The super-posh Chelsea Court Place home also has a 24-hour cafe, sensory
room, indoor garden, zumba classes and memory club.
Britain’s first purpose-built home for people who have dementia has opened - complete with a 48-seater
restaurant presided over by top chefs, cinema, spa and beauty salon.
The Chelsea Court Place home in posh Chelsea, southwest London, boasts
15 ‘boutique’ rooms for people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
The home bills itself as the UK’s ‘first luxury, purpose built
residential and day care home ’ and
comes complete with a 24-hour cafe, sensory room, indoor garden, zumba classes
and ‘memory club and day care’ where members can enjoy the care and services on
a daily, weekly or short term basis.
All staff are fully trained to deal with dementia sufferers and there is
a 24-hours concierge service to attend to residents, with no set bed times and
flexible meal times.
A private dining room allows residents to have meals with their loved
ones, with menus created by head chef Matt Dodge, the runner-up in the National
Association of Care Catering’s Chef of the Year in 2015.
He is assisted by sous chef Alex Morte, who this year won the National
Association of Care Catering’s Chef of the Year gong.
The care home also offers pet therapy, craft sessions, gardening, music
and Zumba classes and yoga - with ‘memory quizzes’ and happy hours - and trips
to see opera and ballet shows also on the cards.
The blurb for the home - which costs £2,000-a-week, states: “The premium
residence emulates the modern, elegant design of a private members club and
caters to the unique needs of memory care residents.
“The club fuses cutting edge dementia-friendly interior design with
state of the art technology, delivering an innovative sanctuary designed to
support and elongate the quality of life for its members.
“Most importantly Chelsea Court Place prides itself on the exceptional, bespoke
curated 24 hour nursing care, practiced by a team of leading dementia-trained
professionals.”
Chairman Laurence Geller CBE said this week: “My vision for Chelsea
Court Place is to deliver excellence in personalised service and curated
dementia care in a happy, supportive environment, and to enrich the lives of
our residents and day club members.
“Through my foundation, I will continue to work tirelessly to fund
research that will ultimately eradicate dementia, a pandemic that is afflicting
the lives of hundreds of millions of people worldwide.”
James Cook, Managing Director of Chelsea Court Place, said: “We are
delighted to open Chelsea Court Place and to offer a world class, luxurious
home to residents and memory club members.
“Every level of attention to
detail has been taken to deliver a safe, tranquil and nurturing environment
that is supportive to the unique needs of our residents.
“We are passionate about pioneering the latest research, techniques and
technology in our approach to care.”
SOURCE: The Mirror, Martin Bigot and Stian Alexander
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