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Staffordshire council green lights dementia “centres of excellence” (23 March 2015)
Date: 23/03/2015
A consortium of housing developers is build two centres of excellence providing care and homes for dementia patients in Staffordshire.
24 Dash.com reports that Symphony – a consortium made up of the Accord Group, Keepmoat and Quattro Architects – says the multimillion pound flagship centres will transform dementia care and support for residents and their families.
The dementia centres will be built in Lichfield and Burton – and aim to create a home-like environment, where residents will be able to entertain their families, keep pets and enjoy communal areas and facilities such as cafés.
Support and nursing care will be provided on site, when residents require additional help as their condition progresses.
Staffordshire County Council and the Symphony consortium say the two dementia centres will open in 2017.
The project will increase the number of dementia places in Staffordshire from 109 in the three residential homes currently run by the council – Bracken House, in Burntwood, Meadwyrthe in Tamworth and Hillfield House in Stretton – to 135 in the centres of excellence.
A spokesman for the consortium, Lakbhir Jaspal – CEO of the Accord Group – said:
“This is a really exciting partnership deal with Staffordshire County Council and we are delighted to be delivering two new dementia centres of excellence.
“The new centres will bring innovative thinking to the design of homes for people with dementia, coupled with first-rate care.”
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Duncan Lewis mental health solicitors are based nationwide and regularly visit mental health hospitals and police stations to advise on mental health law – in some cases, Duncan Lewis may be able to advise the nearest relative or carer of a mental health patient on access to care and mental health law.
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