A BRADFORD care home has won an award for creating an underwater-themed sensory room.
Beacon House, in Wibsey, is a 16-bed specialist residential service supporting individuals with learning disabilities, complex needs and behaviours that may challenge.
It was one of 50 Cygnet Social Care services that received £1,000 towards an open design brief.
Care services could spend the funds on anything from soft furnishings and murals to sensory room equipment and interaction-based tools.
The residents at Beacon House decided on an ‘Under the Sea’ sensory room to uplift the annex as they often visit Sea Life in Blackpool or The Deep in Hull.
It has since won an award in the national Social Care Interior Design Competition.
Beacon House Home Manager Jeff Firth said: “We wanted to ensure the area was as interactive as possible. An example of this came from the Beacon team who had the idea of ship wheels that residents could interact with and that would turn when attached to the wall.
“We obtained ship wheels and Antony, our onsite maintenance colleague, got on with working out how we could make them turn.
“I couldn’t be prouder of the hard work our maintenance, the residents and staff team put into making this project happen. The biggest prize was seeing how a person-centred environment honours our residents’ identity, whilst supporting their quality of life, and wellbeing.”
As the overall national champion, Beacon House received £500 in prize money to be used to further enhance the service.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here