What is sheltered housing?
Sheltered housing means having your own flat or bungalow in a block, or on a small estate, where all the other residents are older people (usually over 55, sometimes older). With a few exceptions, all developments (also known as 'schemes') provide independent, self-contained homes with their own front doors.
There are many different types of scheme, both to rent or to buy. They usually contain between 15 and 40 properties, and range in size from studio flats or bedsits, through to 2 and 3 bedroom properties. For more information, please visit the Housing Care website.
Some schemes also have their own manager or a shared manager, either living on-site or nearby, whose job is to manage the scheme and provide certain services to residents.