A new wellbeing room in supported accommodation in Chester has been created.
Muir successfully applied for support in creating a special quiet space at Cornwall House, which provides supported living for people living with mental health conditions.
A £500 grant helped furnish the room with bean bags and mood lighting, plus fidget toys and weighted blankets to help ease anxiety.
Residents lent a hand with creating the space, which even includes a hand painted mural.
Project officer Becky Smith explained: “We have eight self-contained flats where we support people with mental conditions helping them develop a range of life skills and offering complementary therapies such as art. With Redrow’s help we’ve been able to transform a small lounge room into a wellbeing room. It’s a designated quiet space where residents can relax and spend time alone or receive some one-to-one emotional support from staff. It’s ideal for those residents who perhaps don’t have a lot of family and require some extra support.”
Our donation to Cornwall House was via a voluntary £10,000 community fund attached to new homes being built at Kings Moat Garden Village, off Wrexham Road, Chester.
Area sales manager Caroline Thompson-Jones said: “It was touching to be able to visit Cornwall House and see the fantastic work they’re doing to support people’s mental health. The mural painted by one of the residents is fabulous. Access to outside space can aid good mental health and the artwork gives the impression of being outside, with the comfort of being inside. The team has done a great job in creating an inviting place to relax in.”
Supporting Muir at Cornwall House resonated with us as we are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our own workforce. We’ve signed up to the construction industry’s Building Mental Health Charter and trained dozens of staff as Mental Health First Aiders to help support colleagues and sub-contractors.
To find out more about homes at Kings Moat Garden Village see www.redrow.co.uk/romangreen or www.redrow.co.uk/emperorpark.
