National Housing for Older People Awards 2011

The 34 finalists for the 12 categories of the 2011 Awards (December 2010)

This year’s awards have attracted 65% more entries than last year! 857 groups of residents, over 3500 residents, have taken part in this year’s nomination game and returned their completed score sheets to EAC.

34 finalist schemes have been selected from the 402 schemes nominated by a total of 3517 residents. On 3^rd February 2011, at Ascot Racecourse, all finalists became winners of a bronze, silver or gold award, the latter accompanied by a cheque for £250.

View the 34 winners
Download the AWARDS REPORT
Watch the video of the day on You Tube
View photos of the Awards event

For a free electronic copy of a photograph (high res jpg format) please email housingawards@eac.org.uk

This year's sponsors and supporters are:

Nationwide and Legal & General
Housing LIN

and

Barton Willmore
Bridge Group
ERoSH
ExtraCare Charitable Trust
Housing 21
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Keepmoat
McCarthy & Stone Retirement Lifestyle
Peverel Retirement
Retirement Homesearch
Wates Living Space

The Awards and the nomination process were originally developed thanks to the support of the Department for Communities and Local Government

How does the game work?

Watch a video of residents playing the card game.

Find out more about how the game works

The 2011 winners by category, with their sponsors:

A listing of all 2011 award winners, organised by award category and displaying the sponsor of the award on the left hand side.

Best scheme, any size
	Gold Waverley Gardens Bishopsworth, Bristol, managed by Brunelcare

Best Rural Retirement Housing Scheme
	Gold Ridgway Wellington, Shropshire, managed by Wrekin Housing Group Silver Sycamore Hall Bainbridge, North Yorkshire, managed by Housing 21 Bronze Meadow Place Moffat, Dumfriesshire, managed by Dumfries & Galloway Housing Partnership

Digital Inclusion in Retirement
	Gold Gresley Road Doncaster, South Yorkshire, managed by Sanctuary Housing Silver Bethany House & Danbury Close Romford, Essex, managed by Riverside Bronze Tudor Rose Court Islington, London, managed by Anchor

Retirement housing under 30 units
	Gold Colville Court Teddington, Middlesex, managed by Central and Cecil Housing Trust Silver Abbeyfield House Downpatrick, County Down, managed by Abbeyfield & Wesley Society Bronze Abbeyfield House Keynsham, Bristol, managed by Abbeyfield Bristol & Keynsham Society

Retirement housing 30-44 units
	Gold Hawthorn Mill Lower Wortley, Leeds, managed by Connect Housing Association Ltd Silver Lisbon Place Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, managed by Churchill Estates Management Bronze Ormerod Court Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, managed by Riverside

Retirement housing 45-59 units
	Gold Great Mead Southend-on-Sea, Essex, managed by South Essex Homes Silver Newton Croft Woodhouse, Sheffield, managed by Sheffield City Council Bronze Avonlea Court Longwell Green, Bristol, managed by Lancaster Brooks Property Management Ltd

Retirement housing 60 units and over
	Gold Farningham House & Denmead Court Bracknell, Berkshire, managed by Silva Homes Silver Coates Lodge Chelmsford, Essex, managed by CHP Bronze Lochbrae Court Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, managed by Cairn Housing Association

Housing-with-care under 30 units
	Gold Five Fields Court Colchester, Essex, managed by Colchester Borough Homes Silver Brookhill House Coleraine, Londonderry, managed by Apex Housing Association Bronze Barton Mews Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire, managed by Shaw Healthcare

Housing-with-care 30-44 units
	Gold School Court Hednesford, Staffordshire, managed by Housing 21 Silver Brunel Court Wombourne, Wolverhampton, managed by Housing 21 Bronze Station View Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, managed by Accent

Housing-with-care 45-59 units
	Gold Princethorpe Court Binley, Coventry, managed by Midland Heart Silver Oakwood Lodge Willenhall, West Midlands, managed by Housing 21 Bronze Broadway Gardens Bushbury, Wolverhampton, managed by Housing 21

Housing-with-care 60-99 units
	Gold Boughton Hall Chester, managed by Enterprise Retirement Living Silver Briar Croft Stratford-upon-Avon, managed by Orbit Bronze The Pines Slough, Berkshire, managed by Anchor

Housing-with-care 100 units and over
	Gold Polish Housing Society Ltd Pwllheli, Gwynedd, managed by Clwyd Alyn Housing Association Ltd Silver Beechmere Crewe, Cheshire, managed by Avantage Bronze Berryhill Village Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, managed by Housing 21

Housing Providers - Bespoke Reports

The success of this year’s awards and the feedback we have received confirm the value of this form of consultation. Elderly people completing the awards questionnare

Elderly people completing the awards questionnare

From February 2011, Housing Providers are able to order a bespoke Provider's Report on their residents’ views collected via the nomination process.

The reports also offer providers and managers helpful information about how their housing schemes and associated services stand in comparison with regional and national ratings – all as perceived by the residents.

Download a Sample Provider's Report

These reports are also available for consultations carried out outside the Housing Awards nomination process. Read more about this new Resident Consultation Service

For more information, call 020 7820 1682 or email alex.billeter@eac.org.uk