Cabinet members at Rotherham Council are set to approve plans for a new £2.1m day centre in Canklow to provide day opportunities for people with high support needs.
Under the banner of ‘Living my best life’, the new Castle View facility on Warden Street will be supporting people with complex support needs, and acting as a hub for wider community activity, learning and skill development.
The modern, multifunctional building will be in easy reach of the local community, businesses and amenities that will enhance the day opportunities offer and support the service to integrate within the heart of the local community. The Warden Street site has good public transport links and is in within short walking distance of Rotherham town centre. It also offers a wide scope for development potential and opportunities for innovation in the future.
The activities at Castle View will be complimented by community outreach across the borough to support access to local communities, ensuring people receive the right flexible support, in the right place, at the right time. People using the current services at Maple Avenue in Maltby and The Elliott Centre in Herringthorpe will continue to receive support and will be offered a new assessment of their care and support needs, to ensure the new service model meets their requirements when those buildings close.
Plans for the new service come following a period of consultation with existing service users, their carers and families, which highlighted the importance of the right support, in the right environment with the opportunity to ‘live my best life’ through creating new experiences that maximises potential.
Councillor David Roche, Cabinet member for Adult Social Care and Health said: “Empowering people to lead independent and fulfilling lives is at the heart of our learning disability transformation programme. These plans are a key pillar of that strategy, alongside providing support for people with disabilities to access employment and housing.
“We are looking forward to working with the people who currently use our services to design and develop the facilities at Castle View, and the programme of activities that we will run there.
“The site offers so much potential for development including space to create allotment areas and sensory gardens, and because of its size, it will allow for more flexibility on how the space is used, which enables us to be creative and innovative with the services we offer.”
The final decision is due before Cabinet on Monday 17 October.