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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).
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.
