Canters Meadow CourtRamsden Close, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex CO15 6LF (view on map). | | Properties: | 30 flats. Sizes 1bed, 2bed. Includes mobility standard & wheelchair properties. Opened in 1994. | | Services: | Extra Care scheme with on-site care staff (24 hours / 7 days), non-resident management staff and community alarm service. | | Facilities: | Lift, lounge, dining room, laundry, guest facilities, garden, community centre, hobby room, shop, hairdressing salon, library. | | Accessibility: | Access to site fairly easy. Distances: bus stop 0.7 mile(s); shop 0.5 mile(s); post office 0.7 mile(s); town centre 2 mile(s); GP 0.7 mile(s); social centre 10 yards. | | Lifestyle: | Weekly social activities include coffee mornings, bingo, outings,tea parties, clothing parties, organised by staff, residents. Some meals available (daily). | | Pets: | Both cats & dogs accepted (not to be replaced). | | Tenure: | Rent (social landlord). | | Cost: | From £343.95 per month excl. service charge at Nov 2006. | | Manager's notes: | There are 30 self-contained flats built to wheelchair standard, each with a bedroom. Lounge, kitchen, airing cupboard, full central heating and bathroom, some with level entry shower. One flat has two bedrooms. There is an alarm call system linking each flat to the Estate Manager. The on-site care staff and the Hanover OnCall alarm control centre that provides help and assistance in the event of an emergency.
On-site care provision is by Social Services approved providers, a freshly cooked, hot midday meal is provided daily in the dining room, and weekly cleaning of the flats is provided.
There are large courtyard gardens to the front and rear, with seats and a patio. They are tended by a gardener.
The estate is in a quiet residential area within easy reach of the local shops, half a mile away. There is a Post Office, supermarket, bank and a pub. The town centre is 2 miles away and can be reached by bus, which runs every half an hour. The bus stop is 300 yards from the estate. | | Info updated: | 21/11/2006. |
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