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After a challenging year on site due to the pandemic, Meadow View Court, the Rapport Housing and Care’s new extra-care housing scheme in Wateringbury has finally opened for business.
The first residents moved into their homes at the start of the month following just over 18 months of construction.
The facility in The Orpines offers independent living support for the over-55s, with 51 apartments.
Residents can use a range of on-site community facilities including a hair salon and restaurant, activity room and garden.
Meanwhile the housing group's domiciliary care team will be on site daily to provide personalised care packages, supporting the residents to live independently.
A housing officer is also on site around the clock in the event of an emergency.
The scheme is the charity's third to open in just over two years.
Leon Steer, the chief executive of Rapport Housing and Care said: “We are delighted to be welcoming our new residents to Meadow View Court after what has been a difficult year for us all.
"In the past two and a half years, we have opened three extra-care housing schemes, providing a total of 184 apartments for over 55s in need of support, 85% of those were available as affordable homes either to rent via the local authority or to buy through shared ownership.
“In line with the charitable values on which we were founded over 50 years ago, we are committed to providing appropriate and affordable housing for older people from all walks of life and I know this scheme will have such a positive impact on so many of the people who come to live here.”
Carol Bishop, who is the scheme’s housing officer, said: “I’m so excited.
"While things will sadly be different for a while, I’m sure that once everyone settles in and Covid-19 is no longer an issue, we will see a community develop and friendships grow, as we have in all our other extra care housing schemes.”
The site was formerly home to the Abbeyfield Greensted Care Home that looked after elderly people, especially those with Parkinsons Disease. It closed in 2015.
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