Mill Dale/Crescent Dale redevelopment
Redevelopment of day care services in North Kirklees
Day care services for adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities and autism.
We're excited to share plans to repurpose existing facilities that support adults with complex learning disabilities and autism in Kirklees.
We are investing in modernising facilities in Heckmondwike by changing existing services in the Mill Dale and Crescent Dale buildings. This will improve the availability of existing local places for day opportunities. It will also enable staff to support more adults with profound and multiple learning and physical disabilities and autism through high quality day services.
The investment will bring facilities in north Kirklees in line with the more modern and fit for purpose facilities in the south of the district. All proposed building changes will incorporate the University of Stirling's Dementia Service Development Centre standards. They will also incorporate significant design and technology features that support people living with profound and multiple learning and physical disabilities and autism.
Timeline
Please note timelines are subject to change, these are for guidance purposes only.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Autumn / Winter 2024 | Start of building works |
| Summer / Autumn 2025 | Service moves to new premises |
Supporting information
Mill Dale/Crescent Dale has been designed to be a modern, fit for purpose, flexible day care service. It will cater for up to 40 people with profound and multiple learning disabilities and autism
The repurposed facility will continue to be run and managed by Kirklees Council and will continue to support people from across north Kirklees.
View planning application details:
Mill Dale / Crescent Dale Care Homes, planning application details
The new facilities will incorporate design features to give maximum flexibility and be fully inclusive including:
- Level access throughout the building and gardens
- Overhead tracking to improve accessibility for all
- AWCs and hygiene rooms (similar to 'changing places)
- Immersive rooms to enable multi-sensory experiences
- Specialist assistive technology including a Magic table (interactive)
- A variety of small, medium and large rooms to cater for different activities
- Improved landscaping including specialist disability and wheelchair swings
- Separate outdoor eating areas
- Raised beds and a potting shed
Mill Dale and Crescent Dale have been designed to meet the needs of new and existing service users.
The new facilities will incorporate improvements to the environment to improve accessibility. This includes improvements to enhance lighting levels, improved signage to aid way finding, and ensuring different surfaces have improvements to contrast.
The spaces have been designed to ensure they give maximum flexibility and so they can be adapted to meet future needs relatively easily should trends and demands change.