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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The police outer cordon stretches across the road between a sheltered housing complex and a detached house.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

It said caseworkers were trying to secure her a sheltered housing unit, but said it could take up to a year.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 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

It is now a sheltered housing site, with a mixture of rooms, flats and bungalows, for people over the age of 55.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2024

Many of these residents are vulnerable, living in supported or sheltered housing.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2022

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