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Supported and sheltered housing - information and advice
Sheltered accommodation and supported housing are types of accommodation for older people or people with a disability, which include relevant care and support services. The terms cover two different types of housing. The differences are explained below.
Sheltered accommodation
Sheltered accommodation is a flat or bungalow specially designed and built with the needs of older people or people with a disability in mind.
There are lots of variations between sheltered housing schemes but they usually provide self-contained accommodation with warden/sheltered housing support services where help is on hand for support and assistance. Some schemes have communal facilities such as a communal lounge and laundry facilities.
Supported housing
Supported housing is usually for people with disabilities who need housing-related or care-related support. People can have their own tenancy and may live independently or three or four people may live at the same address.
Another type of accommodation is extra care housing. This is explained below.
Extra care housing
Extra care housing offers a new way of supporting people to live independently for as long as possible. It provides the security and privacy of a home of your own, a range of facilities on the premises, combined with access to 24-hour care/support services if required. For more information, see the extra care housing page.
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| Related information from NHS Choices
Care away from homeInformation on care away from homefrom the Carers Direct section of NHS Choices, including care homes; trial periods in care homes; extra care; sheltered accommodation and residential special schools. [Content supplied by NHS Choices] | |
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- Abbeyfield
Abbeyfield is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to making the lives of older people easier and more fulfilling. They help people to live independently by providing a range of services, including houses and residential care homes across the UK.
- Elderly Accommodation Counsel
The Elderly Accommodation Counsel provides information and advice to older people and their relatives and carers to help older people make informed decisions about their housing and care needs.
- Elderly Accommodation Counsel - housing and care home search
Use this website from the Elderly Accommodation Counsel to search for retirement housing and care homes or to access elderly care advice on sheltered housing, retirement housing, care homes, or care services for elderly people.
- Erosh - the national consortium for older people’s housing and support
Erosh champion quality housing and support for older people; raise awareness of the benefits of older people’s housing; celebrate housing with care and support for older people; and promote sheltered and retirement housing schemes as community hubs.
- HousingCare.org
HousingCare.org aims to provide information to help older people make decisions about where to live and any support or care they may need. This website is a partnership between the Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC) and other agencies.
- The Yorkshire Housing Group
Yorkshire Housing has more than 16,000 homes in management across Yorkshire. They help vulnerable people stay independently living in their own homes for longer as well as other housing related services.
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Customer services centre (social care enquiries)
Full contact details for the customer services centre, including how to call in personally, can be found below.
social.care@northyorks.gov.uk
Tel: 0845 034 9410
Fax: 01609 532009
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Compliments, complaints, comments and concerns (adult social care)
Help us get it right. Please tell us your views about adult social care services provided by North Yorkshire County Council. Your comments can help us to improve our services and plan for the future.
social.complaints@northyorks.g...
Tel: 01609 532638
Fax: 01609 532025
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This page was last updated on 21 March 2012