Sheltered housing

What is Sheltered Housing?
 
Sheltered Housing normally consists of small, easily managed (often one bedroom or bedsit) rented properties, provided by the Council or Housing Associations, grouped together in a scheme and with the services of an on-site or visiting warden.  Most complexes have communal facilities, including a sitting room, where people can meet and socialise.  Each flat is connected to an alarm service to call for help in case of emergencies.
 
Additional services such as home care, meals on wheels or day care can be provided by Social Work Services in the same way as for people living in all other types of accommodation.
 
Sheltered Housing Provision in the Highlands
 
The Highland Council manages 549 houses in 38 sheltered housing complexes throughout the Highlands.  In addition, there are a number of sheltered housing units run by housing associations.   The Registered Social Landlord section of the Housing Options Manual can give you information about the location of housing association sheltered housing.  
 
How do I apply for Sheltered Housing?
 
Contact your nearest Housing and Property Office or Service Point to obtain a normal housing application form.  You can indicate under Section 7.1 your requirement for sheltered housing.
 
What does it cost?
 
You can get information on sheltered housing charges here.

Care Commission

The housing support we give sheltered housing tenants is registered with the Care Commission and inspected by them annually, to ensure the help we offer is of the highest quality and meets our tenants' needs.

You can view individual Care Commission reports for 2006/2007 under Current Documents.  You can also link to the Care Commission website from External Links.

Sheltered Housing Tenant Handbook

This explains the housing support you will receive if you are a sheltered housing tenant.
 
The Future of Sheltered Housing
 
The Highland Council has carried out a major review of sheltered housing in the Highlands which gave a number of options about how this service could be developed in future.  We are currently working to progress these.   The Review can be read in the Current Documents section.