Wolverhampton services

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• Intensively supported housing at Lord Street
• Supported housing at Newhampton Road
• What living at Lord Street means for me
• Facilities and activities
• The local area
• Charges at Lord Street and Newhampton Road
• Becoming a tenant
• Further information

Intensively supported housing at Lord Street

The Lord Street centre comprises a block of 14 flats for people of working age with sight loss and/or a physical disability. We provide housing management and a 24 hour care and support service to tenants. The building is owned and maintained by Midland Heart Housing Association and the care and support service is funded by Wolverhampton City Council.

The care and support service is provided to a high standard, based on the newly introduced Care Quality Commission essential standards of quality and safety.

Our key aim is to enable people with sight loss and other disabilities to live full, active and independent lives, and we value the views and involvement of tenants at all times

The Centre at 345 Newhampton Road East, Wolverhampton comprises six flats for people of working age with sight loss and/or a physical disability. The building is owned and maintained by Midland Heart Housing Association; Pocklington provides the housing management service and low level support is provided by Bromford Corinthia. The Centre is also linked to a warden call system.

Howard is diabetic and lost his sight, which meant he had to give up his job and some of his hobbies. Find out how going to live to Lord Street started to turn his life around.

Facilities and activities

• The accommodation was opened in 2005 and is fully self-contained and designed for people with sight loss
• The facilities in the flats are modern and designed for ease of use
• Each flat is fitted with an alarm call system linked to support staff
• There is a communal landscaped garden for tenants to enjoy
• A conservatory makes a pleasant communal meeting space.