Supported sheltered houses
We offer supported sheltered housing in over 700 locations around the UK. Each Abbeyfield house gives preference to older people drawn from its local community, or who have local connections.
Our supported sheltered houses are either purpose built or are adapted existing buildings furnished with specialist facilities, such as call alarm systems, lifts and assisted baths. Many of our houses also have additional aids to make life easier for frailer residents.
A typical Abbeyfield house accommodates eight to 12 people. Most of our houses offer rooms with en suite facilities. Residents can personalise their own rooms with their own furniture and other treasured possessions.
A professional manager supervises each house to ensure that every resident enjoys nutritious cooked meals every day and receives the level of support they require. Residents needing additional assistance can arrange visiting services such as home help, a care assistant or chiropodist.
Care homes
Our 80 care homes allow residents to remain 'at home' while receiving high levels of care within specially designed houses. Specialist staff and care assistants are on call 24 hours a day. Qualified staff are able to dispense medicines to residents under the direction of GPs and district nurses. All residents have a specific care plan and they contribute to its monthly review. Nursing care is only provided in our registered nursing homes, but local community nursing services support our high-dependency residents.
Following constitutional changes within The Abbeyfield Society the care homes that were managed by Abbeyfield UK are being re-registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) from 1st April 2009. Because of this, the past inspection reports, which were public documents, are no longer available from the CQC. However, all these care homes will be inspected again before 1st October 2009 and these new inspection reports will be available to view or download from the CQC website
www.cgc.org.uk
The most recent inspection report undertaken by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI), prior to April 2009, are available below, and are available to view at the individual care homes: