The home will be the first facility in the UK to offer 鈥榮hared care鈥�, a service that enables people living with dementia to stay together with their partners and receive full support.聽
Stepnell will start construction this month on the purpose-designed, two-and three-storey development which will provide 64 one-bed rooms for people needing nursing or dementia care, and respite care.
The project will also see the creation of 20 one- and two-bedroom apartments designed especially for people living with dementia and their partners. Outdoor facilities include a bowling green, gardens and wild meadow areas.聽
The building鈥檚 construction will incorporate brick and block, steel frame, concrete precast floors and a slate roof with single-ply membrane. The fa莽ade includes brick, render and weatherboarding, which together will give the building a smart, modern look. Completion is expected during summer 2018.
鈥淪tepnell has leading expertise in the design and construction of cutting-edge specialist care facilities which enable people to live life to the full, and as independently as possible,鈥� said Stepnell regional director Rob Speirs. 鈥淲e are therefore delighted to be working with Brendoncare on this ground-breaking nursing and dementia care centre which will significantly improve the quality of life for older and vulnerable people in the area.鈥�
聽鈥淭his is a new and highly innovative project, which will support people with nursing care needs as well as those living with dementia and their partners,鈥� said Brendoncare chief executive Carole Sawyers. 鈥淲e are delighted to be working with Stepnell and benefit from their strong background of construction in the care sector.鈥�
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