Ravensworth Road

Gateshead, VELA Group

Description of Scheme

This scheme will cater older people aged 55 or over and people with dementia. Individual and communal areas are designed to support residents to age in place. Flexibility has been taken into consideration within the design to ensure the scheme can be 'care ready', giving the building capacity to meet the care and support needs of residents and commissioners over time.

Where Is It?

The Ravensworth Road site is located in the former independent village of Dunston on the south bank of the River Tyne. Dunston has now been absorbed into the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in the English county of Tyne and Wear. The site was formerly a 1960s council housing estate and will complement ambitious plans for regeneration of the South bank of the Tyne and Metrocentre which are both located close by.

Proximity

• Dunston - 260 yards
• Metrocentre - 1.1 miles
• Newcastle - 1.5 miles
• GPs - 210 yards (1.2 miles)
• Hospital - 0.9 miles (4 miles)
• Dentist - 220 yards (1.5 miles)
• Opticians - 530 yards (1.2 miles)

Relevant Local Strategy

The redevelopment of Ravensworth Road is a key strategic priority for the Council. It is included as a priority within the Newcastle Gateshead Local Investment Plan. The development of good quality older person's accommodation suitable for people with care needs is a key issue in the Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) and Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA). It is a delivery priority in the Core Strategy, Local Development Framework, Housing Strategy 2013-18 and Adult Social Care Commissioning Strategy.

Useful Local Statistics

At the time of submission of the bid, it was projected that Gateshead would see a 26.6% increase in its population aged 65 and over between 2012 and 2030. The population aged 85 and over was expected to increase by 69% over this period (source POPPI).

Census data shows the level of pensioner households that are living in social rented accommodation is very high in Dunston and Teams ward at 66.3%.

Also ward level data shows that Dunston and Teams ward has Long Term Limiting illness at 27.9% of the population.

Facilities

• A lounge
• IT/activity room
• Small dining area
• Kitchen
• Lifts to the upper floors x two
• Wet rooms
• Tracking hoist racks
• Wheelchair accessibility
• Buggy Store
• Care call alarm service linked to the Council's care services
• Life style monitoring equipment and smart technology for people with dementia
• Staff changing and toilets for future on site care staff

Address

Ravensworth Road,
Dunston,
Gateshead,
Tyne & Wear,
NE11 9AW

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