Each of our seventeen residents has an individual room with his/her own pictures, furniture and treasured possessions. They have keys to their rooms and to the house door and are free to come and go as they please and to have friends and family to join them for meals or to visit at any time.

The housekeepers provide a midday and an evening meal in the dining room and are also concerned with the general well-being of the residents in their care.

A hairdresser and the mobile library service visit each house regularly and the residents at Roundhay have the opportunity to be taken shopping at the Burpham Sainsbury's once a week.

The management of the houses is by volunteers. Consequently, charges to residents are modest and no one has been precluded by lack of means.

Prospective residents are interviewed informally and then may be invited for a short stay in the Guest Room before a final decision is taken. Most residents come from the local area but some have moved from else-where to be near relatives. There are no strict age limits though in practice most of our residents are aged 80 or over. They are encouraged to be independent, to join local societies and take part in local events.