Fosters

Fosters is an independent living scheme for older people in Woodley, Wokingham. These 34 high-quality apartments opened in January 2018.

The homes at Fosters all have private front doors leading into high-quality and specially designed apartments. As standard, you can expect an entrance hallway, double bedroom, a wet room bathroom with dual entrance to the hallway and bedroom, a spacious kitchen/living room and either a private balcony or terrace area. All homes also feature new carpets and neutral decor throughout.

Fosters offers great homes within a safe and specially designed wider scheme. In addition to the apartments, the development includes landscaped gardens, two communal living rooms, guest suite accommodation for friends and relatives and a café offering freshly cooked food. A host of activities are also available, offering opportunities to make new friends and new memories.

About Woodley

Fosters is well located to access the many services available in Woodley.

Woodley is a small but vibrant town offering a local library (including a delivery service directly to Fosters), three supermarkets, coffee shops, restaurants, a pharmacy, a doctor’s surgery, a weekly market and the Oakwood Centre which hosts a number of community services.

Care provided at Fosters

Optalis, as nominated care provider, is available for anyone wanting the reassurance that there is always someone to provide care and support if needed.

Individual care packages are available to meet residents’ requirements as well as a 24-hour support service.

Further information about Optalis is available here.

Out-of-hours tenant care

To report a tenant care issue outside of our core operation hours (Monday-Friday 9am-5.30pm), please call Fosters directly on 0118 969 7846. Any answered calls will automatically redirect to Forest Care who provide an out-of-hours response service. Alternatively, please contact Forest Care directly on 01344 786599.

FAQs

Am I eligible to live at Fosters?

Fosters will be available exclusively for people who want to rent an affordable home and who meet certain criteria set by the Council and administered through the Council’s housing register. Fosters will be overseen by Loddon Homes, a housing association wholly owned by Wokingham Borough Council (WBC). You can talk to WBC directly regarding your eligibility and entitlement for financial assistance.

Can I transfer my existing benefit entitlement to Fosters?

For further details regarding the transfer of benefit entitlement to Fosters you should contact Wokingham Borough Council on 0118 974 6000.

What other charges will there be?

You will be responsible for paying the council tax, utilities and contents insurance that are applicable to your own apartment. The cost of utility bills for communal areas and the cost of buildings insurance is covered within your service charge, details of the service charge can be found below.

What is included in the service charge?

In addition to your rent, service charges apply at Fosters. These reflect the actual cost of providing the services included and are not there to make a profit. Part of the service charge includes the ‘Wellbeing Charge’. This helps meet the cost of providing background assistance and emergency calls to all tenants. The Wellbeing Charge is £15 a week per apartment.

Your service charge payment will contribute to the cost of the following:

Building maintenance
Grounds maintenance
24 hour emergency call system
Building insurance
Heating and hot water for communal areas
Cleaning of communal areas
Electricity for communal areas
Wifi (in communal areas)
Well-Being Charge
Window cleaning for all external windows
On-site staff
Boiler servicing
Maintenance of lifts and other equipment.

Can my visitors stay overnight?

There will be a twin guest suite with en-suite bathroom available for overnight visitors. This will be available on a booking service for a reasonable charge.