Involving residents in development plans

Stuart Kerr, Midlands operations director of interiors specialist Willmott Dixon, discusses how community engagement was the driving force behind the overhaul of a leading Nottingham extra-care facility.

Although care facilities for older people have become a part of everyday life in the last century, demand for services and facilities is ever-changing.

When designing a redevelopment project for a community of older people, it is important to factor in a structured approach to resident relations.

The £13m Winwood Heights, Nottingham’s newest retirement village, comprises an industry-leading new build extra-care facility as well as the regeneration of two existing blocks of flats.

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