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A new development of one and two bed apartments, purpose built for adults who have epilepsy and who need support with aspects of everyday life, is set to open in Croydon this summer. The Liberty Court development, based in Purley, Surrey, is being developed by Independence Homes, with its first tenants due to arrive in July.
Independence Homes was formed in 1997 specifically to help
people with epilepsy and learning difficulties to fulfill their potential
and achieve their own objectives. Today, the company employs almost 200
staff and supports over 50 adults in both supported living programmes and
community based residential care.
Supported living is a way of providing people with support
as they go about living in the community. The individual is responsible
for funding accommodation costs, whilst Independence Homes provides the
care and support package. Dr Melanie Macleod is the director of care at Independence Homes. She said: “It’s not good for anyone to be bored, and our philosophy is geared around helping our service users to lead a full and active life. Liberty Court’s location supports this philosophy perfectly. Shops, leisure facilities, a library and churches are all extremely close by. Local bus and train services are excellent. There are colleges for people who wish to continue their education, and plenty of employment opportunities.”
Liberty Court contains 13 one and two bed apartments, each of which has been designed to an extremely high specification. Each apartment has its own en-suite bathroom facilities providing one bathroom per person, a well appointed kitchen, and a comfortable living area. Each apartment can also be fitted with alarms so that support can be provided without any delay. Melanie Macleod continues: “We decided to build Liberty Court because we know it can be hard to find the right balance between care and freedom, safety and independence. Residential care doesn’t give people who have sufficient independence to contemplate supported living the autonomy they need. Epilepsy is a complex condition, though, and specialist support can be extremely hard to find. “We’re delighted with the interest we’ve had in Liberty Court, but this is perhaps not surprising given the lack of facilities like it anywhere in the country.”
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