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    Whinney Close

    Winlaton, NE21 6QX

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    • Whinney Close communal building
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    • Whinney Close property gardens
    • Whinney Close property kitchen
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    • Whinney Close property lounge

    Overview

    Whinney Close is situated in the outer west of Gateshead in Winlaton, close to Blaydon and Rowlands Gill. There are bus links to Gateshead town centre and Blaydon bus station, which has a train station nearby. Blaydon precinct has many shopping facilities and a large supermarket. In the area surrounding Whinney Close there are nature walks including the Derwent Walk Country Park, which is close by.  

    Whinney Close consists of 28 one-bed bungalows each containing Tunstall emergency care units with pull cords and pendants. These are technology solutions that can help you to manage many risks around the home, and alert caregivers in an emergency. The bungalows all have open-plan gardens and parking is available on site. There is a Scheme Officer, who is on site Monday to Thursday between 8.30am and 5pm and Friday 08.30am and 4.30pm, providing support and advice to residents. 

    On site there is a communal lounge. The lounge runs an activity schedule where residents come together to relax and socialise.

    Features

    28 one-bed bungalows 

    Communal lounge

    Age criteria

    60+

    Pricing

    As well as rent and water rates you will also be charged:

    • Care Call 

    • communal charges for TV and cleaning

    • heating

    • Sheltered Scheme Officer charges 

    To enquire about pricing and register your interest, please visit:

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