The
Abbeyfield Society for Scotland mainly provides two
types of retirement housing: very
sheltered houses and registered
residential care houses.The
aim is identical in both cases although the means
are slightly different and depend on the needs of
our current and prospective residents. We aim to provide
- Independence
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Companionship
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Personal security
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Friendship and community inclusion
We are also creating new models that will meet the
needs of a changing population and the older people
of the future. By incorporating the types of retirement
housing shown above and introducing additional facilities
we are now at the forefront of the set-up of integrated
care projects. Abbeyfield offers support for life
here - from domiciliary care and day centres through
to assisted living apartments, respite care and registered
residential care - offering additional support
for those coping with increasing frailty or confusion.
The
average weekly charge in the Very Sheltered accommodation
is usually between £120 and £170, including
meals, lighting, heating and
the services of a house manager and cook
etc. In Registered Residential Care accommodation
the charges usually vary between £260 and £340
per week, reflecting the enhanced level of care provided.
The reasonable charges are attributable to our not-for-profit
status, the high level of volunteer input and
volunteers' fundraising activities. Most residents
and prospective residents are more interested in the
quality of life
in an Abbeyfield house than in the facilities and
we take the views of our residents very seriously.
Abbeyfield is not a business - we are here to enable
older people to live as rich and rewarding a life
as possible and we only know how to do this by following
the lead and the advice of our residents.
The
Abbeyfield Society for Scotland provides a range of
housing to meet the range of older people's needs
but more than this we recognise that loneliness and
isolation are factors in the mental health and wellbeing
of an older person.
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