Sheltered Housing
Sheltered housing is self-contained accommodation which can vary in size and aims to provide a safe and secure environment that enables people to live independently. People in this type of housing have a tenancy arrangement (rent agreement) and it is therefore considered to be the person’s own home. People living within sheltered housing are usually able to look after themselves with minimum support.
Sheltered housing offers affordable homes, social opportunities, scheme management support and everyday reassurance.
Darlington has a range of sheltered housing properties that are modern one and two bedroom apartments and bungalows with welcoming communal areas for social activities and useful facilities like level access wet rooms, hair salons, landscaped green spaces, laundry, and scooter storage areas.
There are three types of sheltered housing provided in Darlington:
- Hardwired schemes/warden call system and fire protection only. For people aged 55+. Ground floor accommodation where support is provided by the provision of telecare alarms and the responder service. The focus of this provision is on independence with the reassurance of remote support at the press of a pendent or pull of a cord. There is no on-site staff provision. There are currently 778 tenants living in these types of tenancies across 35 schemes
- Good Neighbour schemes. Ground floor accommodation for people aged 55+ with tenants having their own front door, access to a range of inclusive activities at a local community centre, a daily call and onsite support from a scheme manager to assist in times of poor health, crisis or when needed. There are currently 330 tenants living in Good Neighbour tenancies across 7 separate schemes
- Sheltered schemes for people aged 55+ Onsite scheme manager support, daily call and regular visit to maintain independence, health, mental health and wellbeing. Scheme managers do not provide personal care services but will work with agencies to facilitate packages of care and support for their tenants. There are currently 470 people living in sheltered accommodation and there are 7 schemes like this.