Pictured: Councillor Donna Fuller, Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Communities, outside Linford Wood Place, as work begins on transforming the building
Milton Keynes City Council has begun work on Linford Wood Place - a spacious new centre where care and support will be given to local people with complex disabilities.
The City Council is investing in the centre to replace its ageing short break and day facilities, which it provides to give carers who look after adult family members at home, a vitally important break. It’s being designed in close collaboration with the people that use the services and their families. The City Council is investing in what they’ve agreed is most important, such as specialist bespoke equipment and welcoming spaces where residents can be cared for with dignity.
Nestled in the outskirts of Linford Wood among surrounding woodland, while just minutes from the city centre, Linford Wood Place will support up to 59 adults each weekday when it opens next year. It will have tailored activity spaces, dedicated areas for personal care (including 13 bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms), specialist equipment such as powered overhead hoists, a cinema and music room, three kitchens and a private garden.
The City Council is investing £13million in Linford Wood Place, including £4million of funding it has collected from housing developers. The refurbishment work will take around nine months.
“Bringing together our short breaks and day services in a dedicated new space has lots of advantages and should mean a better experience for everyone. We’ve had some great feedback from families and the professionals who support them on how the centre should look and feel, and what kind of facilities it should include. I’m proud that we’re investing in a thoughtfully designed centre that will help local people for many years to come.”
Pictured: Linford Wood Place sits on a 1.7-acre site, surrounded by local woodland