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What is Abbeyfield?
The Abbeyfield Society is a registered charity which provides family-style living for the elderly who are no longer able or willing to live alone, but who wish to lead an independent life. All Residents have either their own en-suite Bedsitting Room or self-contained Flat, in which they keep their own possessions.
The Abbeyfield Barnard Castle Society was established in 1967 as a non-profit making company. It is registered as a Charity with the Charity Commission. No member of the Society is remunerated for his/her services and he/she devotes a considerable amount of time to the service of the Society, so that costs are kept to a minimum.
Although completely independent, the Barnard Castle Society is affiliated to the National Abbeyfield Society. It fully supports the Society's purpose, which is to provide the elderly with their own homes within the security and companionship of small households, which can become focal points for goodwill and friendly contact within the community. There are more than 550 local Abbeyfield Societies in the U.K. (of which Barnard Castle is one) with over 1,000 Abbeyfield Houses caring for some 7,500 elderly people. |
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