Sheltered and Extra Care Housing

Wherever vulnerable tenants are involved, it’s good to know that when plant and equipment break down you have access to a local and reputable maintenance contractor. For private or social landlords operating sheltered housing or extra care schemes, BPM Maintenance can offer a full reactive maintenance service and  work in partnership with you to develop a Planned Preventative Maintenance Programme (PPM)

Tenant Support 

As well as repairs and maintenance to communal parts of sheltered housing and extra care schemes, BPM Maintenance can provide bespoke services for individual tenants in cases where items of repair do not fall under a tenancy agreement. In this way, frail elderly or vulnerable tenants have recourse to a trusted contractor who is already known to them on-site.

Electrical Maintenance and Repairs.

Simple things like broken bulbs in poorly lit communal corridors can present a hazard in sheltered housing schemes. Routine checks should be carried out on emergency light fittings and diffusers as part of a planned work schedule. Where schemes have additional areas such as a communal kitchen and lounge, then items such as kettles, toasters, microwaves and audio equipment should have portable appliances testing (PAT) carried out to comply with current legislation  and this can be written into a PlannedPreventative Maintenance routine. BPM Maintenance can also carry out all necessary electrical testing and inspection so that your scheme meets statutory requirements.

Roofing and Guttering

Blocked guttering and accumulation of water in recesses, and especially on poorly draining flat roofs can cause serious damage after a while. As part of the roofing service provided by BPM Maintenance in Bath, we can provide simple roof inspections, checking of header tanks and periodic clearing of gutters as well as other more comprehensive roof maintenance and repairs. Our awareness of security issues means that ladders and towers will always be secured or removed when unattended so that security is not compromised for your tenants.

Laundry Rooms

Minor leaks are a common problem in laundry rooms and scheme based hair salons. With just one call to BPM Maintenance you can be sure that leaks can be quickly repaired avoiding slip hazards. Where there are more complex plumbing problems, then we can provide suggestions and realistic quotes for an upgrade or re-fitting of your laundry room or salon as part of a larger project.

Communal Kitchens

BPM Maintenance can carry out all maintenance required in small communal kitchens including plumbing repairs, gas boiler repairs and electrical repairs and testing. In addition, a simple redesign of older style kitchens can some sometimes improve the ergonomics and safety for frail elderly clients, such as the installation of lowered working surfaces, fitting of larger ‘D’ bar handles to cupboards and replacement of old inappropriate floor surfaces with non-slip safety vinyl products such as altro flooring. Older style kitchens with limited access can be vastly improved with some minor alterations and BPM Maintenance can provide advice and plans for this as part of an overall kitchen refurbishment project.

Site Access and Mobility

When the time comes to upgrade access to your scheme, then BPM Maintenance can provide a comprehensive service with the installation of new DDA compliant slopes and appropriate handrails. As with all BMP Maintenance building project work, all plastering, painting and decorating and making good will be completed by our team members so you have just one point of contact.

Security

Security is paramount in sheltered housing schemes and is often cited as one of the key reasons that elderly and vulnerable tenants choose to live there. As part of an overall security service, BPM Maintenance can install and maintain door entry systems and easy to use key fob systems which give tenants access control to their home and peace of mind. For places such as extra care housing, intermediate and respite care units and care homes, BPM Maintenance can install and maintain more expansive systems which allow door entry monitoring and restrictive access with the use of CCTV and phone intercoms. Whether you are a social landlord, or managing a care home or healthcare respite centre, contact BMP Maintenance for an informal discussion on our commercial maintenance services for sheltered and extra care housing in Bath, Bristol and the surrounding area. Please also see our home page or email us on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.