Sheltered housing

We offer 22 sheltered housing schemes across the borough, which includes two extra care schemes that offer a variety of easy to manage properties for older people.

Our common features include:

• your own home
• access to a sheltered housing officer for advice and tenancy related support
• 24 hour emergency alarm and response service connected to every property and communal areas
• secure door entry system connected to every internal property
• shared communal areas including:
  • common rooms
  • activity rooms
  • kitchens
  • laundry
  • garden areas

Features and activities within our sheltered housing schemes can and do vary slightly from scheme to scheme.

Extra care sheltered schemes

We have two extra care sheltered schemes, Colwell Court and Abigail Court.

These schemes are typically provided for people with more complex support needs and have the added support of carers operating onsite 24 hours a day, although these carers will not serve all tenants.

The facilities onsite at our extra care schemes remain the same as all other sheltered housing schemes.

The process of application for an extra care sheltered housing property is slightly different from an application for a general sheltered housing property.