Composting
scheme introduced by Castlehill
A new composting scheme which was suggested by
tenants was launched at Cromar Court, Tarland, Aberdeenshire in
June. A composting unit has been installed for tenants to use
and the finished compost can be used by tenants who have an
interest in gardening and filling pots.
The tenants will be supported by local resident,
Phil Giles who is a Volunteer under the local authority’s Master
Composting Scheme. If successful, the scheme can be increased to
include a food digester, but this will be discussed with the
tenants prior to installation.
The progress of the scheme will be monitored and
may be introduced at Castlehill’s other housing schemes if
successful.
In total, Castlehill manages 27 sheltered or very
sheltered schemes across the Grampian region, including 3 in
Moray and 9 in the city of Aberdeen.
Picture shows from left: Phil
Giles, Master Composting Volunteer; Ann Nicoll, tenant; Kathleen
Booth, Scheme Manager; Isobel Rollo, tenant and Claire
Macdonald, Tenant Participation Officer from Castlehill HA.
New very sheltered housing at Mintlaw,
Aberdeenshire
Castlehill has developed 23 very sheltered flats at Abbey Court,
Mintlaw. These flats will be available from
August 2010 onwards.
Very sheltered housing provides
independent accommodation for adults with a housing support need
in a comfortable and secure environment. The accommodation is
designed to meet the particular needs of adults with a housing
support need and in each of the 23 individual flats in Abbey
Court there is a living room, kitchen, bedroom(s) and shower
room with central heating throughout.
For further details of the property and details
of how to apply, please click
here.
Quality service delivered by Castlehill
Castlehill underwent an inspection by the
Care Commission in February 2010, in order to ascertain the
level of quality of Care and Support & Staffing with respect to
the Sheltered Housing service provision and the Key Project.
The
inspection involved visits to sheltered housing schemes and
accompanying Key Project staff on home visits. In addition,
interviews and questionnaires were processed with tenants at the
sheltered housing, service users of the Key Project and members
of staff, both at the schemes and at Head Office.
The inspection report has just been
published & Castlehill was rated Very Good (grade 5) for Quality
of Care and Support & rated Good (grade 4) for Quality of
Staffing. Possible grades vary from Unsatisfactory (graded 1) to
Excellent (graded 6).
Nether Mains
Court, Echt
Comments from service users included:
“Staff go beyond the call
of duty” & “Staff do
more than they say they do.”
David Lappin, Castlehill’s Chief Executive
commented “We are very pleased with the outcome of the Care
Commission inspection and the report itself reflects well on the
staff within our Sheltered Housing and Key Project for the
excellent work that they do. Providing housing support is one of
Castlehill’s core objectives and it is welcomed that the report
acknowledges the quality and strengths of the services that we
deliver”.
For more detail on the report, click
here
or visit
www.carecommission.com.
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