Sheltered and independent living

We have three well-established extra care schemes across Bolton:

• Merton in the Deane area,
• Eldon Street in the Tonge Moor area,
• and Maxton in the Farnworth area.

Our fourth, and newest extra care scheme in Bolton is Lever Gardens Court in the Little Lever area. You can learn more about Lever Gardens Court by tapping here.

These schemes offer older people their own home, together with access to dedicated, on-site care and support services. As these services are based within the schemes, extra care gives more dependant older people the opportunity to continue living independently within the setting of their own home. 

The schemes are designed so that whilst having communal facilities, each tenant continues to have their own front door to their own flat with a lounge, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, and shower. They have an integrated intercom system which is Telecare compatible (you can learn more about our Careline Telecare service by tapping here) and the shared communal lounges and gardens host a variety of activities and events for the benefit of the tenants. 

We have a sheltered support worker who is based on-site who will call and visit each resident regularly during the week dependent on their specific needs. Each scheme also has a handyperson to assist all residents with small tasks such as replacing curtain rails, putting pictures on their walls, replacing lightbulbs, and so on.

The majority of our core sheltered accommodation is made up of bungalows. These bungalows are dispersed across Bolton in desirable locations, close to shops, transport, and other important places.

We also have four 'Under One Roof' schemes in Bolton at:

• St Georges Court,
• Jubilee House,
• Hulton Lane,
• and Longsight Lodge.

As well as:

• Flockton Court in Horwich,
• and Highfield House in Farnworth.

These schemes have facilities including lifts, communal lounges, and landscaped gardens for all residents to enjoy. With internal and external maintenance, gardening, and landscaping taken care of, residents are free to enjoy life with family and new friends.

All core sheltered housing customers have the choice of either a weekly, fortnightly, or monthly visit from a sheltered support worker, and the frequency of these visits can be conveniently increased or decreased depending on individual support needs.

Heightened levels of support are offered at an additional charge for our core sheltered accommodation.

Our independent living accommodation is made up of flats and bungalows with a specific age criteria for older people, no sheltered support, but with our Careline service provided as standard (you can learn more about our Careline service by tapping here).

Our independent living accommodation can be found in prime locations across Bolton, close to shops, transport, and other important places.

Some are larger schemes, while others are situated alongside or close to our core sheltered properties. Many are part of small clusters of accommodation dispersed amongst our general let accommodation, allowing residents to remain close to family and friends. 

Some of our independent living schemes may have communal gardens for residents to enjoy, but most have enclosed gardens for residents' personal use and cultivation.

With all internal and external maintenance taken care of, residents are free to enjoy life with family and make new friends. Tenants who move into our independent living accommodation are often younger and more active, meaning they require little support but enjoy the reassurance and safety provided by Careline in the case of an emergency.