People with more complex needs may be able to access specialist respite care in two properties due to be built this year.
A decision is being signed today which gives the go-ahead for the project to build two bungalows in the grounds of Douglass House in Efford - subject to planning permission being granted.
Plymouth City Council has been allocated a £530,000 grant from NHS England to improve registered respite facilities in the city for people with learning disabilities and autism.
The new build properties will mean that they can enjoy discreet, specialist support in a safe environment. Both bungalows will incorporate a range of adaptations as part of their construction and design to make sure that the needs of people will be safely met.
The decision being signed allocates the Transforming Care Capital NHSE grant into the capital programme and also authorises £47,000 to come from the Disabled Facilities Grant to help cover the cost of specialist equipment.
Councillor Kate Taylor, Cabinet Member for Adult and Social Care said: “I’m really proud of the work we have been doing to help some of our most vulnerable people.
“This decision signals the start of a project that will help them - and their families - when they most need it. These properties will be designed to take into account very specific needs and we have simply do not have anything available in Plymouth to support people when they get into difficulties.”
The project team is hoping to apply for planning permission very shortly, and if all goes to plan, the build could start this year, with the intention that the bungalows will be available next year. It is expected the bungalows will operate as a CQC registered respite centre.
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