If I’m lonely I can go down to the coffee shop and I can go to the library. There are people around all the time.
Marie McCauley
Earlsdon Park Village
I can’t tell you the support the residents give to each other, I have some very close friends here.
Jean Humphreys
New Oscott Village
Margery says she would like to say ‘thank you’ to ExtraCare. ‘They have definitely given me my life back,’ she says. ‘They have given me something to look forward to. I feel alive again.
Margery Crampton
Bournville Gardens
I hope the people who come here will be as happy as we’ve been,’ she says. ‘When we closed the door we went to Bournville Gardens and I will not look back. It’s a new home with new beginnings.
Maureen & Michael Rickards
Bournville Gardens
The ethos of the whole place is caring,' she says. 'It's what it's all about. That's why it's called ExtraCare
Pam Rossiter
Humber Court
We have wonderful staff here and some lovely tenants who want to get involved. Pannel Croft is going to be one of the best retirement villages in the country.
Rosita Codrington
Pannel Croft Village
I like to go to Tai Chi and IT and coffee mornings for a chat. I also like ballroom dancing.
June Gibbs
Hagley Road Village
I think volunteering is good because it means you do mix with people. It is good to feel that I am contributing to the life of the Village.
Sheila Harris
Hagley Road Village
I’m up early and usually the first in the gym, at 8am. I like the cycling, the treadmill, the rowing machine and the weights.
Barry Wilcox
Hagley Road Village
Pannel Croft Village's Well-being Advisor Kate Gokova assists Sadrudin with advice on his diet and completing a diet monitoring chart.
Sadrudin Peermahomud
Pannel Croft Village
“I am so happy,” says great-grandmother Winifred McLaren, whose life has been transformed since she moved into ExtraCare’s Hagley Road Village.
Winifred McLaren
Hagley Road Village
"Having the stroke has changed my life but I am coming to terms with it more now. Life is much better. Hagley Road Village is definitely the best place for me to be. If you feel a little bit fed up there’s always someone to chat to."
Geoff Green
Hagley Road Village