A HAUGHTON Green care home is getting ready to show off what it now offers following a full refurbishment.
And Greatwood House now has an additional nine residential dementia beds.
The HC-One facility, which has 60 places, has seen about £558,000 invested into it to upgrade what it can offer residents.
It includes an extension of the community with the extra bedrooms in addition to the existing 22 and further communal spaces for residents to socialise in.
Work has also been done in its corridors, the lounge of the Shrewsbury unit, dining room and bedrooms.
That means painting and decorating, new flooring, electrical works and a new kitchen servery being installed.
It was based on feedback and ideas from residents and relatives, and a ‘jobs around the house’ station has also been added to a breakout zone in Greatwood House’s corridor to help residents living with dementia reminisce of past days and give them an activity to enjoy.
The full refurbishment, which started in January, should be complete in June with the Shrewsbury unit’s work finished at the end of March.
And people can see the effect it has had when Greatwood House opens its doors on an open day on Friday, May 9, from 2pm onwards.
Greatwood House’s home manager, Odette Lilley, and the wellbeing team held a resident meeting ahead the work starting, where residents helped choose designs and colour schemes of the bedrooms and lounges in the Shrewsbury and Elderberry communities.
She said: “We are committed to fostering an environment that really feels like home, and décor and facilities are an important part of this.
“We’re really excited to re-open our Shrewsbury community which offers residential dementia care services to members of the local community.
“We look forward to welcoming in the local community in to visit the home and view our newly refurbished and reopened Shrewsbury community.”
For more details about the open day or to enquire about Greatwood House’s care services, please contact it by either calling 0161 336 5324 or emailing odette.lilley@hc-one.co.uk.