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Heathcote House

Heathcote House

Warren Close, Brandon, Suffolk IP27 0EE (view on map).
Manager: Orbit Housing Association, Garden Court, Harry Weston Road, Binley Business Park, Coventry CV3 2SU Tel. 0845 8500 500
Properties:24 flats. Sizes 1bed, 2bed. Includes mobility standard & wheelchair properties. Opened in 2000.
Services:Extra Care scheme with on-site care staff, non-resident management staff (24 hours, 7 days).
Facilities:Lift, lounge, dining room, laundry, guest facilities, garden, community centre.
Accessibility:Access to site fairly easy. Distances: bus stop 150 yards; shop 100 yards; post office 150 yards; town centre 100 yards; GP 100 yards.
Lifestyle:Regular social activities include video nights, BBQ's, concerts, bingo, coffee mornings, parties. Some meals available (one hot meal Mon-Fri; weekends Meals on Wheels). Scheme for, or of particular interest to: People with dementia, for whom 8 flats ar.
Pets:Pets not accepted.
Tenure:Rent (social landlord).
Manager's notes:Heathcote House was developed in partnership between Orbit and the local Social Services Department. Social Services provide the care service. The housing association provides basic support and housing management services.
Info updated:30/04/2007.
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Heathcote House

Manager

Orbit Housing Association

Memberships

This scheme’s landlord / manager is a member of the Association of Retirement Housing Managers, and therefore bound by its Code of Practice.
This scheme’s landlord / manager is a member of EROSH – the ‘Emerging Role of Sheltered Housing’ Consortium.
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