Cairn Housing Association and Pentland Housing Association are pausing partnership discussions that would have seen Pentland homes and services transferring to Cairn. At a time when social housing providers are responding to the significant challenges posed by the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, the focus of both organisations must be on ensuring essential services are provided to…
News from Cairn
Phone lines now working
We were experiencing some problems with our phone lines this morning. They’re now back up and running and our team is ready to take your call. Our apologies for any inconvenience.
New measures at our sheltered and retirement housing courts
We are acutely aware that older people, and those with underlying health conditions, are at higher risk from coronavirus. Our Incident Management Team are closely monitoring guidance from Health Protection Scotland and the Scottish Government. We’re now putting in place additional measures to reduce the spread of infection, and protect tenants and staff. Communal areas…
Social distancing advice
The government has issued updated advice on social distancing to reduce the risk of transmission. Detailed advice is available at www.gov.uk Of particular note are: Avoid contact with someone who is displaying symptoms of coronavirus Maintain a distance of at least one meter from other people, if you can reach out and touch them they…
Home working, repairs, offices closed to the public and other updates
With the ongoing COVID-19 situation at the forefront of everyone’s mind, we wanted to assure you that the health and safety of our tenants, other customers, contractors and staff is our absolute priority. The commitment from Cairn Housing Association is that we will adhere to the guidance issued by Health Protection Scotland and the Scottish…
Cairn Housing Group named one of UK’s best employers
Cairn Housing Group is celebrating after being named once more as once as one of the best companies to work for in the UK. The Edinburgh-headquartered organisation was named in the list of the 100 best not-for-profit employers in The Sunday Times Best Companies Awards – the third year running it has picked up the…
Cairn Pledges Support To Take Tech Into Its Homes
Cairn Housing Association has signed up to a collaborative initiative that aims to develop and foster new technology-based solutions to help to drive improvements in its service to tenants. The Technology Enabled Care Charter (TEC) is a national programme, funded by the Scottish Government and hosted by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, which provides…
Craft Group Gets Sewn Up With Funding Boost
Craft Group Gets Sewn Up With Funding Boost A craft group in Peterhead have been awarded funding to support their invaluable community knitting projects for local care homes and premature neonatal units as well as supporting personal artistic projects. Cairn Crafts aims to help tenants at Frank Jack Court retirement housing complex to learn new…
Coronavirus
Following the outbreak of the coronavirus (Covid-19), we have been closely monitoring the situation. The health and wellbeing of our tenants is paramount, and we are taking steps, in line with UK Government and Public Health guidance, to minimise the risk to tenants and staff. At present, the risk in our developments is considered low….
Cairn strikes a chord with children’s music charity
AN INVERNESS music charity has benefited from a funding boost allowing them to continue to support children in their early development through musical interactions. Since their inception in 2019, the Merkinch Skill Share sessions from Rokzkool Academy have been offering the young people of Merkinch a safe, warm environment to build friendships, learn new skills…
