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  • New £7.5 million Warwick dementia care home to go-ahead

    A new £7.5 million specialist dementia care facility has been given the go-ahead after being granted planning permission.

    Based on the existing site of Woodside, Spinney Hill, the new care home designed for WCS Care will create a deluxe ‘village experience’ for 72 older people and people with dementia that includes
    family-scale households for up to six people, with ensuite showers and toilets.

    The existing care home at Woodside was built over 50 years ago and provided long-term residential and short-term respite care for older people and people with dementia. However, as one of the Warwickshire-based charity’s older homes, it was due for an upgrade.

    The new facility will offer spa, pamper salon, deluxe cinema, shops and coin-operated, fully staffed, traditional launderette, as well as table tennis and companion cycling for two.

    It will feature the latest technology designed to enhance and integrate into daily life without being intrusive, including circadian rhythm lighting and night-time acoustic monitoring to help ensure a good night’s sleep.

    Smart phone apps connected to electronic care planning will mean carers spend more time with residents in the household, rather than in lengthy handovers. It’s linked to a Relatives’ Gateway, where people can check and interact with their loved one’s care 24-hours a day, wherever they are.

    Ed Russell, WCS Care’s Director of Innovation and Delivery, said: “We’re delighted that our inspirational new home has been given the go-ahead and that we’ll be able to continue to meet the aspirations of residents in Warwick for many years to come.

    “We’ve brought many of the ideas that have already had a positive impact on health and wellbeing for people living with dementia into the design for our new home in Warwick – such as our traditional launderette, table tennis, and deluxe cinema – along with a host of new features such as circadian rhythm lighting.

    “It’s a really exciting time at WCS Care as we continue to push the boundaries of innovation and creativity in care to ensure every day is well lived.”

    Work is set to begin this summer with the new home scheduled to open in Spring 2019.

    www.wcs-care.co.uk

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