Services to help you live well in

Independent with Careline Our Community Alarm Service allows people to live independently in their own home, safe in the knowledge that help is at hand 24/7 at the touch of a button.

Staying connected Home Support Officers make daily, weekly or fortnightly home visits to keep you connected with your local community. They can help with tasks such as shopping and liaise with other support services.

An appetite for life A balanced diet is essential for maintaining good health. Our Community Meals Service can deliver a selection of nourishing lunchtime meals and a teatime sandwich direct to your door. BroCKhIll Safe and secure at home Care and companionship on your doorstep Look after your home and it will look after you. Our Homelink Handyperson can carry out low-cost repairs and minor adaptations to support your changing needs.

Keeping active The varied programme of activities and refreshments on offer at our Centres for Extra Care the Community provide opportunities for learning, exercising and socialising. Located in , , , Westfield and Goldsworth Park.

Bright minds For people coping with memory loss, The Wellbeing Centre, at The Vyne in Knaphill, offers drop-in sessions, information and support for carers.

For further information visit woking.gov.uk/livingwell

woking.gov.uk/livingwell Additional information

opening hours Parking

Brockhill is open to the public Monday Parking on site is limited with priority to Friday 9.30am to 3pm. Lunch is given to disabled visitors and Brockhill served at 12.30pm. tenants. Additional parking is available at the shopping centre, a Contact details two-minute walk from Brockhill. The Brockhill housing support staff are Public transport on-site Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, weekends 8am to 2pm. The number 91 bus stops outside Phone: 01483 743975 Brockhill. It runs frequently between Email: [email protected] Woking Town Centre and Knaphill via Love and compassion are Clifton Way, Goldsworth Park Goldsworth Park. Woking, GU21 3NE necessities, not luxuries. Bustler Dial-A-Ride provides an Getting to Brockhill assisted door-to-door service. A return Without them humanity journey costs around £4.50. Book in Brockhill is situated on Clifton Way, advance by calling 01483 724433 or off Denton Way, close to the ask the staff at Brockhill to help you. cannot survive. Goldsworth Park Shopping Centre in Woking, Surrey. how to apply Dalai Lama Demand for residential places

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11 living in the community Welcome to Brockhill

Goldsworth Park is a thriving community popular with families wanting to Brockhill is a unique housing scheme in Goldsworth Park designed to meet be close to Woking Town Centre but with enough space to enjoy family life the needs of frail or vulnerable people living in Woking. Unlike other and convenient access to local amenities. schemes it offers round-the-clock care to help people with additional support needs to remain as independent as possible. Shopping Sites of interest

Brockhill is a stones throw from The Basingstoke Canal on your doorstep At the centre of the community Goldsworth Park Shopping Centre which tenants can easily access on The Basingstoke Canal to the south of Brockhill consists of 49 self-contained Monday to Friday people can drop in foot to pick up their everyday the area is a fully navigable waterway. flats and a communal facility that to take advantage of Brockhill’s essentials. Facilities include: It was restored in the 1990s and is a houses a range of essential and communal facilities, take part in the Conservation Area. Langman's Bridge accessible services to help people weekly social activities or enjoy a Large supermarket is a nationally recognised historic site live well. great value home-cooked meal in the and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. busy dining room. Brockhill also Newsagents with Post Office Brockhill tenants can benefit from provides a limited number of Day Care Goldsworth Park lake Pizza restaurant assisted bathing, hairdressing and places for frail or vulnerable people in chiropody services on their doorstep, the community. Dry cleaners An oasis in the centre of the as well as other on-site facilities Goldsworth estate, the lake has including a large dining room where Coffee shop become a haven for visitors, both meals can be purchased daily, laundry Pub animal and human. There is an rooms, communal lounge, abundance of wildlife, including 13 conservatory and a beautifully Cash machine species of fish making the lake maintained garden. Pharmacy popular with anglers. It is surrounded by a vast expanse of grassland, ideal Hospice shop for a gentle stroll and healthy dose of fresh air. St Andrew’s Church and coffee shop Goldsworth Park recreation Ground opening hours: Contents: Goldsworth Park health Centre For those that prefer a little more Weekdays Brockhill is open to Residential living 4 action, take root on a park bench off the public 9.30am to 3pm. The health centre, off Denton Way, is Wishbone Way. Watch local teams Wellbeing services 6 & 7 Lunch is served at midday - home to Goldsworth Medical Practice, battle it out for sporting glory or enjoy which provides GP services, a range the sound and atmosphere of children book before 10.45am. Day Care 9 of clinics and a wide variety of other at play. The nearby Goldwater Lodge Phone: 01483 743975. medical services. Sharing the same Community Centre offers a Local amenities 10 roof is Parkside Dental Centre, which convenient pit stop. offers both NHS and private dentistry.

10 3 living well at Brockhill Day Care at Brockhill

Brockhill is a council-run housing scheme that offers frail and Brockhill can provide Day Care for up to 15 frail or vulnerable people living vulnerable people in Woking the opportunity to continue living in the wider community. Affectionately known as the ‘Brockhill Buddies’, independently with help at hand if they need it. the service is available to people Monday to Friday between the hours of 10am and 3pm. Accessibility in mind and tenants are provided with pendent alarms allowing them to summon Brockhill is suitable for individuals Becoming a Brockhill Buddy helps Day Care includes: help wherever they are within the or couples. people to overcome loneliness and Brockhill facility. reconnect with the community. Staff Care and assistance provided by Each flat is designed and equipped Extra mile and volunteers at the Centre ensure housing support staff at the Centre. to help tenants move around freely they are safe and supported Return journey with Bustler, which and easily. Accommodation at During the day all Brockhill tenants throughout their visit, helping them at provides an assisted door-to-door Brockhill is suitable for most benefit from the presence of an on- mealtimes, to move around the transport service suitable for wheelchair users, complete with lift site housing support team, which can Brockhill facility and encouraging people with mobility issues. access, low-level showers and provide immediate first aid or liaise them to interact with others. adapted kitchens. with a tenant’s GP. Also available to Access to hot drinks and snacks Brockhill tenants is a prescription It is an ideal opportunity for people available in the coffee lounge. Communal facilities include: collection service and twice yearly wishing to be considered for housing at The opportunity to take part in Coffee bar visits by a local optician. Brockhill to sample all that’s on offer. social activities and gentle Hair salon Extra care exercise. A hot midday meal. Assisted bathing suite Tailored care packages are available Laundry rooms at Brockhill. These can include: Access to disabled toilets and other adapted facilities. Large dining room where meals 24-hour personal and social care. can be purchased daily Help with daily tasks such as how to apply Communal lounge getting dressed. Demand for residential places and care Conservatory Mobility assistance. packages at Brockhill is high and Beautifully maintained garden A hot midday meal prepared and criteria apply. Please speak to a Parking served at home. member of the Brockhill Team about current availability and eligibility. Guest accommodation Support accessing bathing, chiropody and other essential help at the touch of a button health services. Each flat is linked to the Council’s Help participating in social community alarm service. There are activities. emergency pull cords in each room

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Monday to Friday people can drop-in to take advantage of Brockhill’s communal facilities and services, take part in the weekly social activities or enjoy a great value home-cooked meal in the busy dining room.

Coffee and companionship Exercise the mind Fit, flexible and free from falls Bath in comfort

You can meet and make friends in the Brockhill boasts a varied programme Regular physical activity helps to Nothing beats a warm relaxing soak in bright, warm Brockhill lounge. of daily activities to entertain and maintain strength, flexibility, stamina the tub to wash away stress and Weekday mornings the coffee bar challenge you. People who are as and balance so that you can carry on rejuvenate the soul. Brockhill houses a serves refreshments from as little as bright as a button and sharp as tack doing the things you enjoy. Each day at specialist bathing facility to give 50p for a cup of tea. Drop in whenever can indulge their competitive side Brockhill starts with ten minutes of people with restricted mobility access you’re in need of company. with card games, bingo, crosswords gentle movement to get you motivated to a refreshing dip. The TUBS facility and quizzes, while the more creative for the day ahead. To invigorate body needs to be booked in advance. Prices Dine with friends are catered for with arts, crafts and and soul while maintaining a stable start at £7. weekly knitting sessions. footing, Brockhill offers Armchair A balanced diet is essential for Exercise and Armchair Yoga classes hairdressing maintaining good health, so is access New experiences to keep you in optimum health. to healthy, nutritious meals. People can Looking good is an essential part of enjoy the company of others and a Every month there is also a Foot care feeling good. Book an appointment at choice of hot or cold midday meals in number of organised events on Brockhill hair salon with the resident Brockhill’s bright, spacious dining room. offer at Brockhill for people to Healthy feet keep you mobile and stylist for a great value cut. A independent. Brockhill has a private shampoo and set starts at £10. All meals are prepared on-site and the enjoy including themed lunches, treatment room where you can book team can cater for a wide range of supervised outings and live an appointment with the visiting Nail care dietary requirements. A two-course entertainment. For a new chiropodist. They can provide meal starts at £4. experience or some lively advice on how to look after your feet Your hands are an extension of you. Add colour and a touch of glamour Place your order at reception before interaction, ask at the Centre for and what type of shoes to wear. with a file and polish from as little as 10.45am or phone 01483 743975 . a ‘What’s On’ information sheet. They can also treat and alleviate day- to-day foot problems, cut nails and £5.50. Brockhill’s trained nail soothe cracked heels. Treatments technician is available on request start at £15 and need to be booked in Monday to Friday. advance.

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