Veterans with dementia benefit from new facility

Military veterans with disabilities and/or dementia in High Wycombe are set to benefit from the construction of a new specialist care facility by the contractor company Stepnell on behalf of the charity Royal Star and Garter, at a cost of £25M.Going into more detail, the facility can accommodate both veterans and their partners and contains a welcoming and therapeutic environment that is BREEAM certified with a rating of ‘Excellent’ and was also specially designed by Scurr Architects, being built by Stepnell over the course of 83 weeks.Specifically, the development contains communal facilities such as a large dining room, lounge, physiotherapy room, bar, hair salon, activity and training rooms as well as a landscaped garden area, with enough bedrooms to accommodate 74 residents, 30 of which are specially designed for dementia patients.