Main facts
- Extra care housing
- 243 flats, bungalows. Built in 2002. Sizes 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom. Includes mobility and wheelchair standard properties
- Retirement Village scheme with on-site care staff (24 hours / 7 days), non-resident management staff (24 hours, 7 days) and community alarm service
- Lift, lounge, dining room, laundry, guest facilities, garden, hobby room, cafe, shop, hairdressing salon, jacuzzi, bar/pub, library, assisted bathing facility
- Whole site accessible by wheelchair. Access to site easy, but less so for less mobile people. Distances: bus stop 200 yards; shop 100 yards; post office 250 yards; town centre 1.5 mile(s); GP 125 yards; social centre 1 mile(s)
- Regular social activities include indoor bowls, health & fitness, jacuzzi, video production, pottery, woodwork, internet, library, theatre workshops, gardening, trips, bingo etc. Some meals available. New residents accepted from 55 years of age. Both cats & dogs generally accepted
- Rent (social landlord) and Shared Ownership
- Care provider: ExtraCare Charitable Trust
- Developed by The ExtraCare Charitable Trust
Info updated: 24/08/2011. Update info