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ABBEYFIELD

The Abbeyfield (Guildford) Society is part of the national Abbeyfield movement established by Major Richard Carr - Gomm in 1956 in response to the loneliness and isolation he found amongst elderly people in East London. Since then, Abbeyfield has grown to be one of the largest organisations in the voluntary sector serving older people. Nationally, Abbeyfield now provides around 750 sheltered houses in which elderly people who are unable or unwilling to live alone can find security, companionship and independence, as well as providing care homes and larger extra care developments.

Some are run by the national Abbeyfield Society, based in St Albans, and some are run by affiliated independent societies. All are charities sharing the same ethos of care and all rely on volunteers to help support residents. Abbeyfield Houses are open to all according to need, irrespective of gender, race or religion.