Leading care home provider, Oakland Care, has announced the expansion of its memory care floor at Elmbrook Court care home in Wantage, Oxfordshire.
The investment into the growth of its memory care floor forms part of Oakland Care’s strategic approach to care which involves a frequent review and comprehensive efforts to enhance its care home environments.
The additional space at the care home comes in response to growing local demand for its memory care environment at Elmbrook Court, with the original space, known as Birch Avenue, at full capacity.
Memory care environments are designed to be relaxing, safe, and familiar, incorporating elements that reduce confusion and worry while promoting independence for individuals living with dementia or experiencing memory loss.
In response, the care home team have invested in the creation of a second memory care space, which will be known as Cedar Crescent. This has seen a 28-room area of Elmbrook Court enhanced with additional quiet, calm, and sensory based features for current and new residents to the care home seeking this type of care provision.
Alongside the purchase of an interactive and adjustable ‘magic’ tablet device for residents, the expanded memory care floor has included the incorporation of nostalgic elements which residents may have experienced in the past, wayfinding décor, sensory touch patches designed to bring comfort and physical engagement, and more.
Through the process, improvements have also been made to the original Birch Avenue space to enhance the overall memory care offer at Elmbrook Court.
An event to mark the expanded memory care floor was attended by the Mayor of Wantage, Iain Cameron, alongside team members, residents, families and other members of the public.
Rebecca Warman, Care Home Manager at Elmbrook Court, said:
“We’re delighted to announce the expansion of our memory care floor at Elmbrook Court with the ‘creation’ of space for a further 28 individuals seeking memory care provision. Over the years we have seen a real rise in demand for our memory care environment and wanted to make a conscious effort to invest and expand our memory care floor with new high-quality space.
“This exemplifies the efforts which have been made across Oakland Care to continually invest in our care homes so that we can always offer the highest quality professional care provision and accommodation. As Elmbrook Court has grown over the years it has been vital that we have not only maintained the high standards we are known for at Oakland Care but also respond to local demand as it arises.”
