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Fountain Court

Fountain Court

Armstrong Street, Bensham, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear NE8 4AF (view on map).
Manager: Housing 21, 9 Avro Court, Ermine Business Park, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE29 6WG Tel. 0870 192 4000
Properties:44 flats, bungalows. Sizes 1bed, 2bed. Includes mobility standard & wheelchair properties. Opened in 2004.
Services:Extra Care scheme with on-site care staff, non-resident management staff (24 hours, 7 days) and community alarm service.
Facilities:Lift, lounge, dining room, restaurant, laundry, guest facilities, garden, community centre, shop, hairdressing salon.
Accessibility:Access to site easy. Distances: bus stop 250 yards; shop 300 yards; post office 450 yards; town centre 2 mile(s); GP 800 yards; social centre 600 yards.
Lifestyle:Regular social activities include lunch/tea clubs, Film Nights, Bingo, Quiz, Raffles. All are regular.. Some meals available (Restaurant open daily).
Pets:Pets not accepted.
Tenure:Rent (social landlord).
Manager's notes:We are an extra care/housing association where we have tenants who live independently within their own flat/bungalow. Tenants are supported in a variety of ways and this includes on-site personal care, housework, social activities. A hairdressers, small shop and restaurant are all open to the public. The restaurant will cater for tenants demands as requested - they also provide a meal/snack at teatime if requested.
All tenants are nominated by the local Social Services Department.
Info updated:04/01/2007.
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Housing 21

Memberships

This scheme’s landlord / manager is a member of the Association of Retirement Housing Managers, and therefore bound by its Code of Practice.
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