Assisi Place
Belinda Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS10 2PD
Belinda Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS10 2PD


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Residents
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Manager's Description
"Established to foster links with the multicultural society around it, Assisi Place is named after the Italian town that has hosted two major interfaith gatherings – one on ecology in 1986, and anoth..." Show more "Established to foster links with the multicultural society around it, Assisi Place is named after the Italian town that has hosted two major interfaith gatherings – one on ecology in 1986, and another on world peace in 2002.Set across three storeys, the 45 apartments offer bright, airy and spacious living places specially designed for the needs of older people, with a range of colour schemes and assistive technology. Although living independently in their own apartments, residents have the reassurance of 24-hour care on site and care packages to suit their individual needs.
The Manager for Assisi Place enthused, “Assisi Place is a great asset to the community and those who live here. It is a beautiful new building and a place where community members come for lunches or coffee and bring harmony, helping residents to reintegrate with their peers in the area.”" Show less
Main Facts
Extra care housing
Tenure(s): Rent (social landlord)
Care provider: Methodist Homes
45 flats. Built in 2009. Sizes 2 bedroom.
Housing With Care scheme with on-site care staff (24 hours / 7 days), Non-resident management staff
Lift, Lounge, Dining room, Laundry, Guest facilities, Garden, Activities room, Cafe/bistro, Hairdressing salon
Whole site accessible by wheelchair. Access to site easy. Distances: bus stop 5 yards; shop 5 yards; post office 5 yards; town centre 5 yards; GP 5 yards; social centre 5 yards.
Scheme for, or of particular interest to: We welcome people from all ethnic backgrounds & will strive to meet cultural needs.. Social activities include: Whatever our actvity worker helps us arrange!.
Housing Authority: Leeds
Social Care Authority: Leeds
Architects: Carless & Adams Partnership
Ethos / Lifestyle
Community interaction
- The scheme is located within an existing active community
- The scheme is within easy reach of an existing active community
- The scheme relies on itself for community /neighbourhood interaction
Cultural
- We facilitate spiritual and religious observance
- Staff can speak languages other than English
Social Activities
- There are regular social activities
Including: Whatever our actvity worker helps us arrange! - Entertainment
- Outings
- Regular activities programme
- Daily activities
- Weekly activities
- Monthly activities
- Facilities for residents to garden or assist with gardening
- Own minibus
- Other transport for residents
Pets
New residents are allowed to bring pets:- a cat
- a dog
- If yes, pets can be replaced
no pets
Statement of purpose
(the ethos and purpose of the scheme as described to a potential resident)We put people at the heart of everything we do, treating people as individuals, respecting and honouring their wishes and providing care and wellbeing services in a way that’s best suited to each person’s specific needs, enabling them to live later life well. We place great importance on nurturing the mind, body and spirit of those we care for, their families and our colleagues regardless of faith, background or belief.
Assessment of outcomes
(to help assess the quality of service and the well-being of residents)- Regular comprehensive survey of all residents, results, action plans agreed, and reviewed with residents. - Individual meetings with residents to agree their wellbeing or care outcomes which are reviewed 6 monthly. - CQC inspection and report. - Quality Assurance inspection and report. - Area Manager audit. - Capita Health and Safety audits. - ARCO registered. - Local Authority Food and Hygiene rating. All staff receive comprehensive induction. They Undertake core training to include safeguarding, fire safety, health & safety, infection control, emergency first aid, confidentiality and the management of information – all are refreshed on an annual basis.
Buildings
The buildings and the environment
Year built: 2009Number of stories: 3
- Lift(s). Number of Lifts: 1
- Stair lift(s)
- The location is generally regarded as:
- Desirable
- Average
- Not so desirable
Distances to external facilities: | |||
Bus stop | 5 | yards | |
Local shop | 5 | yards | |
Post office | 5 | yards | |
GP surgery | 5 | yards | |
Social/day centre | 5 | yards | |
Town/shop centre | 5 | yards |
Individual properties
45 propertiesProperty details: | ||
2-bedroom apartments: | 45 | |
Including: | ||
limited mobility properties: | 10 | |
wheelchair properties: | 45 |
- If there are studios/bedsits
- They have a kitchen
- They have a wc
- They have a bathroom
- Some properties have a private balcony
- Some properties have a private garden or patio
- Properties are served by a communal satellite tv aerial
- Properties are wired for cable tv
- Dementia unit
- Intermediate care suite or similar
- Respite care accommodation
Communal facilities Indoors
- Lounge
- Restaurant (open to public)
- Dining room (residents only)
- Community/day centre
- Laundry
- Guest suite
- Conservatory
- Activities room(s)
- Hobby room(s)
- More than one lounge
- TV lounge
- Café
- Bar/pub
- Fitness gym
- Arts and craft centre
- Storage for wheelchairs/electric scooters
- Library
- Shop
- Treatment room
- Computer/IT room
- Payphone
- WC's
- Hairdressing salon
- Jacuzzi
- Pool
- Assisted bathroom(s)
- Other communal facilities
Communal facilities Outdoors
- Garden
- Total number of parking spaces: 16
Technology and design
- Communal facilities are designed for sensory impairment
- Wired for telecare
- Telecare installed
- Smart Home
- CCTV
- Others
- Facility security features: 24hr staff
- Security features for individual properties: Telecare
Accessibility
- All communal spaces are accessible by wheelchair users
- Most residents find getting to the site:
- easy
- manageable
- difficult
- Less mobile people find getting to the site:
- easy
- manageable
- difficult
Services
Support services
- Community alarm service
- Alarm to call on-site staff
- Housing support service (SP tasks)
- Domestic assistance
- Light domestic cleaning
- Shopping
- Housework
- Personal laundry service
- Hairdressing on site
- Chiropody
- Physiotherapy
- Sensors (detectors) and monitors
- Personal sensors
- Property-based sensors
Meals
- Meals are available on a regular basis
- A daily meal is available
- Details: Lunch only
- Breakfast always available in restaurant/dining room
- Lunch always available in restaurant/dining room
- Dinner always available in restaurant/dining room
- Breakfast can be delivered to individual homes
- Lunch can be delivered to individual homes
- Dinner can be delivered to individual homes
- Restaurant is open to outsiders
- There is generally a choice of menu
- Residents are consulted on menus
- All meals are prepared on the scheme
- Vegetarians are specifically catered for
- Special diets can usually be provided for
- We can meet cultural dietary preferences
Care services
- Personal care services
- Dementia care
- Care for people with learning disabilities
- Nursing care
- Intermediate care
- Respite care
- Mental frailty
- Physical disabilities
- Behavioural problems
- Terminal illness
- Our scheme is best suited to care for:
- People who need minimal help
- People who need moderate help
- People who need a high level of help
Eligibility / Admission
User profile
- We cater for people with no/low level care needs
- We are aiming at a mixed care levels population
- Admission criteria are similar to residential care
- Residents will not need to move except to hospital
- The scheme is intended or specially suited to a specific religious, ethnic, profession or other group
- The scheme is restricted to a specific group
Applicants must:
- Be self-funders
- Be on state benefits
- Have local connections
- Have a housing needs assessment
- Have a community care assessment
- Have a risk assessment
- Have a health assessment
- Have minimum housing support need
- Have minimum personal care need
- Have less than a maximum personal care need
For couples, both partners must:
- Have minimum housing support need
- Have minimum personal care need
We accept people with:
- Visual impairment
- Deafness
- Urinary incontinence
- Faecal incontinence
We would normally accept people with:
- Memory problems - moderate
- Memory problems - severe
- Challenging behaviour - disruptive
- Challenging behaviour - physically violent
- Mobility problems - frame
- Mobility problems - wheelchair
- Mobility problems - bedfast
- Wandering problems - inside home
- Wandering problems - outside home
Management / costs
Management
- Compared to our other schemes, this one is:
- Popular
- Average
- Not so popular
- Slow to let/sell
- There is a tenants/residents association
- Residents are involved in running the scheme through: Have own committee
Housing staff
- Resident scheme manager
- Non-resident manager
- Housing staff on duty:
- part time
- normal hours
- 24 hours
- 7 days
Care staff
- Site-based care staff
- On-site care staff 24/7
Staff facilities
- Manager's office
- Care staff office
- Staff overnight room with en-suite
- Staff rest room with kitchenette
- Staff locker and changing room
- Main catering kitchen
Costs
Info updated: 18/02/2021
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Availability
Many council and housing association lettings in this area are made through a 'Choice Based Lettings' system called Leeds Homes. See how to register and then bid for properties at: https://www.leedshomes.org.uk/?menuPath=HowToRegisterResidents' views
A number of residents have used EAC's resident consultation card game to give their views on aspects of where they live. They gave top marks to this scheme for: Quality of the garden
Space standards of individual apartments
Comments made in nominations for the EAC National Housing for Older People Awards

"Offers independent living as well as support for people who need care as well as housing. The scheme has recently had a refurbishment and has been red..." Show more
"Offers independent living as well as support for people who need care as well as housing. The scheme has recently had a refurbishment and has been redesigned down stairs to give more communal space for activities and events. The staff are committed to making a difference to older peoples lives." Show less
Made by a staff member in 2019
"Offers independent living as well as support for people who need care as well as housing. The scheme has recently had a refurbishment and has been redesigned down stairs to give more communal space for activities and events. The staff are committed to making a difference to older peoples lives." Show less
Made by a staff member in 2019
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As the UK's largest charity care provider, our mission is to inspire the best care and wellbeing at every stage of later life.