Deerfin Fold
Wakehurst Road, Ballymena, Co Antrim, BT42 3LJ
Wakehurst Road, Ballymena, Co Antrim, BT42 3LJ
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Independent Living in Later Life
Radius is the largest Northern Ireland provider of specifically designed apartments or bungalows for older people and couples.
Main Facts
Retirement housing
Tenure(s): Rent (social landlord)
32 flats, bungalows. Built in 1986. Sizes 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom. Includes mobility and wheelchair standard properties.
Visiting management staff (Housing Officer visits 6 weekly with Scheme Co-ordinator), Non-resident management staff and Careline alarm service
Lift, Lounge, Laundry, Guest facilities, Garden, Hobby room, Hairdressing salon, Library
Whole site accessible by wheelchair. Access to site easy, but less so for less mobile people. Distances: bus stop 50 yards; shop 50 yards; post office 0.5 mile(s); town centre 1 mile(s); GP 0.5 mile(s); social centre 5 mile(s).
Regular Social activities include: Weekly luncheon and monthly evening entertainment, organised by Scheme Co-Ordinator. New residents accepted from 60 years of age. Both cats & dogs generally accepted, but not to be replaced.
Housing Authority: Antrim
Social Care Authority: NI Public Health Agency
Info updated: 09/11/2009
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Managed by
Independent Living in Later Life
Radius is the largest Northern Ireland provider of specifically designed apartments or bungalows for older people and couples.