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SHELTERED SCHEMES WITH AN RSM Waterloo manages many properties for the elderly. The sheltered schemes listed below all have the added benefit of an on-site Resident Scheme Manager. Waterloo provides nine rented sheltered schemes in the following areas
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Accommodation Colbourne Court is a quiet development of 40 unfurnished flats for older people, centred around a courtyard. It was built in 1988 and extended in 1995. Facilities The self-contained flats have a shower room, kitchen, lounge and either one or two bedrooms. The accommodation is centrally heated and double glazed. Emergency pull cords are fitted in each room. These are connected to the residents scheme manager Sue MacGranaghan and, when she is off duty, to a central control alarm service. Communal facilities include a residents' lounge, grounds and ample parking. Frequent social activities are organised by residents and the scheme manager. Local Amenities The local shop, post office and bust stop are within walking distance (about 200 yards). The town centre of Stechford is three miles away.
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Accommodation Located close to the local amenities of Boldmere, Copenhagen Mews provides 30 unfurnished flats for older people. The self contained flats are all double glazed and centrally heated. They comprise a lounge, kitchen, shower room and one bedroom. Facilities The communal facilities include two lounges, a hairdressing salon, and a guest room for visiting friends and relatives. The scheme was built in 1992 and is set within attractive grounds. All properties have a call system to summon help in an emergency. This is connected to the resident scheme manager Sue Roberts and, when she is off duty, to a central control alarm service. Frequent social activities are arranged by the residents and scheme manager. Local Amenities The local shop and bust stop are within walking distance (about 100 yards). The main shopping street of Boldmere, which features a post office and library is also within walking distance (about 200 yards). The centre of Sutton Coldfield is 2 miles away.
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Accommodation Knight Court comprises 28 one bedroom unfurnished flats for older people in a village location near Kidderminster. The flats are all centrally heated with double glazing and include a lounge, bedroom, shower room and kitchen. Facilities Built in 1994, the scheme features two communal lounges, hairdressing salon and a guest room for visitors. There are also attractive grounds and residents' parking. Regular lunchtime meals are prepared by a cook from the local authority in the well equipped kitchen and available to enjoy for a reasonable charge in the communal dining room. All properties have a call system to summon help in an emergency. This is connected to the resident scheme manager Jean Doyle and, when she is off duty, to a central control alarm service. Frequent social activities are arranged by the residents and scheme manager. Local Amenities The local shop, post office and bust stop are within walking distance (about 200 yards). The centre of Kidderminster is three miles away.
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Accommodation Macgregor Tithe provides 70 unfurnished one and two bedroom flats for older people in a quiet cul-de-sac within easy walking distance of Tamworth town centre. The scheme was built in 1999 on the site of the former Tamworth General Hospital. It involved both new development and refurbishment of the historic parts of the old hospital, including the memorial hall which is situated alongside the scheme. The flats feature a lounge, kitchen, bathroom and shower room accommodation. They are double glazed and have electric storage heating. Facilities The communal facilities include two lounges, a hairdressing salon and a guest room for visiting friends and relatives. There is also a bath/shower room for assisted bathing. Outside there is ample parking and attractive grounds. All properties have a call system to summon help in an emergency. This is connected to the resident scheme manager Trish Grady and, when she is off duty, to a central control alarm service. Frequent social activities are arranged by the residents and scheme manager. Local Amenities The local shop, post office and bus stop are within walking distance (about 100 yards). The varied facilities of Tamworth town centre are within close walking distance.
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Accommodation The scheme comprises 24 unfurnished flats for older people in pleasant grounds in the Parkfields area of Castle Bromwich Each self contained flat features lounge, kitchen, bathroom and one shower room. The accommodation benefits from central heating and double glazing. Facilities The communal facilities include two residents lounges, a guest room for visiting relatives and friends and a laundry with washers/dryers. There is also ample residents' parking. All properties have a call system to summon help in an emergency. This is connected to the resident scheme manager Lorraine Mulcahy and, when she is off duty, to a central control alarm service. Frequent social activities are arranged by the residents and scheme manager. Local Amenities The local shop, post office and bus stop are within walking distance (about 150 yards). The centre of Castle Bromwich is 1 mile away. 
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Accommodation The scheme was built in phases over the last 18 years. It comprises 65 unfurnished flats and bungalows for older persons in an attractive cul-de-sac setting close to shopping facilities. Pakenham House is a sheltered complex featuring 22 self contained flats comprising kitchen, lounge, shower room and one bedroom. Pakenham Close has 45 one bedroom flats and bungalows. There are a further 12 one and two bedroom flats in Pakenham Drive. Each property is centrally heated and double glazed. Facilities Pakenham Houses has two residents lounges, a guest room for visiting relatives and friends and a laundry with washers/dryers. There is also a hairdressing salon, computer room and attractive gardens. Resident Scheme Manager Sue Preston is based at Pakenham House. Frequent social activities are arranged by the residents and scheme manager. All properties have a call system to summon help in an emergency from the scheme manager or central control. Local Amenities The local shop, post office and bus stop of Walmley are within walking distance (about 150 yards). The town centre of Sutton Coldfield is 2 miles away.
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Accommodation Robertson Knoll provides 45 self contained unfurnished flats for older people. Each flat has a lounge, kitchen, shower room and bedroom, Built in 1992, the accommodation has electric heating and double glazing. Facilities The scheme features two communal lounges, a guest room for visiting relatives and friends and a laundry with washers/dryers. There are also communal grounds and residents parking. All properties have a call system to summon help in an emergency. This is connected to the resident scheme manager Sue Steane and, when she is off duty, to a central control alarm service. Frequent social activities are arranged by the residents and scheme manager. Local Amenities The local shop, post office and bus stop are within walking distance (about 100 yards). The centre of Hodge Hill is a mile away.
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Accommodation Sandham Grange provides 36 two bedroom unfurnished flats set in pleasent grounds. The flats, built in 2005 comprise of lounge, kitchen, two bedrooms, and a shower room. There is electric heating and double glazing throughout. Four of the flats have been adapted for wheelchair users. Facilities The communal areas include one main lounge and four wing lounges, laundry with washers/ dryers. There is also a hairdressing salon, activity room, library/ IT room, assisted bathrooms, secure car parking and a guest room for visiting friends and relatives. All properties have a call system to summon assistance in an emergency. This is connected to the resident scheme manager Ruby Golding and, when she is off duty, to a central control alarm service. Local Amenities The local shopping centre is within 100 yeards of the scheme and buses into the city centre and larger shopping centres stop outside the scheme.
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Accommodation Wellington Court is for older people who need for assistance to live independently. Opened in 2002, it is Waterloo's first extra care sheltered housing scheme. Extra care housing combines accommodation designed to encourage independent living with home care services, such as dressing and bathing, which are provided by the local authorities services if required. The extra support aims to provide a 'home for life', acting as an alternative to residential care. Wellington Court has 40 self contained flats, of which 35 have one bedroom and 5 have two bedrooms. The unfurnished properties also feature a lounge, shower room and kitchen. They are centrally heated and double glazed and have a call system to summon help in an emergency. Facilities The scheme's communal facilities include a lounges, resident-run shop, assisted bathroom facilities, laundry, hairdressers and landscaped grounds. There is also a library with computer and internet access and a guest room for visiting friends and family. Regular lunchtime meals are cooked by Age Concern in the well equipped kitchen and available to enjoy at a reasonable cost in the communal dining room. A Resident Scheme Manager is available on-site to support residents. She works closely with the Social Services staff who provide home care services and have an office based at the scheme. Frequent social activities are arranged by the residents and scheme manager. "Wellington Court is an excellent facility and example of partnership working
with Birmingham City Council's Housing and Social Services departments" Local Amenities The local shop, post office and bus stop are within walking distance (about 200 yards). The centre of Harborne is a mile away.
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