Self-contained homes with care available on site, sitting between home care and a care home.
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Extra care housing, sometimes called assisted living or housing with care, gives you your own self-contained home within a scheme where care staff are on site around the clock.
It fills the gap between managing at home with visiting carers and moving into a care home.
People who want to keep their independence and their own front door, but who need care available quickly and reliably. It works particularly well for couples with different levels of need, who can stay together rather than one moving into a care home.
Housing costs and care costs are separate, as in supported living.
Housing: rent and service charges, potentially met through Housing Benefit or the housing element of Universal Credit. If you buy, you pay a service charge.
Care: assessed and charged through the council means test, or paid privately.
Every service here holds an Outstanding rating from CQC, the highest awarded. Within that, they are ordered by how many of the five inspection domains are also Outstanding or Good, then by how recently they were inspected. Nobody pays to appear.
Bristol, BS37
Operated by Care Quality Services Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 8/9/19.
Wellington Road, Yate, Bristol, Avon, BS37 5UY
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Sunderland, SR4
Operated by Housing 21
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 8/31/19.
Fordfield Road, Ford Estate, Pallion, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR4 0FA
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Great Yarmouth, NR30
Operated by Norse Care (Services) Limited
Registered to support older people. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 8/22/19.
Caister Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 4DQ
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
King's Lynn, PE30
Operated by Norse Care (Services) Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 7/31/19.
Galyon Road, King's Lynn, PE30 3FB
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Bristol, BS16
Operated by Agincare UK Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, physical disability. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 7/12/18.
Edward Jenner Court, Oakwood Drive, Emersons Green, Bristol, BS16 7PS
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Walsall, WS8
Operated by Housing 21
Registered to support older people, dementia care, learning disability and autism. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 6/19/19.
High Street, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 6DJ
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Milton Keynes, MK5
Operated by The ExtraCare Charitable Trust
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 6/12/18.
Chalkdell Drive, Shenley Wood, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5 6LB
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Birmingham, B17
Operated by The ExtraCare Charitable Trust
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 4/28/20.
322-336 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B17 8BH
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Norwich, NR5
Operated by Norse Care (Services) Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 2/22/20.
1-92 The Meadows, Ladysmock Way, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 9BF
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Milton Keynes, MK15
Operated by The ExtraCare Charitable Trust
Registered to support older people, dementia care, physical disability. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 2/1/20.
Japonica Drive, Brickhill Street, Willen Park, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK15 9LE
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Based on CQC data published 01 July 2026. Ratings change between inspections, so check the current rating before deciding.
The same ranking method applied locally, for towns with enough rated services to make a top 10 meaningful.
Services in this category currently rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, sorted by rating and then by how recently they were inspected. This is a sample, not a ranking of the best in England.
Bristol, BS37
Operated by Care Quality Services Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 8/9/19.
Wellington Road, Yate, Bristol, Avon, BS37 5UY
Sunderland, SR4
Operated by Housing 21
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 8/31/19.
Fordfield Road, Ford Estate, Pallion, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR4 0FA
Great Yarmouth, NR30
Operated by Norse Care (Services) Limited
Registered to support older people. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 8/22/19.
Caister Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 4DQ
King's Lynn, PE30
Operated by Norse Care (Services) Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 7/31/19.
Galyon Road, King's Lynn, PE30 3FB
Bristol, BS16
Operated by Agincare UK Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, physical disability. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 7/12/18.
Edward Jenner Court, Oakwood Drive, Emersons Green, Bristol, BS16 7PS
Walsall, WS8
Operated by Housing 21
Registered to support older people, dementia care, learning disability and autism. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 6/19/19.
High Street, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 6DJ
Counts are registered office locations. A home care agency based in a nearby town may still cover your postcode, so check coverage when you call.
Self-contained flats or bungalows, usually in a scheme with communal facilities, where care staff are on site around the clock. You have your own front door and tenancy or ownership, with care arranged separately according to your assessed needs.
Sheltered housing typically has a scheme manager and an alarm system but no on-site care team. Extra care housing has care staff on site 24 hours a day, so it supports higher and changing needs.
As with supported living, the costs split. Rent, service charges and utilities are housing costs, potentially met by Housing Benefit or Universal Credit. Care is funded separately through the council means test, or privately.
Carevo is not a care provider and does not inspect or endorse services. CQC ratings change. Check the CQC website for the current rating and read the full inspection report before making a decision.