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Home to bring state-of-the-art dementia care to North Swindon
Work on Abbey House, an £8 million tion on providing the best possible be positioned so residents can see Landscaped gardens will provide
care home off Saltzgitter Drive at St care and support services to people bathrooms, wardrobes will have residents with a safe and familiar
Andrew’s Ridge, was started in mid- with dementia. We are delighted to transparent panels and enhanced, environment which includes a
June by the Mayor of Swindon. be bringing this to Swindon.” mood-appropriate lighting will be dementia sensory garden.
To be opened in mid-2016, the 73 In addition to providing the widely used. Residents on the upper floors will
bed home will be run by Milestones highest standard of dementia care, Each floor is composed of small have an indoor garden complete
Trust which has been supporting Abbey House will bring over 100 modular units of 6 or 7 en-suite with astro-turf amongst real plants.
people with dementia, mental health new jobs to the area, for which a bedrooms, each with their own open Keep up to date with the develop-
needs and learning disabilities recruitment drive will start later this plan living and dining rooms and ment and recruitment opportunities
mainly around Bristol since 1986. year. seating areas, to create a homely at: www.milestonestrust.org.uk/
But Swindon’s growing and ageing Abbey House has been designed feel. abbeymeads
population means an increased need to meet Stirling Gold Dementia
for the care infrastructure. Care standards, a framework that
Trust CEO John Hoskinson said: ensures the needs of those living
“With almost 30 years of expertise in the home with dementia are
behind us, we have built a reputa- met. This determines that beds will

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