Transcript Welcome to Spring Bank Court

Welcome to Spring Bank
Court
Background
 Current Extra Care Services
 Site identification
 Council Tender
 DOH Bid Submitted – for 48 units
 Successful bid of 3,990,260
 Completed Oct 07
Partners and Funders
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Department of Health
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Housing 21
Blackburn with Darwen PCT
Older Persons Representatives
Cruden Construction
Bootstrap
Independent Providers- Shop & Hairdressers
Proposal to Reality
Accommodation
 40 extra care units
 8 Shared Ownership
Bungalows
 1 Community Support Unit
 Staff Facilities
 PCT Facilities
Community Services
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Health Care Services
24 hr Care and Support
Day Care Centre
Restaurant
Shop
Hairdressers
Other Developments on the site
 6 further wheelchair
Bungalows for Rent
 6 bedded Respite Unit for
Learning Disability
Learning Points
 Flexible Approach
 Robust Project Plan
 Good relationships internal and external
for all partners
 Open to change
What is unique about us
 The partnership
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H21
Council
PCT
Vol Sector - Age Concern
Social Enterprise - Bootstrap
Private Sector - Capita
 The ambition
 The product
Vision for Extra Care in Blackburn
with Darwen
 To transform housing for people with a
disability
 To offer a broader range of housing with
care choices
 To ensure the development of at least 3
Community Village / Extra Care schemes
over the next 5-8 years
 To ensure developments address multi
cultural and multi faith requirements
Freedom and Choice