Do you want to know more about us? | 06 September 2010 |
"The kitchen recently had an upgrade - it's a pleasure to use."
- Resident, Hanover Gardens, Paisley
Hanover provides and manages an imaginative range of specialist housing for older and frail older people, as well as for families.
We currently manage homes for more than 5,000 residents throughout Scotland, offering the choice of:
- rented;
- shared ownership;
- shared equity; and
- fully owned housing.
We've designed the range of housing choices to meet the different support needs of older people.
- Our sheltered housing developments offer residents a daytime Sheltered Housing Manager, extra security features and an emergency alarm system.
- Very sheltered housing caters for the frailer, older residents through the provision of meals, additional communal areas and 24-hour staffing.
- For more active older people, we've developed amenity housing which provides residents with the security of the emergency alarm system but without a Sheltered Housing Manager.
While we mainly specialise in housing for older people, we also have a number of developments providing housing for families, often designed around a cul-de-sac or courtyards to provide a safer environment for children and pets.
All developments aim to meet the individual housing and support needs of people in a sensitive and dignified way, ensuring they are able to retain their independence, live within a local community, and enjoy as much privacy or company as they desire.
As well as managing our housing developments, we also own and operate the Hanover Telecare emergency alarm service for our own developments, for other housing associations, associated organisations and for individuals living in the wider community.
Hanover in Scotland was formed as an independent organisation; Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association; in 1979, 16 years after Hanover Housing Association was established in Egham, Surrey.
We are a non-profit making organisation, controlled by a Committee of Management whose members serve without remuneration. We're a registered charity under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 and registered as a housing association with the Scottish Housing Regulator.
The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) regulates registered social landlords, like Hanover, and the landlord and homelessness services of local authorities.
The Telecare Services Association is a trade association representing the interests of the social alarm and telecare sector.
Hanover is a member of the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA). The SFHA exists to support the work of housing associations and co-operatives in Scotland by providing services, advice and good practice guidelines.
Hanover's care services are regulated by the Care Commission. The Care Commission was set up in 2002 to regulate all adult and child care and support services and independent healthcare in Scotland.
Community Care Providers Scotland (CCPS) is the association of voluntary sector organisations providing care and support services in Scottish communities. It's membership comprises the majority of the leading national non-profit and charitable service providers in Scotland. CCPS exists to identify, represent, promote and protect the interests of its members, so that they can maximise the the support they provide to people who use their services.