Hothfield Manor Centre begins £5m worth of work on specialist brain injury rehabilitation unit specialising in slow stream rehabilitation

Hothfield Manor, a specialist residential brain injury centre run by nationwide healthcare provider Huntercombe, announces the start of work on a £5m build programme. The extension to the existing manor house site, which will include a new hydrotherapy pool, has been specifically designed to be sympathetic to the surrounding area, with the plans taking every care to complement the immediate environment.

In addition to the new pool, the centre will also boast a state-of-the-art physiotherapy and occupational suite, as well as consulting rooms and two self contained flats to promote independent living. The new facilities have been designed to provide the appropriate level of care and rehabilitation facilities to benefit those patients with high nursing needs and disabilities post brain injury.

Hothfield Manor specialises in treating 'acquired brain injuries', which are typically the result of head-injuries resulting from an accident. Clients have usually been through an intensive rehabilitation programme prior to their admission to the Centre which presently offers a residential supported setting, including self contained "bungalows" to assist them to return to independent life.

The centre currently employs 30 staff from the surrounding area, as well as working with visiting brain injury specialists. The new unit will be staffed by a comprehensive multidisciplinary team of nurses and therapists.

Keith Hutchinson, Manager of Hothfield said, "The new extension will allow us to provide an integrated pathway for this client group through rehabilitation transitional living thereby building on both Huntercombe's and Hothfield's reputation for treating these particular serious types of injury.

"The facilities provided by the new build will allow us to help more people who have been through life-threatening incidents to return to a normal life with a greater degree of independence."

The extension is expected to be finished in 2010.

Date Posted: 05 Jun 2009 00:00

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