- Redevelopment offers modern living options for people with complex support needs
- Residents offered greater independence and a stronger connection to the community
Disability Services Minister Stephen Dawson has officially opened an accommodation facility that will set a new standard for people with complex disability support needs.
Bradford Views is a $12 million complex in Coolbinia built for the Ability Centre, and replaces the organisation's Hillroyd Nursing Home. It was made possible with funding from the Department of Communities, Lotterywest and Ability Centre.
The site's four separate villas have been designed to enable residents to have a stronger connection to the community. They provide longer term accommodation for 20 residents, with additional support for people who are transitioning back to their home environment.
A key feature of the villas is the integrated technology which enables residents to individualise their environment, such as controlling the opening and closing of blinds and doors, and turning lights on and off from their personal computers and devices.
The facility also includes an art studio, an interactive garden design and a community centre, where residents and their families can socialise together.
Feedback from people who previously called Hillroyd home, and their families, was incorporated into the design of the new facility.
The Ability Centre provides services and support to more than 1,700 people with disability and their families, throughout Western Australia.
Comments attributed to Disability Services Minister Stephen Dawson:
"Bradford Views has been designed to enable residents to live life the way that they choose, as part of a community that is supportive, accepting, inclusive and welcoming.
"The redeveloped site has transformed an outdated facility, Hillroyd, into contemporary accommodation that better meets the individual needs of each resident.
"The Ability Centre has made a real difference to the lives of people with disability, their families and carers. Bradford Views will enable the organisation to continue its outstanding work and become an even greater asset to the community and the people it supports."
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