SERVICE DETAILS
A modern retirement housing development was built in 1996. It consists of 32 self-contained 2-bed apartment flats and one 3-apartment flat suitable for couples and single people. There is one wheelchair-accessible flat on the ground floor.
What is retirement housing?
Housing for people aged over 60.
Retirement housing helps older people live as independently as possible with the comfort of knowing there is a retirement housing manager on site for any emergencies, advice and support.
Extra services are paid for by a service charge, which is Housing Benefit eligible and by a Supporting People charge (not payable by those on low incomes). Personal care or meals are not provided. However, this can be arranged through social work.
Our developments are made up of individual flats with their own front door. The majority have a guest bedroom for relatives who wish to visit.
We also offer:
- A retirement housing manager service
- An out-of-hours alarm service
- A lift
- Use of a common lounge
- A communal laundry.
Main facts
- 32 flats, 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom.
- Includes mobility and wheelchair standard properties.
- Lounge, dining room, laundry, guest facilities, garden.
- Access to site fairly easy, but less so for less mobile people. Distances: bus stop 440 yards; shop 440 yards; post office 0.5 miles; town centre 1 mile; GP 0.8 miles; social centre 0.5 miles.
- Regular social activities include Bingo, ladies night, games/musical afternoons, lunch club.
- Both cats & dogs generally accepted, but not to be replaced.
- Rent (social landlord).
We are very happy to arrange visits for prospective residents and their families. To visit the Retirement Housing Development or to make an appointment for an assessment of a prospective resident’s care needs, please contact our office on 0131 221 1720.
How to apply for retirement housing...
Applications for age inclusive housing should be made through the EdInex website athttps://edindexhousing.co.uk.
