A place to call home
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened
A tenant who’s
awareness of social isolation and
lived at Thomas
loneliness, especially among older
Manning Road
members of our rural communities. With
since 2007 said:
over 6000 properties across East Anglia,
“I’m very happy
Saffron Housing Trust provides specialist
with the
housing to enable older residents and
bungalow, the
disabled people to live as independently
wardens (wellbeing coordinators) are very
as possible, while still supporting their
good, and they helped me with hospital
wellbeing and keeping them connected to
transportation during the lockdowns.”
the community. We go behind the doors of two of their properties in Diss.
24-hour care Saffron Housing Trust also offers homes for
Designed to make life easier
people needing between four and 13 hours
The Independent Community Living Scheme
of care a week. One of these Independent
in Thomas Manning Road consists of 23
Community Living Plus schemes is Weavers
one-bedroom bungalows. Each one is
Court, on Mount Street.
specially designed to make life a little easier
Residents of Weavers Court have all the
for residents, including features like raised
benefits of independent living. But they also
“
I’m very happy with the bungalow, the wardens (wellbeing coordinators) are very good, and they helped me with hospital transportation during the lockdowns.
”
have the reassurance of 24-hour care. Plus, communal facilities such as laundry, lounge, restaurant, bar and buggy store. A tenant of Weavers Court who recently moved to the scheme said: “Living at Weavers Court I’m closer to the
electricity sockets, walk-in showers, wider
town centre, the surgery is just across the
doors, and step-free access from the path.
road and my family are able to visit me
There are also wellbeing coordinators on-
regularly.”
hand to provide access services that their tenants may need. For example, helping with money matters, fixing repairs and filling in forms. This became particularly vital during all the COVID-19 lockdowns.
For further information visit www.saffronhousing.co.uk, ring 01508 502337 or email asymonds@saffronhousing.co.uk Diss Matters Winter 2021 13
