What is Abbeyfield?

The Abbeyfield Society exists to make older people's lives easier and more fulfilling.  Since 1956 Abbeyfield volunteers have worked tirelessly to provide housing, support and companionship to older people in their local communities. Abbeyfield residents enjoy life all the more because they know that the people who run their societies are dedicated volunteers who are doing this demanding work because they want to.

Abbeyfield provides supported sheltered housing in over 700 houses around the UK. Here, residents find the privacy and security they seek when managing alone in their own home has become a burden.  They come and go as they please, receive visitors and enjoy two cooked meals a day.  They are free from the worries of maintaining a house and garden, paying bills and dealing with loneliness.  At the centre of these homely houses are Abbeyfield house managers, who are employed to ensure that the house is comfortable and safe, and that meals are nutritious and enjoyable.

Who is Abbeyfield for?

Anyone over pensionable age who no longer feels able to cope or does not wish to live alone at home. Particular consideration is given to local people (or to those with local connections). Abbeyfield strives to practice equal opportunities and thus is open to all, regardless of race, gender, colour, religious belief and ethnic origin. Preference is usually given to applicants in greatest need and those with local connections.