Source :http://www.springhillcare.com/news/2012/february/5million-landmark-care-centre-opens-its.html
A new £5million specialist care centre has opened its doors in Accrington with a Mayoral seal of approval.
The groundbreaking care centre, at Springhill Care Home, Fairfield Street, is a three storey, 24,000 sq ft development which includes 46 beds over five separate facilities.
It is a separate, dedicated service from the rest of the home with its own entrance, reception areas and specially trained staff designed to provide specialist facilities and care for people with dementia and promotion of mental wellness.
The official opening saw members of staff joined by senior healthcare dignitaries and the Mayor of Hyndburn, Councillor Colette McCormack, who referred to the facility’s “bright, modern look.”
The new care centre brings the number of beds at Springhill Care Home to 110, and is made up of self contained community living suites of between eight and ten beds each.
Each spacious bedroom has private en-suite facilities, including ‘wet room’ style accessible shower areas. Each of the five suites of bedrooms have been created with access to dedicated therapy rooms, lounge, dining and lifestyle kitchen areas for residents
In addition to the care centre, a new extension to the home will also add two, eight-bed facilities for younger adults with complex healthcare requirements including physical disability, brain-injury, neurological and degenerative conditions.
The centre helps to meet changing demands, with the number of people over 85 in the UK predicted to double in the next 20 years. There are expected to be more than a million people with dementia by 2021.
Top photo on the right - Ken Nolan with Martin Green CEO of English Community Care Association (ECCA)
Photo's of the specialist care facility at Springhill.
8th February 2012, 12:43
