripartite lettings panel• Free up large homes• Local people.



Shared Ownership

• 80% owner occupiers• 74 – 78 years old• No one seeks to buy care, they buy a ‘lifestyle’• Selling the new homes is the easy bit…• Affordability• Scheme Manager• Independence, security, bills, maintenance• Inheritance.

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Challenges to the Extra Care model

• Public policy• Affordability• Housing• Subsidy• Expertise in the sector• Traditional build costs.



Off Site Manufacture

• Defects• Speed • Safety• Energy• CLG• Pilot



Alexander Court HOPS refurbishment and new build

Before

After



Investing in older persons’ housing

Since 2011 Older Persons Strategy:

• Remodelled or redeveloped10 failing HOPS schemes in Kent•Invested >£25m • Plus new build ‘Extra Care’.



Fallowfield and St George’s Court HOPS refurbishments

After

Before



Unlocking investment•Department of Health Care & Support Housing Fund 2013-17•Public land at nil or below market value•Capital subsidies from Local Authorities•Prudential borrowing•Bond market•PFI•Private equity and Institutional investors.



Asks and conclusion• Think differently!• Land and asset reviews – we can help• Pool resources• Share best practice• Partnership working.



For further details contact:

Paul Hackett, Chief ExecutiveTel 0208 726 [email protected]

Neill Tickle, Development Director – Counties (Kent & Sussex)Tel 01795 [email protected]

Eileen Martin, Regional Director - KentTel 01795 [email protected]

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