Wellbeing | Belong Villages

Wellbeing

The wellbeing of our customers is paramount to us at Belong, and we take a holistic view of this so it’s about not only physical wellbeing and feeling safe, but also all aspects that contribute to quality of life and richness of experience.

Music, the arts, exercise, intergenerational opportunities and a broad programme of events and activities are all fundamental to life in our villages. These programmes are designed to reflect the interests and aspirations of our customers and are designed by our Experience Co-ordinators, working closely with residents of both our households and apartments, as well as families and the wider community.

Partnership approach

We work with a wide range of partners and external providers to enhance our wellbeing provision. These include Ready Generations, who operate the Nursery in Belong Chester; Nordoff and Robbins who field a music therapist in Belong Warrington and The Bluecoat, who seconded a number of acclaimed artists to our villages as part of a four-year arts research project.

We also have outstanding exercise provision, which sees highly qualified exercise specialists work with our residents in our state-of-the-art gyms, designing and facilitating personalised exercise programmes that suit their needs, inclinations and aspirations.

Above all, our aim is that living in Belong is fun! One of the principles that informs our approach is that life is more enjoyable when there are opportunities to participate in activities that give meaning to the day, whether that’s a chance conversation in the Bistro, making up donations for charity or attending a music workshop.