Extra Care

Extra Care with Great Places

Great Places has two Extra Care housing developments in Blackpool and one in north Manchester.

The idea of Extra Care is to provide a futuristic alternative to sheltered housing and residential care for older people. Our developments are designed for over 55s who have care needs now or who might need care in the future.

Tenants have their own self-contained, modern apartments but can call on a 24-hour on site care team for as support if they need it.

The developments also have communal lounges and services such as hairdressing, beauty therapy and chiropody. The Blackpool schemes have a sauna and spa suite.

All developments have a scheme manager as well as a care team who can support tenants 24 hours a day, seven days week, if needed. The care team also provides bespoke care for tenants who have been assessed as needing extra support by social services.

Sevacare provides the care teams in Blackpool. Direct Health provides the care team in Manchester.

Tulloch Court, Marton, Blackpool

This development, completed in 2010, has 46 two-bedroom apartments. Rent is £102 per week and service charge is £59.25. There is also a water charge of £5 per week and a care charge of £9. All charges except water and care charges are eligible to be covered by housing benefit.

Elk View Court, Bispham, Blackpool

This scheme, opened in 2010, has a mix of 48 one and two-bedroom apartments. Weekly rent for a one-bedroom apartment is £97.40 and the service charges £ 55.89. Rent for two-bedroom home is £102.25 with a service charge of £57.72. There is also a water charge of £5 per week and a care charge of £9 per week. All charges except water and care charges are eligible to be covered by housing benefit.

Applying to live at Tulloch Court or Elk View Court

If you are interested in living at Tulloch Court or Elk View Court, you must fill in a form with Blackpool Council, ticking the ‘Extra Care’ box. You must then bid for empty apartments using HomeStop, the council’s letting system. Call 01253 477477 for an application form or contact Blackpool Council, Customer First Centre, Municipal Building, Corporation Street, Blackpool, FY1 1NF.

To find out more about Tulloch Court, call the scheme manager, Sandra Capstick, on 01253 607940. To find out more about Elk View Court, call the scheme manager, Lois Brownsword ,on 01253 359100.

The Byrons, Higher Blackley

This development, completed in spring 2011, has 40 two-bedroom apartments. Rents are £108.62 per week with a service charge of £35.23 and water charge of £5. All charges except water are eligible to be covered by housing benefit.

There is also a Supporting People charge of £17.51 per week, which does not have to be paid by recipients of housing benefit and may be reduced for other tenants, depending on financial circumstances.

The Byrons has a communal lounge, a hairdressing salon and on-site health and beauty services.

Applying to live at The Byrons