sheltered housing

British

noun

Also called: sheltered accommodation. sheltered homes. accommodation designed esp for the elderly or infirm consisting of a group of individual premises, often with some shared facilities and a caretaker

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Planned measures include reducing the frequency of bin collections, closing heritage attractions, ending bus routes and - in the case of one council - completely removing sheltered housing support.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Another call takes Charlotte and Connor to a sheltered housing development and an elderly resident who is feeling faint.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Human remains have been found under the patio of a sheltered housing site.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2024

The Abbeyfield Society, which runs the sheltered housing site, wrote in a letter to residents that the remains were "estimated to have been there many, many years".

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2024

After the war, Mr Shepherd worked in agricultural sales but for the last 15 years he has lived in sheltered housing in Forres, Moray.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2023

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