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Assisted Living

• Armstrong House, NE69 7BJ

• Abbeyfield House, CM6 3DU

• Abbeyfield House, CR2 0AA

• Abbeyfield House, HP16 9AE

• Abbeyfield House, NR1 4EH

• Abbeyfield House, RH2 9DZ

• Abbeyfield House, SE24 9HL

• Abbeyfield House, SS8 0JB

• Abbeyfield House, SS14 1PG

• Abbeyfield House, SW16 6LT

• Abbeyfield House, UB4 0SW

• An Lac House (Vietnamese), CB1 3HN

• Annett House, HP4 2RH

• Archer House, CM12 9LD

• Austenmead, SL9 9BB

• Brian Lewis House, OX4 1AW

• Cunningham House, GU24 0JN

• Father Popieluszko House, W3 9LY

• Garrad House, WD4 8DR

• Norvid House, SW12 8EA

• Oakshade, PO19 1JR

• Paddy Geere House, IP1 6QB

• Rider House, IG10 4LT

• Roundhay, GU1 2JH

• Sibleys Orchard, HP3 8LJ

• St Mary's House, HP2 5HJ

• Tannerswood, WD5 0EU

• The Octagon, SS15 4AY

• Walter Large House, SE4 1QL

• Warburton & Clarisse Lodge, EN9 3DJ

• Wendover House, KT19 9XF

• Westgate, PO19 3HH

• Wickham House, CM7 9EH

• Abbeyfield House, BB11 3JA

• Abbeyfield House, BB11 4JH

• Abbeyfield House, BD24 9RB

• Abbeyfield House, CA13 9RH

• Abbeyfield House, CH4 7AD

• Abbeyfield House, CH65 6SQ

• Abbeyfield House, DL12 8BL

• Abbeyfield House, FY8 5NN

• Abbeyfield House, FY8 5QU

• Abbeyfield House, HG4 2ES

• Abbeyfield House, LA12 0BY

• Abbeyfield House, LD3 7RT

• Abbeyfield House, LN1 3HJ

• Abbeyfield House, NE65 0UR

• Abbeyfield House, PR3 1PA

• Abbeyfield House, SK6 8DU

• Abbeyfield House, WA16 0EE

• Abbeyfield House, WN7 1BT

• Abbeyfield House (SH), YO24 1LL

• Bolton Lodge and Proctor House, LA5 8EQ

• Milverton Lodge, L37 3HY

• Castle View House, BB7 2DT

• Carnarvon House, NG14 5FD

• Earl Keelan House, DL3 8PD

• Esk Moors Lodge, YO21 2ED

• Fir Lodge, DL7 8SJ

• Harrowside House, FY4 1LR

• Howard House, PR2 9RY

• Holloway House, LE12 8GA

• J F Latimer House, DL3 8PD

• Johnson House, CA28 6SU

• Loveday House, CA7 9PZ

• Marsh House, L23 3AR

• Middleton House, NG8 1AF

• Millennium House, LA14 1PQ

• Norbreck House, FY5 1RP

• Riverhill, NE45 5AW

• Sir Charles Starmer House, DL3 8PD

• The Limes, YO7 1HX

• The Old Vicarage, L23 6UB

• Abbeyfield House, PO16 0BY

• Abbeyfield House, BA5 2LE

• Abbeyfield House, BA13 3EP

• Abbeyfield House, BS23 3BB

• Abbeyfield House, DT8 3EQ

• Abbeyfield House, DT9 4HA

• Abbeyfield House, LL12 8BU

• Abbeyfield House, LL28 4HW

• Abbeyfield House, LL28 4RY

• Abbeyfield House, LL29 7YB

• Abbeyfield House, PO31 8HA

• Abbeyfield House, PO9 2SS

• Abbeyfield House, SO18 1HJ

• Abbeyfield Park House, TQ4 6AX

• Abbeyfield House, TQ7 1RL

• Abbeyfield Scott House, TR11 5ER

• Abbeyfield House, SY9 5PA

• Avondale, PO30 1ET

• Ainslie House, HR1 2NB

• Alistair Robertson House, GL54 2AX

• Abbeyfield Court, SO31 6BF

• Bailey House, SO24 9JG

• Boldre House, SP1 1JT

• Clifton House, PO31 7RH

• Cresta House, PL12 6DY

• Densham Court, EX22 6BW

• Drake Lodge, PL19 8BU

• Duffield Court, EX36 4DG

• Duffield House, EX16 5HZ

• Glen Tor, EX38 8DZ

• Harwood Court, PO37 6AN

• Harding House, EX8 2NG

• MacGregor House, SP1 1JT

• Marjorie Baker House, EX24 6LJ

• Northfield Court, TA1 1AD

• Pilcher's Field, PL20 7PS

• Poplar Lodge, PO35 5UA

• Privett Farm House, PO12 3SZ

• Stanhope, EX14 1PJ

• Tamar House, PO12 2EJ

• The Church House, PO33 3BG

• The Coach House, PO41 0PY

• The Lodge, PO33 3BG

• Treveor, TR14 8SH

• Woodlands, BH19 1JJ

• Ivy House, TA21 8LL

• The Old Vicarage, TA21 8RF

• Abbeyfield House, BB18 5JX

• Abbeyfield Nine Oaks, LA23 1BB

Independent living

• David Gresham House Independent Living, RH8 0BA

• Girton Green, CB3 0GQ

• Great Bradfords House, CM7 9GD

• Hale Court, TN4 9QX

• Polly's Field Village, CM7 5XD

• Westall House - Independent Living, RH17 7BS

• Abbeyfield Court, LS29 9TJ

• Abbeyfield Grove House, LS29 9BF

• Abbeyfield House, LS28 8PJ

• Abbeyfield Lodge, LS29 9NU

• Elbolton, BD23 5LH

• Fern House, BD16 4FA

• Hope Bank View, SR3 1EB

• Ing Royde, HX3 0JE

• Kirkview, BD18 3LU

• Leylands Lane, BD9 5QU

• The Firs Complex, NG5 3BB

• The Beeches, LS29 6JQ

• Woodlands, BD23 1QU

• Woodview, BD18 4NH

• Abbeyfield House, BS31 2JD

• Abbeyfield House, BS6 6YR

• Abbeyfield House, BS9 3AU

• Kift Lodge, BS15 3LQ

• Hampton House, B91 2QT

• Whiston Court, WR1 1QA

• Clandon House, DT1 1PW

• Charles Edward Sugden, BD22 7EL

• Pawson Cottage Homes, LS29 9HJ

• Abbeyfield House (IL), Y024 1LL

• Sir Francis Crossley Almshouses, HX1 5EN

• Burnham Court, SN16 0FN

• Harleston House, BH21 1DB

• Abbeyfield House, SO51 8EW

• Westbourne House, BH4 9DS

• Prestbury House, GL52 3DD

• Heathercroft, GL53 7JF

• Abbeyfield House, BS37 6LB

• Pennant House, BH14 9PG

• MacPherson House, DT3 6BW

• The Laurels, TA24 8PY

• Abbeyfield House, TA22 9BY

• Abbeyfield House, BA15 1EP

Residential Care Homes

• Abbeyfield House Bramhall, SK7 1EE

• Abbeyfield House, Clitheroe, BB7 2NH

• Abbeyfield House, NE66 2NZ

• The Grove, NE3 1NH

• Bradbury House, CA20 1AU

• Bradbury House, HP9 2JW

• Castle Farm, NE3 1RF

• Chirnside House, LA1 4NL

• Cove House, LA5 0SG

• David Gresham House, RH8 0BA

• Downing House, M20 4PP

• Friars Mead, WD4 8DR

• Grove House, LS29 9BF

• Hartland House, LA7 7QW

• Hatch Mill, GU9 7UH

• Hill House, EX14 4UQ

• Lear House, CH48 5DT

• Lee House, SW19 5DE

• Maitland House, RG1 6NL

• Nower House, RH4 3BL

• Phil Mead House, CV3 2FD

• Pratt House, HP6 6LU

• Ridgway Court, GU9 8NW

• Sandwood Care Home, NG5 3FS

• Staveley House, LA15 8QQ

• Tamar House Residential Home, PL6 5XN

• Westall House - Residential Care Home

• Wey Valley House, GU9 7UQ

• Winton House, SL4 5AZ

Dementia Friendly Care Homes

• Abbeyfield House, KT3 3RL

• Winnersh, RG41 5NW

• Westall House - Dementia Care Home

• Fern House Dementia Care, BD16 4FA

• Speedwell Court, SO18 3HW

Nursing Homes

• Halcyon House, L37 3LU

About Us

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Where to begin

• Moving home
• Care Home or Sheltered Housing?
• Independent Living vs. Assisted Living: choosing the right housing option
• Sheltered Housing advice: for older people and their families
• Why you should consider retirement living
• Weighing up the benefits of renting or buying a retirement home
• Your guide to moving house in later life
• Downsizing - your complete guide
• Things to consider when downsizing
• Tips for settling in to your retirement home
• Housing options for older people

• Moving into a care home
• What type of care do I need?
• What to look for when choosing a care home
• When is the right time to move into a care home?
• How will I finance the care I need?
• Respite care

• Difficult conversations in later life
• How to approach difficult conversations in later life
• Talking to loved ones with dementia
• Talking to loved ones about giving up driving
• Is extra care right for you or your parent?

• Health and wellbeing
• Exercise advice for people over 65
• Looking after your mental wellbeing
• Getting a good nights sleep
• Loneliness in later life
• Loneliness in later life | How to manage loneliness in later life
• Loneliness in later life | Useful contacts
• Lifelong learning through retirement: what you can do to stay sharp in later life
• Starting to exercise | The benefits of low impact exercise
• Healthy eating and nutrition in later life
• Top tips for eating well on a budget
• Tips to improve nutrition in older people
• Creating a healthy and balanced diet
• Stuck in a food rut? 7 tips to help you out of it
• I don’t think I like healthy food, what can I eat? 6 tips for overhauling your diet

• Living with dementia
• Talking to loved ones with dementia
• The significance of independence for people living with dementia
• Helpful organisations for those with dementia
• Dementia Friends at Abbeyfield

• Families and relationships
• How to adjust to life after divorce – Over 50s
• Building lasting connections: 10 tips for making friends in retirement homes

• End of life planning
• Planning your funeral
• Making a will
• Helpful organisations for end of life planning
• Advance decisions - living wills
• Lets talk about death

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News

• Puppy love for Winnersh residents

• Newport couple celebrates 70th anniversary

• Embracing podcasts as a healthy pastime for older people

• Speedwell Court in the community

• My Abbeyfield Journey: Marjorie Fagg

• 60 seconds with Lois Rogers

• Remarkable poet & Honiton resident Stan shares his gift

• Calling Lee House, Home — Dorothy’s Story

• Inspiring Inclusion: International Women's Day 2024

• Abbeyfield sponsors new APPG Inquiry into regeneration of outdated sheltered housing

• Six Benefits of Reading in Later Life

• Master craftsman Bernard is a model resident

• Exploring the Benefits of Intergenerational Activities

• 60 Seconds with Patrick Thompson

• A shining light – Janet’s torch-bearing experience

• “An Eccentric Maverick” Norma's Memories of Abbeyfield’s founder

• A journey through Abbeyfield's timeless Christmas memories

• Donna’s dedication during the festive season

• Preparing for Winter's frost: Top tips to stay warm in colder temperatures

• Craft your own traditional Christmas Wreath

• 24 reasons why we love Christmas at Abbeyfield

• Remembering Chris Smith

• A Green Halloween: Five Easy Eco-Friendly Halloween Crafts

• Making lasting memories with your older loved ones

• World Menopause Day 2023: Cardiovascular Health

• A Wild Autumn with Abbeyfield

• Abbeyfield digs volunteering! Reshaping Winnersh allotment

• Top features to look for in a retirement home

• How insulation upgrades can keep you warm this winter

• Downing House garden given a splash of colour by AbbVie volunteers

• Hill House veterans relive wartime experiences

• 10 fun activities to help you stay healthy as you get older

• Seven health and wellbeing benefits of gardening

• APPG on Housing and Care for Older People — Session Three

• Chair of Older People's Housing Taskforce visits Fern House

• Older People's Housing Taskforce: Talking Diversity and Inclusion

• APPG on Housing and Care for Older People — Session Four

• APPG on Housing and Care for Older People Update — Session Five

• APPG on Housing and Care for Older People Update — Session Six

• His Majesty King Charles III retains role as Abbeyfield Patron

• The benefits of becoming a Trustee

• Speak up for care ahead of the General Election

• Wellbeing in Later Life: 7 Tips for Older People

• Speedwell's Dementia Awareness Day Proves a Hit with Attendees

• How Ageing Shapes Our Feelings & Perspective

• Hilary's Journey to a Fulfilling Retirement

• New Malden coffee mornings provide support network for relatives

• Carnarvon House volunteers bring the joy and laughter

• Great Torrington Gets Growing for a New Project

• Special honour for Southampton resident Chris

• The benefits of eating together for older adults

• Five ways dogs enhance the lives of older people

• From long-serving Trustee to resident: Michael's remarkable journey with Abbeyfield

• The Importance of Sensory Activities for Those Living With Dementia | Abbeyfield Blog

• 20 facts you didn't know about Abbeyfield founder Richard Carr-Gomm | Abbeyfield blog

• Staff profile: Phil Pierpoint

• Vicki's guide to creating magnificent mosaics

• Remembering our founder

• The Remarkable Life of John Flanner

• John is still making airwaves in his seventies

• Dating in later life

• Sheila's Artistic Flair | International Women's Day

• A day in the life of a Care Home Operations Manager

• Becoming a Care Assistant during Covid-19

• From Housekeeper to Director of Housing — Theresa's story

• How to: Creating your own remembrance poppy

• Celebrating the invaluable role of a carer — Good Care Month 2024

• Richard Carr-Gomm: The remarkable man behind The Abbeyfield Society’s mission

• Government urged to regenerate the UK's sheltered housing stock

• The benefits of friendships for older people

• Making the Most of Retirement through Community and Connection

• Abbeyfield Belfast completes garden renovation

• How to upcycle your garden furniture | Abbeyfield Blog

• Preparing for Winter - Tips to Keep Older People Safe and Healthy

• Helping older people in your community

• Tips to help older people stay cool in a heatwave

• Top tips for older people staying safe online | Abbeyfield Blog

• Paul Tennant, CEO, starts his journey with Abbeyfield

• Audrey’s royal memories

• Joyce Frost | Abbeyfield Blog

• Allotment Week 2024: a view from Speedwell Court

• New homes on the way for Abbeyfield Buckland Monachorum Society residents

• Marketing, fundraising and volunteering team shores up Pratt House garden for beach party

• Roo achieves Best in Show at Westall House dog show

• Tesco partnership with Phil Mead House helps residents

• Ann’s weaving is an outlet for creativity

• Making Hay

• Sandwood ‘stay and play’ session a hit with kids and residents

• Green-fingered Sally brings sensory experience to residents

• Books from the Nook

• ‘Rainbow Westival’ adds splash of colour to Horsted Keynes

• Awareness day at Speedwell Court to help with understanding dementia

• International Day of Older Persons

• World Animal Day – How Animals Enrich Residents' Lives

• World Menopause Day: Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

• Jordan makes a home for wildlife at The Firs

• Pratt House makes waves with beach party

• The double life of an Abbeyfield cook

• Great Missenden house celebrates milestone anniversary

• Remembering Frank Musker

• Jotting and jetting

• Visit from the hive generates a buzz at Bradbury House

• 60 seconds with Ella Hopcroft

• Older People’s Housing Taskforce report published

• Paul Holmes MP visits Abbeyfield Court for Starts at Home Day

• A proud tradition of volunteering

• Resident, staff and volunteers invited to attend Westminster Abbey Together at Christmas Carol Service as a Patronage of His Majesty The King

• 60 seconds with Kaila Carolan

• Bramhall residents take a trip down memory lane

• Festive Decoration Challenge winners announced

• Haddenham scoops double award at local and national level

• Abbeyfield care home summer house is used by local charities

• Hill House treats guests to Christmas dinner to help combat loneliness

• Speedwell Court seeks community support to secure crucial funding for dementia lunch club

• Residents and staff urge MPs to appreciate the value of sheltered housing

• All the trimmings

• Hampton House recognises residents and staff who make a special difference

• Hill House tackles loneliness with ‘Don’t Eat Alone’ lunch

• Abbeyfield House unveils new sensory room

• Community blooms with Winnersh’s allotment project

• Independence is the essence for Sue

• Bienvenue a Westall House!

• Hats off to Patricia

• From Amersham to Arusha: Shubhan’s volunteering and fundraising journey

• A hub for the Clitheroe community

• 60 seconds with Sue Perry

• Age is just a number for 86-year-old Brian's incredible fundraising

• Interactive experiences and expert advice imparted at successful Dementia Awareness Day at Speedwell Court

• Enriching the lives of older people, one home at a time

• The comforts of home: What makes an Abbeyfield house unique?

• Celebrating Pride Month

• Abbeyfield’s drive for diverse homes

• “Meaningful connections” with care home residents inspire hundreds of schoolgirls to hold fundraising dance competition

• Open (almost) all hours

• Speedwell Court and Westfield House hold events to mark Dementia Action Week

• Saltash residents never miss a stitch

• Tamar House scoops double prize at city awards

• Full steam ahead for Torrington residents

• 60 seconds with Adam Rees

• Abbeyfield Week highlights

• Around the World with Annett House

• Abbeyfield care staff step out for fundraising challenge

• Inspirational connections, through the generations

• War Veteran Sits Next to King Charles at VE Day Parade

• Long Standing Achievement Celebration for Kay at Abbeyfield Fulwood Society

• Hear, hear!

• Around the world in five days

• Celebrating 70 years of Abbeyfield

• Get Stuffed!

• Carrot cake and community make Mayor’s visit ‘a delight’

• Spirits high at Westfield House

• Staff celebrated for long service

• Abbeyfield houses visited by MPs for Starts at Home Day

• The great getaway – Abbeyfield on Tour

• Grove House celebrates volunteers 22 years on

• Abbeyfield Ripon: 50 years of friendship

• Helping residents get online at Hope Bank View

• Sun shines as Mayor opens new courtyard at Halcyon House

• 60 seconds with Yvonne Wray

• 70th anniversary couple’s wedding recreated at Hampton House

• Residents at Abbeyfield Wessex Society prepare for Christmas

• Leanne Scrogham Wins Global Award for Outstanding Care Leadership

• Fun and Festivities at Millennium House

• Hartland House Wins Prestigious Award

• Art with Heart: A Creative Refresh at Drake Lodge

• National Apprenticeship Week 2026

• A royal reception at Windsor Castle

• Podcast

• Episode 1: Welcome to Abbeyfield - The Abbeyfield England Podcast

• Episode 2: Inside the House - The Abbeyfield England Podcast

• Episode 3: Connections- From loneliness to laughter - The Abbeyfield England Podcast

• Episode 4: Why do people come and live at Abbeyfield? - The Abbeyfield England Podcast

• Episode 5: Housing Options - The Abbeyfield England Podcast

• Abbeyfield England joins the Charity Housing Alliance

• Buckingham Palace Garden Party 2026

• Winnersh residents keep their cool on the ice

• Abbeyfield carers attend special royal reception

• MP faces “robust questions” from Warkworth residents

• Fundraising is back in fashion at Speedwell Court

• A celebration of Joy

• Abbeyfield through the ages

• Down with the kids

• Homes England Chair joins Riverhill for 70th anniversary celebrations and state of the sector conversation

• Solihull residents enjoy street-party style celebration 70th anniversary celebration

• Abbeyfield Fulwood bids farewell to long-serving trustee

• MP can’t keep up with toe-touching Kathleen

• Abbeyfield & Wesley first in Northern Ireland to achieve EROSH accreditation

• 60 seconds with Gary See

• Abbeyfield Volunteers Honoured for Service to Seniors during Canada’s Seniors Month

• Celebrating 50 years of support given to the local community!

• Creative Partner Opportunity – Help Shape Abbeyfield's Homes of Choice Programme

• Celebrating Abbeyfield’s 70th Anniversary at Saltash

• Bishop’s Castle Celebrates 70 Years of Abbeyfield

• July at Friars Mead!

• 70 years of Abbeyfield at St Mary's House

• Abbeyfield & Wesley Housing Association celebrate the 70th!

• International learning and the Abbeyfield spirit

• Celebrating and making a difference in Belfast

• Super Sarah goes the distance

• 60 seconds

• 70th Celebrations

• Abbey's Adventures

• Buckingham Palace

• Burnham Court Resident Garden Volunteers

• Sorce and Alertacall volunteers transform gardens.

• Pilcher's Field

• Sandwood Mosaic

Member Societies in England & Wales

• Wessex Society

• Ewell Society

• Basildon Society

• Berkhamsted & Hemel Hempstead Society

• Billericay Society

• Braintree, Bocking and Felsted Society

• An Lac Community CIO

• Canvey Island Society

• Hertfordshire Residential Care Society

• Kings Langley Society

• Loughton Society

• Norwich Society

• Orwell Extra Care Society

• Waltham Abbey Society

• West Herts Society

• Deptford Society

• Dulwich Society

• London Polish Society

• Sanderstead Society

• Streatham Society

• Uxbridge Society

• Northallerton CIO

• Northumbria

• Barnard Castle Society

• Darlington Society

• Ripon & District Society

• Chester Society

• Ellesmere Port Society

• Fulwood Society

• Furness Extra Care Society

• Hoylake & West Kirby Society

• Lakeland Extra Care Society

• Lancashire Extra Care Society

• Lancaster Society

• Silverdale Society

• Whitehaven Society

• Alresford & District Society

• Beaconsfield Society

• Chalfonts Society

• Chichester Society

• Fareham Society

• Great Missenden & District Society

• Maidenhead Society

• Oxford Society

• Pirbright and District Society

• Reigate Society

• Shanklin Society

• Wey Valley Society

• Yarmouth Society

• Brecon Society

• Abbeyfield Living Society - Solihull

• Bristol & Keynsham

• Buckland Monachorum Society

• Camborne Society

• East Devon Society

• Exmouth Society

• Saltash Society

• South Molton Society

• South West Society

• Tamar Extra Care Society

• Tavistock Society

• Tiverton Society

• Wells Society

• Knutsford Society

• Ryde Society

• Bishop's Castle & District Society

• Worcester & Hereford Society

• The Dales

• Thirsk and Sowerby Society

• York Society

• Wrexham Society

• Colwyn Bay Society

• Haddenham Society

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Careers

• Trustee Vacancies, Abbeyfield England Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead Society

• General Assistant, The Old Bakehouse, Abbeyfield Wessex Society.

• Kitchen Assistant - Clandon House, Abbeyfield Wessex Society

• Chair of the Board of Trustees Vacancy, Abbeyfield Fareham Society

• Chair of the Board of Trustees, Abbeyfield Great Missenden and District Society

• Trustee Vacancy, Abbeyfield Fareham Society

• Cook, The Old Bakehouse, Abbeyfield Wessex Society

• House Manager, Harleston House, Abbeyfield Wessex Society

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