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Overview
We provide specialist housing in a number of schemes for older tenants, all around the borough. The schemes have a variety of home types catering for older people. All have 24-hour emergency cover plus the added security of a Scheme Manager who looks after one or more schemes.
The aim of this type of housing is to provide individual, easily managed homes which allow older people to keep their privacy, dignity and independence. The Scheme Manager can organise a whole range of services to help, but sheltered housing is not meant to provide nursing care.
You take a 360° Virtual Tour of the schemes.
For more details, phone our Sheltered Housing Team on 282508 or 282511. To apply online you can download a housing application form. It would also be beneficial to complete a medical certificate.
We also publish a Sheltered Housing Tenants Guide which provides detailed information on the sheltered housing service and standards. This guide is also available as a download:
Download the Sheltered Housing Tenants Handbook (PDF format - 406KB)
Other services for older people
You can obtain information on other services available for older people in the Colchester Borough here or download a joint Colchester Borough Council and Colchester Borough Council leaflet here.
