Chorley has two extra care facilities Primrose Gardens and Tatton Gardens.
Each combines accommodation with care and support services. It is a lot like sheltered housing, but offers help with personal care, household chores and accessing the local community, allowing everyone the freedom and independence of having their own front door.
Applications are being taken for both facilities now.
Advantages of extra care living:
- staying Independent for longer
- having your own living space
- 24hr emergency support
- flexible care and support, care can be increased and decreased as your needs/ requirements change
- opportunities to socialise with other residents and feel part of the community
- town centre living, being near to shops, health centres etc.
Who can access extra care housing?
- people over the age of 55 years of age
- people able to live safely on their own with some extra care needs
If you are a single person or a couple and one of you has a care need, extra care accommodation could make it possible for you to continue to live together.
For more information please view the Chorley Extra Care Allocations Agreement (PDF) [208KB]
You will need contact your local council for a free social care needs assessment if you think extra care housing might be the right choice for you. This will look at what care you need and the best way for you to get it.
Everyone applying to Primrose or Tatton Gardens will need to apply for this, as this forms part of the application process.
Please email ACSCustomer.services@lancashire.gov.uk to request a social care needs assessment