New Care Hub Facility
The planning application for the intermediate care hub and 45 new council homes on the site of the old St Joseph’s Primary, Blantyre has now been submitted and is available for inspection. There will now be both the normal planning process consultations, neighbour notification etc and a community engagement exercise to give people detail on the proposals so they have the information to make informed comment.
Given the concerns of Blantyre residents about Parking,It is worth noting that all the houses and flats will have private off-street parking and the care hub will have parking areas for staff, visitors and public, something which absolutely needed addressed in our Community Action Plan.
We know from survey feedback and our consultation exercise that there’s been some local concerns about traffic during the school run period it should be noted that the care facility will be open 24/7 not office hours so it would not be expected to cause any significant additional vehicle movements around 9am and 3pm.
However, concerns will be addressed in our future meetings, with invites to South Lanarkshire Staff and further involved and in depth public consultation.
In addition the plans include additional public parking off Joanna Terrace and will create a walk through from Blantyre Main Street which may offer parents a “park-and-stride” option to avoid Park Lane during the school run and give pupils an additional safe walking route.
The care hub will provide intermediate care for older people coming out of hospital or who through ill health are unable to stay at home – its aim is to support recovery and rehabilitation during a short stay and to get people back into their own homes, in their own communities.
In addition to providing a background for physio, occupational therapy etc the intermediate care environment it will also give Health and Social Care professionals the opportunity to assess people in a more home-like environment where they can get up and about, make a cup of tea, eat meals at the table (rather than in a bed-based hospital ward) this allows a better assessment of needs over a period of weeks so any additional adaptations and support can be planned ahead of their return home.
It’s clear this will be an important development for Blantyre and we’ll be following progress regularly.
Plans can be viewed here:
New Care Hub Facility
The planning application for the intermediate care hub and 45 new council homes on the site of the old St Joseph’s Primary, Blantyre has now been submitted and is available for inspection. There will now be both the normal planning process consultations, neighbour notification etc and a community engagement exercise to give people detail on the proposals so they have the information to make informed comment.
Given the concerns of Blantyre residents about Parking,It is worth noting that all the houses and flats will have private off-street parking and the care hub will have parking areas for staff, visitors and public, something which absolutely needed addressed in our Community Action Plan.
We know from survey feedback and our consultation exercise that there’s been some local concerns about traffic during the school run period it should be noted that the care facility will be open 24/7 not office hours so it would not be expected to cause any significant additional vehicle movements around 9am and 3pm.
In addition the plans include additional public parking off Joanna Terrace and will create a walk through from Blantyre Main Street which may offer parents a “park-and-stride” option to avoid Park Lane during the school run and give pupils an additional safe walking route.
The care hub will provide intermediate care for older people coming out of hospital or who through ill health are unable to stay at home – its aim is to support recovery and rehabilitation during a short stay and to get people back into their own homes, in their own communities.
In addition to providing a background for physio, occupational therapy etc the intermediate care environment it will also give Health and Social Care professionals the opportunity to assess people in a more home-like environment where they can get up and about, make a cup of tea, eat meals at the table (rather than in a bed-based hospital ward) this allows a better assessment of needs over a period of weeks so any additional adaptations and support can be planned ahead of their return home.
It’s clear this will be an important development for Blantyre and we’ll be following progress regularly.
Plans can be viewed here:
New Care Hub Facility
The planning application for the intermediate care hub and 45 new council homes on the site of the old St Joseph’s Primary, Blantyre has now been submitted and is available for inspection. There will now be both the normal planning process consultations, neighbour notification etc and a community engagement exercise to give people detail on the proposals so they have the information to make informed comment.
Given the concerns of Blantyre residents about Parking,It is worth noting that all the houses and flats will have private off-street parking and the care hub will have parking areas for staff, visitors and public, something which absolutely needed addressed in our Community Action Plan.
We know from survey feedback and our consultation exercise that there’s been some local concerns about traffic during the school run period it should be noted that the care facility will be open 24/7 not office hours so it would not be expected to cause any significant additional vehicle movements around 9am and 3pm.
In addition the plans include additional public parking off Joanna Terrace and will create a walk through from Blantyre Main Street which may offer parents a “park-and-stride” option to avoid Park Lane during the school run and give pupils an additional safe walking route.
The care hub will provide intermediate care for older people coming out of hospital or who through ill health are unable to stay at home – its aim is to support recovery and rehabilitation during a short stay and to get people back into their own homes, in their own communities.
In addition to providing a background for physio, occupational therapy etc the intermediate care environment it will also give Health and Social Care professionals the opportunity to assess people in a more home-like environment where they can get up and about, make a cup of tea, eat meals at the table (rather than in a bed-based hospital ward) this allows a better assessment of needs over a period of weeks so any additional adaptations and support can be planned ahead of their return home.
It’s clear this will be an important development for Blantyre and we’ll be following progress regularly.
Plans can be viewed here:
