Axiom Housing Association has appointed Housing 21 and Elior UK to deliver services to its new extra care scheme in Peterborough.

Under the terms of the contract, Housing 21 will provide around 25,000 hours of care per annum at The Pavilions, which is due to open in July. Avenance, Elior UK's operating company in the healthcare sector, will provide food service expertise through the on-site restaurant seven days a week, 52 weeks a year.

The Pavilions, part of a seven acre development, is a 40 apartment scheme offering a mix of one and two bedroom apartments, giving an independent lifestyle to people over the age of 60 who require extra care. Five of these will be sold on a shared ownership basis and six have been designed to meet the needs of people with dementia.

On site communal facilities include a large residents' lounge, restaurant, mini-shop, laundry, hair salon, multi-function craft room, beverage bar, library area, secure buggy store and wing lounges, one of which has a large flat screen television.