Advice on housing & care for older people. Sheltered housing, retirement housing, extra care housing for the elderly

Common Road

Common Road

Deanesly Way, Wincanton, Somerset BA9 9RG (view on map).
Manager: South Somerset Homes, South Somerset House, Alvington, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 8WN Tel. 01935 404 500
Properties:25 flats, bungalows. Sizes 1bed, 2bed. Includes mobility standard & wheelchair properties. Opened in 1973.
Services:Extra Care scheme with on-site care staff, resident management staff and community alarm service.
Facilities:Lounge, garden, community centre.
Accessibility:Access to site fairly easy. Distances: bus stop 10 yards; shop 0.75 mile(s); post office 0.75 mile(s); town centre 0.75 mile(s); GP 0.75 mile(s).
Lifestyle:Regular social activities include bingo, whist, coffee mornings. Some meals available (to be introduced shortly). Scheme for, or of particular interest to: Frail older people and younger disabled people.
Pets:Both cats & dogs accepted (not to be replaced).
Tenure:Rent (social landlord).
Cost:From £62.00 per week excl. service charge at Oct 2006.
Manager's notes:This is a scheme for frail older residents and people of any age with physical or mental disabilities.
Info updated:19/10/2006.
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Common Road

Manager

South Somerset Homes

Memberships

This scheme’s landlord / manager is a member of EROSH – the ‘Emerging Role of Sheltered Housing’ Consortium.
This scheme, together with all schemes run by this provider, has achieved compliance with the externally accredited CSHS Code of Practice for Sheltered Housing
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