Winchester Court
Chestnut Walk, Sherwood, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 4DX
Chestnut Walk, Sherwood, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 4DX


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Aims
Buildings
Services
Residents
Management / Costs
Main Facts
Retirement housing
90 flats. Built in 1965 and renovated in 2017. Sizes 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom.
Visiting management staff (Independent Living Co-ordinator and Nottingham on Call service) and Careline alarm service
Lift, Laundry, Activities room
Whole site accessible by wheelchair. Access to site fairly easy. Distances: bus stop 50 yards; shop 0.5 mile(s); post office 0.5 mile(s); town centre 0.5 mile(s); GP 0.5 mile(s).
Regular Social Activities include: coffee mornings/afternoons, knit & natter, meals out and lunch club, organised by Tenants and Activity Co-ordinator. New residents accepted from 60 years of age.
Tenure(s): Rent (social landlord)
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: coffee mornings/afternoons, knit & natter, meals out and lunch club - 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
Statement of purpose
(the ethos and purpose of the scheme as described to a potential resident)To provide quality housing with additional access to friendly and knowledgeable Independent Living Coordinators.
Assessment of outcomes
(to help assess the quality of service and the well-being of residents)* Individual Tenancy support needs and risk assessment * Customer Satisfaction Surveys * ISO 9001 Nottingham City Homes were named as Landlord of the Year 2018.
Buildings
The buildings and the environment
Year built: 1965Year of major remodelling: 2017
Number of stories: 15
- Lift(s). Number of Lifts: 2
- Stair lift(s)
- The location is generally regarded as:
- Desirable
- Average
- Not so desirable
Distances to external facilities: | |||
Bus stop | 50 | yards | |
Local shop | 0.5 | mile | |
Post office | 0.5 | mile | |
GP surgery | 0.5 | mile | |
Town/shop centre | 0.5 | mile |
Individual properties
90 propertiesProperty details: | ||
1-bedroom apartments: | 30 | |
2-bedroom apartments: | 60 | |
Including: | ||
limited mobility properties: | 90 |
- 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: 40
Technology and design
- Communal facilities are designed for sensory impairment
- Wired for telecare
- Telecare installed
- Smart Home
- CCTV
- Others
- Facility security features: Door entry system, CCTV, telecare
- 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
- 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
- 60 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
Rents updated: 01/01/1970 | ||
Prices updated: 01/01/1970 |
Info updated: 13/08/2018 Update info