Bainbridge Extra Care Housing

The New Sycamore Hall

About Bainbridge Extra Care Housing Scheme

There will be 40 units of accomodation consisting of 5 two bedroomed apartments and 35, 1 bedroomed apartments. Each apartment will have an entrance hall, lounge and en-suite bathroom. The kitchens will be fully fitted with a fridge, freezer and eye level oven and hob. The apartments also have wide doorways with enough space to enable someone in a wheelchair to move around freely.

The apartments will be decorated and will have non-slip flooring in the kitchen and bathroom.

The clients will be able choose their own decor and fabrics from a good selection offered by us.

Each apartment will also have the smart technology sensors fitted to assist people as required and there will be a call system.

The scheme will also have a laundry, a hairdressers, a day centre, assisted bathing room, lounge with residents kitchen area, electric buggy store and a therapy/treatment room.There will be sleep in facilities for staff, a managers office, a guest room and a dining room with full kitchen facilities from which residents and visitors can buy snacks and meals.

Housing 21 do not provide catering staff or facilities, so they will be happy to work with residents and local providers to ensure quality, choice based menus are provided.

The building will have areas open to the public and areas which only residents and their guests can access.

Allan White from Housing 21 is the Construction Project Manager.

Paula Broadbent from housing 21 will manage the scheme and will involve residents in choosing colour schemes for the lounge, the furniture etc, and will encourage the development of a tenants association who will have a say in the decision making processes.
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