New learning resource pack to improve end of life care for people in extra care housing

A new learning resource pack to help deliver end of life care for residents of extra care housing has been launched.

The pack is to help those working in extra care housing to plan and deliver care and housing support for residents nearing the end of life, and covers all stages from having initial conversations to supporting families after death.

The pack has been written by Chloe Carter and Dylan Kneale from the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK).

It builds on an existing pack, authored by Housing 21, but includes an emphasis on the way that enabling residents to live life to the full can also help residents plan ahead and plan what happens at the end of life.

The new pack, which was commissioned by the NHS End of Life Care Programme and produced by the Housing LIN also includes a number of ‘top tips’ shared by people working in extra care housing.

The ILC-UK hopes this new pack will enable extra care housing to become a home for life for even greater numbers of older people.

You can access the learning resource pack at: http://www.endoflifecareforadults.nhs.uk/publications/eolclearningresourcehousing21