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England’s largest provider of specialist housing and care for people in later life

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Our care homes continue to welcome new residents safely wherever possible

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The right home for you, now and into the future

Buy or rent from us and you’ll find a home where you’ll love living in later life

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24-hour personal and practical support provided by well-trained, caring staff

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Later life is for living

Helping people enjoy later life is our passion. It has been for more than 50 years. And today, we offer an impressive choice of housing, care homes and services at almost 1,700 locations across England.

Buy or rent from us and you’ll enjoy a secure and welcoming home from a not-for-profit organisation that puts you at the heart of everything we do, a home where you’ll love living in later life.
 

Our housing options

  • Retirement villages

    Retirement villages

    Anchor retirement villages offer a range of luxury retirement properties and state-of-the-art leisure facilities set in the beautiful surroundings of a rural village development.

  • Care homes

    Care homes

    With more than 50 years of experience, we are an established and trusted not-for-profit care home provider with more than 100 residential homes across the country.

  • Properties for sale

    Properties for sale

    Our leasehold retirement properties offer you the opportunity to own your perfect home with peace of mind that maintenance of the building and grounds will be taken care of.

  • Properties for rent

    Properties for rent

    Our retirement properties for rent offer affordable housing options at more than 1,100 locations across the country, providing you with a wealth of choice.

News from across Anchor

Former Commonwealth Games athletes join residents for special ceremony
8 Aug 2022

Former Commonwealth Games athletes join residents for special ceremony

Former Commonwealth Games athletes, including Britain’s first Black female Olympian joined residents at Bilton Court care home in Wellingborough to celebrate the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Residents spend sunny afternoon at local riding school
4 Aug 2022

Residents spend sunny afternoon at local riding school

Residents from Linwood care home in Thames Ditton enjoyed a sunny day with a diverse group of horses including Romeo, Taffy, Tandy and Daz.

Birmingham care home hosts special event to kick off Commonwealth Games
3 Aug 2022

Birmingham care home hosts special event to kick off Commonwealth Games

Madeleine House care home in Birmingham welcomed residents and colleagues from other care homes including Kerria Court, Tandy Court, and Maple Dene for some healthy competition on Thursday 28 July.

Millbeck care home gears up for Commonwealth Games
1 Aug 2022

Millbeck care home gears up for Commonwealth Games

Residents at Millbeck care home in Stockton-on-Tees took a spin on Trixie the Trishaw sparking memories for a resident living with dementia.

Care home residents show pro athletes how it’s done with the Anchor Games
29 Jul 2022

Care home residents show pro athletes how it’s done with the Anchor Games

Care home residents and colleagues across England are celebrating the Commonwealth Games by hosting their own inclusive sporting tournament, embracing the benefits of physical activity in later life.

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29 Jul 2022

Anchor Hanover Group (‘Anchor’) – Publication of Financial Statements

Anchor announces the publication of its annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022.

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28 Jul 2022

Anchor to acquire Halcyon Care Homes Topco Limited

Anchor has exchanged contracts to further expand its care home portfolio with the acquisition of the entire share capital of Halcyon Care Homes Topco Limited.

Chefs put to the test during Billingsgate Market experience
28 Jul 2022

Chefs put to the test during Billingsgate Market experience

Five chefs from our care homes and retirement schemes came together to enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime culinary experience at the world-famous Billingsgate Market.

Residents at Linwood care home make the most of the sunny weather
27 Jul 2022

Residents at Linwood care home make the most of the sunny weather

Linwood care home in Thames Ditton organised a summer fete for residents and their loved ones earlier in July.

Royal reply – residents receive special letter from Buckingham Palace
26 Jul 2022

Royal reply – residents receive special letter from Buckingham Palace

Residents at The Manor House care home were stunned to receive a reply from the Queen in response to a card they had sent to Buckingham Palace for her Platinum Jubilee.

Colleague wins award for incredible empathy and compassion
25 Jul 2022

Colleague wins award for incredible empathy and compassion

Tiny Cornibert, a Team Leader at Bluegrove House care home in Bermondsey, won an Anchor Colleague Award for her incredible professionalism and empathy for those in her care.  

New initiative brings generations together
22 Jul 2022

New initiative brings generations together

The Manor House care home in Knaresborough has launched a children’s group called Tiny Tots and Teacups to help combat loneliness and foster relationships between children and older people.

Colleague nominated for “Food Blogger of the Year” award
20 Jul 2022

Colleague nominated for “Food Blogger of the Year” award

Shannon Palmer, who works at Springfield care home in Bradford has been nominated for a blogger award

Colleagues celebrate remarkable 120-year work anniversary
15 Jul 2022

Colleagues celebrate remarkable 120-year work anniversary

Four colleagues celebrate the incredible milestone with colleagues and residents.

West Hall unearths time capsule buried 10 years ago
14 Jul 2022

West Hall unearths time capsule buried 10 years ago

West Hall care home in West Byfleet has celebrated its 10th anniversary. The event saw the unsealing of a sentimental time capsule that was buried when West Hall first opened its doors.

Anchor Games extravaganza in The Wirral
13 Jul 2022

Anchor Games extravaganza in The Wirral

Six care homes based in and around The Wirral competed in a multi-sport event. The event is part of our Anchor Games initiative, aiming to bring people together through sport.

Competition heats up in Chef of the Year final
12 Jul 2022

Competition heats up in Chef of the Year final

The four finalists then went head-to-head at Leeds Community College, where they had to prepare their menus in a race against the clock. Find out who came out on top.

Revved up for summer
11 Jul 2022

Revved up for summer

Anchor welcomes guests to a Classic Car Show and street party at Meadow Court.

The right home for you, now and into the future

We offer a wealth of purpose-built options for your next home, from affordable rented housing to spacious leasehold apartments and luxury retirement villages. Our retirement housing is all designed to offer you a sense of community, security, independence and peace of mind.

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Own your perfect home

Anchor's retirement properties for sale offer you the opportunity to buy a home that is right for you. Ranging from quiet cul-de-sacs to award-winning luxury estates, each Anchor retirement development is unique; however all share the same high standard of construction, responsive management and total commitment to quality customer service.

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Affordable housing options

Our retirement properties for rent offer affordable housing options at more than 1,100 locations across the country and provide you with a wealth of choice. Our rental properties include purpose-built and well maintained studio flats, one, two or three-bedroom properties as well as bungalows.

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Personally tailored residential care

Personally tailored residential care

Anchor care homes offer personally tailored residential care in warm, safe and friendly surroundings. Our 24-hour personal and practical support is provided by well-trained, caring staff and is designed to ensure you continue to enjoy maximum independence as well as peace of mind, knowing that help is always at hand.

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Specialist dementia care

Specialist dementia care

We recognise a person living with dementia is, first and foremost, a person – unique and with a rich history of experiences, abilities, skills, knowledge, preferences, desires and personality. Our care homes respond to the individual and support what they can do with a personalised care plan, always looking for opportunities to build on their strengths and abilities.

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Why Anchor?

  • Not-for-profit

    Not-for-profit

    First and foremost Anchor is a not-for-profit charitable organisation. Find out more about how we reinvest the money we make into our properties and our values as an organisation.

  • Building on relationships

    Building on relationships

    At Anchor we work hard to get to know the people living with us, build relationships and ensure the service we provide is the one that people want.

  • Meeting your changing needs

    Meeting your changing needs

    Anchor understands the challenges we all face as we get older. As a valued customer you can be assured that should your needs change in future we will be on hand to offer you help and advice.

  • Anchor on Call emergency care

    Anchor on Call emergency care

    At Anchor we understand that your peace of mind is paramount, Anchor on Call is our emergency call service monitored 24-hours a day.

  • Diversity and Inclusion

    Diversity and Inclusion

    Anchor ensures that dignity, equality and justice are central to the way we work, and that the distinctive, diverse and unique contributions of our employees and customers are valued.

  • Be Well resident wellbeing services

    Be Well resident wellbeing services

    Find out about our range of resident wellbeing services supporting residents to stay active, healthy and feel part of your retirement communities.

  • Pet friendly

    Pet friendly

    At Anchor we recognise that pets provide companionship, comfort and love, and therefore have a ‘pet friendly’ policy that covers all of our rented retirement housing and care homes.

  • Language support service

    Language support service

    Anchor utilizes the skills of our diverse workforce to provide a language support service to help improve communication with our customers who don’t speak English as a first language.

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New retirement property developments

Our ambitious and innovative growth strategy demonstrates our commitment to meeting the changing needs and aspirations of older people. Find out about our development programme to deliver hundreds of new homes.

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