A newly opened extra care scheme in Abergele, which has been backed by the Welsh Government’s Social Housing Grant, is providing excellent facilities for the residents Finance Minister Jane Hutt said today.
The Hafod y Parc Extra Care Scheme provides modern independent living for people over the age of 60 and welcomed its first residents in April this year. It includes 49 self-contained flats and is now fully occupied.
The £10.7m scheme benefited from £6.2m from the Welsh Government’s Social Housing Grant Programme with the remainder funded by North Wales Housing Association.
Facilities at Hafod y Parc include 24-hour on site care and support, restaurant, hair salon, hobbies room and a patio garden area.
The Minister said:
“Extra care schemes allow people over 60 to live independently while receiving the services of an experienced care team who are on site 24 hours a day, providing high quality care.”
“The facilities here at Hafod y Parc are excellent and provide every opportunity for residents to live as independently as possible in a community environment.”
“The project has also benefited the community during the construction process, with opportunities for an apprentice joiner and work placement schemes.”
Paul Diggory, Chief Executive at North Wales Housing Association said:
“Hafod y Parc is an exceptional development that we’re all incredibly proud of. When the scheme opened its doors only a few weeks ago, Hafod Y Parc was immediately fully occupied, highlighting both the standard of housing available there and the clear need and demand for the extracare concept of living.”
The Hafod y Parc scheme is the fourth extra care scheme operating in Conwy County.
