Extra Care Housing Scheme Receives Major Boost Cheshire’s visionary scheme to provide care for older people has received a major boost after its bid for a further 400 extra care homes was given the go-ahead.
The Government has approved the County Council’s Round 5 bid application to build four state-of-the-art developments for the over-60s in the Chester, Ellesmere Port, Macclesfield and Congleton districts.
Extra care provides purpose-build apartments within a landscaped development with access to a 24-hour care team as well as a range of communal facilities designed to promote health and well-being.
The developments are funded under a Private Finance Initiative with Cheshire County Council responsible for the provision of all required levels of on-site domiciliary care supervision.
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