Retirement Housing

For older people we have a range of impressive, affordable rented housing. This includes apartments on specially designed schemes. These schemes provide secure accommodation with the added bonus of an active social life and a Supported Living Co-ordinator to provide you with help and advice if you need it.

All of our apartments:

• are fully self-contained with kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and living room
• are fitted with a 24 hour emergency alarm system
• have central heating fitted throughout
• have their own front door, connected to a door entry system and closed circuit tv
• have access to digital tv
• have clear rents and service charges allowing you to budget accurately
• have rents eligible for Housing Benefit according to your circumstances

For the locations and further details about all of our schemes visit our Retirement Housing section.

Retirement Housing

Linkline Community Alarm

For many people living on their own, the telephone is their only means of contact with friends or relatives. But in a crisis it's often difficult to locate or dial the number that will get help. Linkline can solve these problems and provide peace of mind.

If you fall, feel unwell or are in need or help or reassurance, all you need to do is press a button you can be automatically connected to the alarm control centre which is staffed 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

If you would like further details of the service please contact us.

Adaptations

The Association undertakes a wide range of adaptations to our properties. In the case of minor adaptations such as grab rails and lever taps you can directly request these by contacting us.

For more major adaptations such as level access showers or the addition of rooms to properties an assessment by an Occupational Therapist is required. An application to the District Council for Disabled Facilities Grant may also be required.

We aim to undertake all adaptation as quickly as we can subject to our budget limits.

For more information please visit our adaptations page.

Supporting People Payments

Housing Benefit only pays for rent and not support charges; tenants eligible for Housing Benefit get their support charges paid from the Supporting People Fund, administered by the Supporting People Team at Staffordshire County Council.

The Association has a contract with the County Council for the provision of these services and is monitored on this. The County Council will review services to ensure that they provide value for money and are meeting needs. Tenants will be involved in these reviews.

Tenants who are not eligible for Housing Benefit will continue to pay their support charges direct to the Association.

Supporting People Payment Application Form

Supporting People Website(external link)

Our Older Persons Strategy

This Strategy looks at our organisational aspects of service delivery to older persons and challenges the long established culture and rationale of this service delivery.

The Strategy looks at the plethora of statutory and Government directives, policies, other local and national strategies and guidance. Local supply and demand are investigated and solutions to begin addressing the issues are suggested.

Older Persons Strategy