Our Retirement Living PLUS developments (Extra Care) housing enable our homeowners to continue to live independent and healthy lives in their own home with the comfort and knowledge that flexible help and support are available on-site 24-hours a day, whenever needed.
24-hour care and support
Flexible care and support designed entirely around the needs and aspirations of our homeowners are provided by our in-house management company, McCarthy & Stone Management Services, which is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in England and its equivalent bodies in Scotland and Wales.
A team of up to 17 staff members is based on-site with a presence 24-hours a day. Our qualified care professionals offer around-the-clock flexible personal care and support packages, tailored to the individual needs of homeowners, for as much or as little as they need, including:
- Help with dressing / undressing, washing, bathing and grooming
- Help with mobility problems
- Medication monitoring
- Assistance with rehabilitation and exercise programmes
- Domestic assistance (cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping etc.)
Designed to make life a little easier
Our developments are carefully designed with the needs of older people in mind, with step-free and wheelchair access throughout the building.
The apartments are all designed to be ‘care ready’ and are fully wheelchair accessible. They are built to generous internal space standards and incorporate features designed to help customers maintain their independence; such as 24-hour emergency call points, secure camera entry systems, accessible bathrooms, eye level ovens and cupboards, good lighting, and switches / electrical sockets at a raised height to reduce bending.
Supportive and secure communities
Later life is filled with possibility, and we believe there is vitality in togetherness that gives people purpose and a sense of fulfilment. Along with the benefits of independent living within their own apartments, homeowners are able to enjoy activities in the shared spaces at the heart of the development. These include a great value in-house restaurant or bistro offering freshly prepared meals 365 days a year, hot and cold drinks, and freshly baked cakes throughout the day, cooked by a professional chef using local produce, for when homeowners don’t feel like food shopping or cooking.
There is also a spacious shared lounge for socialising and events, laundry room, mobility scooter charging room, and a guest suite for when friends and family come to stay. Some developments include health and wellbeing suites, staff rooms, function rooms, hairdressing salons and hobby rooms.
All of our developments also include beautifully landscaped outside spaces which enhance both the building and the local neighbourhood, as well as providing a social area for homeowners to come together which is, importantly, accessible to older people.
The shared spaces provided with our retirement communities help to combat loneliness in later life more effectively. A ready-made supportive and vibrant community is available for homeowners to access, whilst retaining their independence and involvement in the wider local area, as they choose. We make this a priority within our developments, ensuring that a range of social activities, events, organised outings and opportunities to make new friends are available to all its homeowners.