New Wokingham short break flat opens
A refurbished Wokingham residential flat, offering short breaks for vulnerable people with special needs in the Wokingham Borough, will be declared open for business at Wokingham Borough Council ‘s Cockayne Court extra care housing scheme in Finchampstead this week (Tuesday July 17).
Guests will be able to stay from as little as one night up to a maximum two weeks, also enabling family members or friends who provide their care to have a rest themselves.
Stays will be subject to an accommodation fee, but the service user will have the luxury and privacy of their own space as well as the support of the staff on site and the facilities available to all Cockayne Court residents.
The Wokingham flat will shortly be installed with various aids such as bath and sink flood detectors if taps are left running, infra red technology to alert carers in case the service user falls over and extreme temperature detectors, which can all be switched on or off depending on the needs of the service user.
During times when vacant, the flat will be used to showcase this assistive technology and how it can help people live independently at home.
Executive Member for Wokingham Social Care, Cllr David Lee, said: “Short breaks can be mutually beneficial for vulnerable people and their carers who look after them.
“We’re really pleased to be extending services provided at Cockayne Court, offering families the opportunity for respite at reasonable rates at a location within the Wokingham Borough.”
Guests will be able to stay from as little as one night up to a maximum two weeks, also enabling family members or friends who provide their care to have a rest themselves.
Stays will be subject to an accommodation fee, but the service user will have the luxury and privacy of their own space as well as the support of the staff on site and the facilities available to all Cockayne Court residents.
The Wokingham flat will shortly be installed with various aids such as bath and sink flood detectors if taps are left running, infra red technology to alert carers in case the service user falls over and extreme temperature detectors, which can all be switched on or off depending on the needs of the service user.
During times when vacant, the flat will be used to showcase this assistive technology and how it can help people live independently at home.
Executive Member for Wokingham Social Care, Cllr David Lee, said: “Short breaks can be mutually beneficial for vulnerable people and their carers who look after them.
“We’re really pleased to be extending services provided at Cockayne Court, offering families the opportunity for respite at reasonable rates at a location within the Wokingham Borough.”
Wokingham Borough Council
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