Business plan toolkit: Housing older adults - SCIE Skip to content Search our site Toolkit for place-based plans for housing for older adults Published: April 2024 Download full toolkit – PDF Easy Read version – PDF Tools to develop a business plan This toolkit supports the creation of a business plan. It is designed to be flexible around the needs, context and existing strategies, policies and structures within a local area. It can be taken as a whole or different steps can be used to guide individual activities. This toolkit is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care, and is designed to support local areas, strategically and methodically, in thinking about and creating their plans for housing for older adults. On this page Introduction, vision and co-production Steps 1-10 Business case template – PDF download PDF versions You can download the entire toolkit as a PDF. There are also PDFs or for each individual step. Download links are provided on each page. Introduction, vision and co-production Introduction Background and objectives Vision Partnerships and leadership Co-production 'I' and 'we' statements Steps one – ten Step one Understanding demand Step two Mapping provision Step three The local market Step four Identifying preferences Step five The commissioning landscape Step six Best practice Step seven Assess costs and benefits Step eight Reviewing with stakeholders Step nine Commercial options Step ten Assess value of investment At the end of the ten steps, you can now create your business plan. Template for creating your business plan (PDF) Download business case template – PDF Full toolkit – PDF download Toolkit for place-based plans for housing for older adults Download PDF