Specialist housing scheme scoops award
Specialist housing scheme scoops a national award at the Elderly Accommodation Counsel Housing for Older People Awards 2010
One of Orwell Housing Association’s Very Sheltered Housing Schemes has scooped a national award at the EAC Housing for Older People Awards, which was recently held in London.
For the very first time residents of retirement housing, sheltered housing and assisted living have been able to nominate and vote for their scheme through a newly launched award. EAC Housing for Older People Awards’ first ceremony recently took place at the Lords Cricket Gound in London. This was supported by the Department for Communites and Local Government and sponsored by many large organisations – notably Legal and General and the Nationwide Building Society.
The aim of the awards was to celebrate the best in specialist housing for older people and to engage thousands of residents in identying what contributes to their quality of life.
Steeple View, in Stowupland, was entered into the awards by the residents, and was delighted to receive a silver award for the best UK housing with care scheme, category 30 to 44 properties. The award was sponsored and presented by McCarthy & Stone and was received by Steeple View residents who travelled to the London Awards Ceremony.
Paul Kingston, Director of Housing and Care Services at Orwell Housing commented: “We are absolutely delighted to have won this award, congratulations have to go to the staff at Steeple View and to the residents for taking the time to enter the awards. We were the only scheme in Suffolk to win an award, so this is a huge acheivement for us all here at Orwell Housing.”
