Read more about Bedford Court on the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust website.

Bedford Court

Bedford Court is an integrated care community for older people. It is situated in Horsforth, a village to the north of Leeds. Opened in January 2004 it provides the following:

• 34 single rooms and 4 apartments in Olive Lodge.
• 10 close care bungalows in Phillips Close.

Bedford Court offers a range of benefits to residents:

• The highest standards of care and support from qualified staff, specific to the needs of individual residents.
• Spacious high quality accommodation, incorporating the latest designs in care facilities and built to Lifetime Homes specification.
• Extensive communal facilities.
• A secure environment, close to all amenities.
• An understanding and respect for residents’ independence, dignity, and comfort.

Olive Bedford

Bedford Court is named in memory of Olive Bedford whose legacy to the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) has provided the majority of the funds for the development.

Olive was a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker). She died in 1997. She asked that her legacy be used to provide a residential care home in the area of Leeds, and that Quakers should receive preference in the allocation of places at the Home.

The JRHT also received small legacies for the same purpose from Olive’s close friend Madeline Phillips and Madeline’s sister, Isabel Phillips.