Residents of Red Oak Court, a supported living scheme, in Wareham have taken the big leap to live independently for the very first time.
They moved into the temporary studio apartments, also called relocatable housing, last July. They have access to on-site care workers 24 hours a day, but live independently.
The accommodation has been purpose-built to meet varying health and mobility requirements. The units can be transported to another site once residents are in permanent appropriate accommodation.
Relocatable housing is part of a wider scheme, called Purbeck Gateway. The old Middle School site and surrounding area will be developed, providing local people with permanent supported living accommodation, affordable homes to rent and buy and a specialist dementia care home. The development is led by Dorset Council.
For information call 01305 225850.
