Dalkeith House

Dalkeith House Dalkeith Close, Tees Grange Avenue, Darlington, Co. Durham DL3 8DB (view on map). Manager: Darlington Borough Council, Community Services Department, Housing Division, Town Hall, Darlington DL1 5QT Tel. 0800 389 1227
Properties:	39 flats. Sizes 1bed. Includes mobility standard properties. Opened in 1975. Renovated in 2004.
Services:	Extra Care scheme with resident management staff and community alarm service.
Facilities:	Lift, lounge, dining room, restaurant, laundry, guest facilities, garden, community centre.
Accessibility:	Access to site fairly easy. Distances: bus stop 200 yards; shop 0.5 mile(s); post office 1.5 mile(s); town centre 3 mile(s); GP 1 mile(s).
Lifestyle:	Regular social activities include varied and regular social activities including social evenings, coffee mornings, Bingo and exercise classes. Some meals available (hot two course lunch available daily).
Pets:	Both cats & dogs accepted (not to be replaced).
Tenure:	Rent (social landlord).
Manager's notes:	Dalkeith House offers a very high standard of self-contained accommodation with a range of additional services such as extensive communal facilities, warden services and on-site home care. Who can live here? - people who are over 50 years old (in most cases), who are physically or mentally frail and are eligible for Social Services help.
Info updated:	30/01/2007.