Sheltered Housing
Sheltered Housing is housing which is designed to
help older people and those with age-related support needs to live
an independent life in their own home.
It provides you with the support and reassurance of a sheltered
housing officer and an emergency alarm system.
It is not a residential care home; you are free to come and go
as you please, to have visitors as you please, to have your own
possessions and to be as independent as you please.
Your flat is your home - you are entitled to complete
privacy and you are responsible for your own housework, cooking,
decoration and furnishing. It should also be a community, where
residents are encouraged not only to do things for themselves but
for neighbours as well.
Supported housing focus group
The focus group is made up of staff and residents. Its role is
to set service standards and monitor them. The group also gets
involved with how we collect information on satisfaction levels as
well as with policy changes, areas of persistent complaint and
new developments.