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Helena Delivers Happiness
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| Monday 19th July 2010 |
Helena Partnerships is celebrating after clinching a prestigious National Housing Design Award for its Heald Farm Court extra care development in St Helens.
The awards ceremony took place in Westminster recently, where Heald Farm Court was announced as the first ever winner of an award to recognise best practice in providing age- The development, which was designed by Liverpool-based DK Architects and built by Cruden Construction, was completed towards the end of last year and offers quality accommodation for the over 55's, with on-site care support as and when it is required.
The £12.5 million extra care development offers residents independent living, combined with access to 24 hour care and support, as and when they need it, provided by MHA Care Heald Farm Court was identified as a benchmark development in providing affordable housing solutions for an ageing population.
A report by HAPPI (Housing Our Ageing Population Panel for Innovation) - which gathers good practice in older people's housing - recognised key design elements of Heald Farm Court in providing flexible and sustainable accommodation with care-ready packages to adapt to residents changing needs.
The HAPPI panel, which visited the very best schemes for older people across Europe, includes star of television's 'How Clean is your House?', Aggie MacKenzie, who officially opened Heald Farm Court last month.
Rob Young, Chief Executive of Helena Partnerships, said: "We are thrilled to have been announced as winners of this brand new category at the Housing Design Awards.
"Heald Farm Court is a flagship development for us and really does meet the national agenda of providing quality, aspirational housing which will adapt to residents' needs as they "The creation of this scheme is a key example of what partnership working can achieve and I am exceptionally proud of being a partner to pioneering innovative age-friendly housing Heald Farm Court was developed by Helena Living, in partnership with St Helens Council, and was part-funded by the Department of Health grant, which was secured by St Helens Council and was the largest single allocation to a local authority in the 2008/09 bidding round. The scheme is managed by MHA Care Group.
A purpose-built extra care scheme, Heald Farm Court boasts attractive apartments and bungalows, alongside landscaped gardens, a bistro, hairdressers, gym, communal area,
laundry facilities and health and well-being centre, as well as a mobility scooter store and There are now just a few apartments and bungalows left available on a shared ownership.
To find out more about Heald Farm Court visit www.helenaliving.co.uk |
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