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SHELTERED HOUSING EXPLAINED

A third of Waterloo's residents are retired. Many are living in a property specially designed to meet the needs of older people.

Waterloo offers two main types of secure and comfortable accommodation for older people to rent. Both offer independent living and peace of mind.

Flats in sheltered housing schemes

These self contained flats are located within a main building, with the benefit of communal facilities and a scheme manager on site. The properties are available to rent to people over the age of 60. Waterloo manages nine rented schemes across the Midlands. More-->

Bungalows and flats with an emergency alarm link

These offer the security of a 24 hour emergency link to a trained operator who can call whatever help is needed. The properties are situated in popular residential areas. Some are located close to a sheltered housing scheme. They are available to rent to residents over the age of 55. More-->

Getting in contact<

For details of rented properties currently available, and to discuss how Waterloo may be able to help meet your housing need, please contact our Lettings Team on 0121 355 4501/ 4651 or email info@waterloo.org.uk

Waterloo also owns or manages a range of leasehold retirement schemes for home owners. These schemes are all over the Midlands: Birmingham, Leicestershire, Peterborough, Hertfordshire, Nottinghamshire andLincolnshire. To find out about properties for sale, please contact our Home Ownership team on 0121 362 8989 or email sales@waterloo.org.uk

Where you live and what your home provides is very important to how you feel about yourself, your lifestyle and life in general.

Choices about housing become ever more important as we get older. Healthy, independent people live in sheltered housing schemes. It is such a popular choice that today more older people live in sheltered accommodation than residential and nursing homes put together.

WHAT IS SHELTERED HOUSING?

Sheltered or retirement housing provides specially designed accommodation for older people who are able to live independently, with the benefit of support from a scheme manager. and other services.

Each resident has a self contained flat. At sheltered schemes run by Waterloo, flats have the security of a door entry system and an emergency alarm link which connects to an on-site scheme manager during work hours and a central control operator at all other times.

The features of the sheltered schemes run by Waterloo include:

• Self contained flats
• Communal facilities
• Scheme manager on site
• 24 hour emergency assistance
• Security and safety features

The aims of each scheme are to:

• provide good quality housing for older people
• enable residents to provide independent lives with privacy
• promote the rights and choices of residents
• encourage and enable participation and involvement in social and other activities
• provide a professional service to residents

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

Living in a sheltered scheme involves staying part of the community and having a 'home for life' wherever possible.

There are many benefits of living in sheltered housing. It means having:

• your own front door and the independence that it brings
• company when you need it; privacy whenyou don't
• opportunities to join in with others and share your skills in activites
• peace of mind and a sense of security
• good quality housing

In recent surveys of residents living at Waterloo's sheltered housing schemes:

• 96% said they would recommend Waterloo's older persons housing to others
• 98% are satisfied with the condition of their home
• 91% said they were happy with the security of their home
• 92% said the rent and srvice charge is good value for money
• 93% said they are satisfied with their scheme manager