Accrington £5m care centre opens at Springhill Care Home (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Accrington £5m care centre opens at Springhill Care Home
1:38pm Wednesday 8th February 2012 in Health
A NEW £5million specialist care centre has opened its doors in Accrington.
The groundbreaking centre at Springhill Care Home, Fairfield Street is a three storey development which includes 46 beds over five separate facilities.
Built next to the existing home, it has its own entrance, reception areas and specially trained staff providing care for people with dementia.
The centre brings the number of beds at Springhill up to 110 and is made up of self contained ‘community living suites’ of between eight and ten beds each.
Each hotel-style bedroom has private en suite facilities, including ‘wet room’ style accessible shower areas.
And each of the five suites have access to therapy rooms, lounge, dining and kitchen areas, where residents can choose to carry out daily tasks such as cooking and cleaning or simply make a cup of tea for friend and family visitors.
Ken Nolan, chairman of Springhill Care Group, said: “It’s all about each person being an individual with their own individual preferences, needs and wants.”
The official opening saw staff joined by Martin Green, chief executive of the English Community Care Association, and the Mayor of Hyndburn, Coun Colette McCormack.
