Sheltered housing

Sheltered housing provides purpose built, independent accommodation for older people. For more information and details of the schemes offered by Wokingham Borough Council please see 'Sheltered housing'.

Residential and nursing care

Information about residential and nursing care options can be found on our page about housing options for older people.

Help choosing housing

For information about how to best meet your daily living needs and a list of local care homes from Berkshire Care Directory or the Care Home website. You can also get free, independent reports on the quality of local care homes from Care Quality Commission to help you make an informed choice.

The downloadable document 'Care Indicator Matrix for Older People' is a guide for professionals, home managers, the cared-for and their carers to help determine the type of care that may be needed.

You can also search the Wokingham Information Network for local accommodation and housing options.