BIRCH ABBEY
DEMENTIA CARE SERVICE
PRESS RELEASE
June 29, 2010.
CHICKENS FIRST IN AS PIONEERING SOUTHPORT DEMENTIA CARE HOME MOVE STARTS.
Photos and video available.
The big move is on as Phase One of the
The £5 million
The Birch Abbey team will start to move clients from the old building to the new purpose-built facility during the last week in June 2010, and once everybody has been installed the original building will be demolished and replaced by a second new structure, providing more beds, plus offices and admin.
“The first residents will actually be several chickens – they’re an important part of our community, and a clear illustration of the approach we’ll be taking at the new Birch Abbey and which was pioneered and developed at the original Birch Abbey,” said Dan Lingard, chief executive.
“We may have technology and facilities never before seen in a
“Getting people with dementia using their minds and muscles – even in seemingly small ways – can have a massively positive effect.
“We’re creating a ‘living sensory garden’ – the chickens draw residents out into the garden, they provide a talking point; what’s more, our patients collect the eggs, make cakes or biscuits and talk about what they’re doing amongst themselves and to their family members providing valuable mental stimulus.
“Our new and expanded Birch Abbey will be a revolution in care services. To us it just felt right that
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