The Woodlands

Retirement housing
Woodlands Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 3BN
Woodlands Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 3BN

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Manager's Description

"The Woodlands in Heaton Mersey offers a collection of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments designed for those who want to enjoy modern, stylish living in a safe and secure environment.

Most apartments ben..." Show more
"The Woodlands in Heaton Mersey offers a collection of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments designed for those who want to enjoy modern, stylish living in a safe and secure environment.

Most apartments benefit from balconies or patios and many have en-suite shower rooms. Our community offers an independent retirement lifestyle with personal tailored care and support available should it be needed, all in a safe and secure environment designed specifically for later living.

Enjoy the privacy of your own peaceful apartment, stroll around the landscaped gardens, or take advantage of the Homeowners lounge, table service restaurant, therapy suite and hairdressing salon. With everything on your doorstep, you can truly live life your way, every day." Show less

Main Facts

Retirement housing
Tenure(s): Leasehold
63 flats. Built in 2022. Sizes 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom, 3 bedroom. Includes mobility and wheelchair standard properties.
Resident management staff (24 hours, 7 days)
Lift, Lounge, Dining room, Guest facilities, Garden, Activities room, Hairdressing salon, Bar/pub
Whole site accessible by wheelchair. Access to site easy. Distances: bus stop 0.1 mile(s); shop 0.1 mile(s); post office 1.4 mile(s); town centre 0.5 mile(s); GP 1.4 mile(s); social centre 1 mile(s).
Social activities include: Weekly calendar of activities, exercis and trips, organised by Adlington Management Services. New residents accepted from 55 years of age. Both cats & dogs generally accepted (Must adhere to our pets policy).
Housing Authority: Stockport
Social Care Authority: Stockport

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: Weekly calendar of activities, exercis and trips
  • 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
    Must adhere to our pets policy
Statement of purpose
(the ethos and purpose of the scheme as described to a potential resident)
One of the key reasons to purchase an Adlington retirement property is that it provides added peace of mind or round the clock, 24hr on-site support, and , if needed, the opption of tailored care, so you can live independently in your own home.
Assessment of outcomes
(to help assess the quality of service and the well-being of residents)
Customers satisfaction surveys deployed regularly.

Buildings

The buildings and the environment
Year built: 2022
Number of stories: 4
  • Lift(s). Number of Lifts: 0
  • Stair lift(s)
  • The location is generally regarded as:
    • Desirable
    • Average
    • Not so desirable
Distances to external facilities:
Bus stop 0.1 mile
Local shop 0.1 mile
Post office 1.4 miles
GP surgery 1.4 miles
Social/day centre 1.0 mile
Town/shop centre 0.5 mile

Individual properties
63 properties
Property details:
1-bedroom apartments: 20
2-bedroom apartments: 35
3-bedroom apartment: 8.
Including:
limited mobility properties: 63
wheelchair properties: 63
Other details:
  • 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: 32
Technology and design
  • Communal facilities are designed for sensory impairment
  • Wired for telecare
  • Telecare installed
  • Smart Home
  • CCTV
  • Others
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: breakfast and lunch daily at on-site restaurant
  • 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
  • 55 is the lower age limits for new residents
  • 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
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: 31/05/2024
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Availability

Check with Adlington Retirement Living - none notified to EAC - Advertise vacancies / sales.
Memberships
ARCO: The manager of this facility is a member of Associated Retirement Community Operators (ARCO), the main body representing the retirement community sector the UK.
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