Plans for new £13.4 million dementia care home in Kingston gather pace

The state of the art facility will provide the highest quality nursing support in a social model of care.In March 2018 Kingston Council gave the green light for the new £13.4 million dementia home in Brown’s Road, Surbiton to be built. Following further consultation, in June 2019 the council’s Development and Control Committee granted planning permission to build the home and this month the Children’s and Adults’ Care and Education Committee authorised the implementation of the construction stage.The council are now another step closer to beginning work on the new 80-bed specialist facility, with demolition of the existing site expected to begin in January 2020.With an ageing population and increased demand for health and social care services in the borough, the new home will help provide care for older people with dementia in Kingston, as well as generate income for the council from those residents who are able to fund their own care.The Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), an international centre of knowledge and expertise dedicated to improving the lives of people with dementia conducted an independent review of the plans for the new home.The DSDC review endorsed a number of key features of the design plans agreeing that the location of the site is well placed to support and encourage resident independence, the ’household’ layout of each unit has been well-considered and that plans for sunny and sheltered spaces on all floor levels, as well as south-facing gardens, can have a positive impact on residents overall wellbeing.