Housing for Varying Needs Review - Aberdeen City Council

NeedsHousing for Varying Needs Review5.5 The facilities provided also vary from development to development. Awarden call and/or Telecare system is provided in all of the Council’ssheltered housing developments. Many of these have been in place fora considerable period of time and a significant number require upgradingto ensure they are fit for the future and compatible with currenttechnology and expectation5.6 ACC has a total of 2163 sheltered houses and 110 very sheltered homesthroughout the city. We also have 1,673 amenity properties that aresuitable for older people (aged 55 plus) or people with a disability.Details are given at Table 4 below.Table 4: ACC stock suitable for older people or people with a disabilityHousing Type Cottage Flat Multi Total stock(as atOctober2011)Very ShelteredNil 110 Nil 110Housing/Extra Care*Sheltered 212 803 1148 2163Amenity 1425 116 132 1673*Extra care properties are located at Coronation Court where a 24 hour service similarto very sheltered housing is provided.5.7 ACC is the largest provider of sheltered and very sheltered housing butthe RSL and private sector also plays an important role.5.8 Castlehill Housing Association, Hanover Housing Association, TenantsFirst Housing Co-operative and VSA (Agecare) provide a further 13developments providing 439 sheltered housing units. The RSL sectoralso has 266 amenity style properties. Table 5 illustrates provision:Table 5: RSL ProvisionProvider Blocks UnitsCastlehill HA 7 151Hanover HA 2 118Tenants first HC 3 150VSA (Agecare) 1 20Total 13 4395.9 There is a small but growing amount of sheltered (or retirement) housingavailable for owner occupation in Aberdeen. The Scottish Governments“house key” website identifies eight developments providing 322 houses.11