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Sheltered housing overview
Sheltered Housing provides accommodation for persons who are over retirement age with the advantage of having a resident warden who is available to give assistance in emergencies. Each unit of accommodation is connected via a Warden Call System to the Duty Warden or to Care-Link Control in case of the Warden's absence.
Bury MBC has 22 specially designed schemes throughout the borough:
All schemes offer:
- A Warden Service
- 24 hour emergency alarm service
- Safe secure environment
- Full independence backed by the right amount of support for you
- Close working with other support services e.g. Home Care, District Nurse
In addition some schemes offer:
- Communal lounge and social activities
- Communal laundry
- Door entry system
- CCTV security
- Guest room
- Attractive well maintained surroundings
You can get further information by
Applying for sheltered accomodation
If you wish to apply for sheltered accommodation, you will need to complete a Housing application form. You can now do this using the Housing application form (86kb 12 page pdf).
Support at home overview.
The new Support at Home Service was launched on the 1st April 2008. Its aim is to provide support to people over the age of 60, enabling them to continue living in their own home.
The service will provide a daily visit or telephone call from one of our highly trained support staff, to make sure residents are ok. They will help residents to manage their day to day tasks and offer a ‘listening ear’ to talk through any worries or problems they may have.
In addition to this, a CareLink alarm unit will also be provided, enabling clients to request help 24/7 in the event of an emergency.
The new service will be delivered by the existing warden staff team. The staff will now be known as Home Support Workers and will deliver the support service to existing sheltered housing service users as well as over 160 people in the wider community.
Applying for support at home.
There is currently a waiting list for this service in wider community areas, however, if you know anyone who is interested, or may benefit from the service please contact CareLink on 0161 253 6222.
Accomodation details
View details of the schemes:
Carelink alarm service
Carelink is a community alarm service provided by our own local authority to guarantee complete 24 hour contact. For more information see our Carelink web page.
