Heartbeat: Keys handed over to region’s first reablement centre

November 28, 2022

A new £14 million integrated reablement centre has been officially handed over to officials from Sandwell Council.

Richard Beeken, Chief Executive alongside Rashpal Bishop, Director of Adult Social Care for Sandwell Council and Councillor Suzanne Hartwell, cabinet member for adults, social care and health were at Harvest View, in Rowley Regis, which is the first of its kind in the region, for the event.

The centre, opening in November, has 80 bedrooms with state-of-the-art facilities providing nursing, care, and therapy to support people for up to six weeks, to get back on their feet after a hospital stay or prevent an avoidable admission to hospital. The unit will have a strong focus on ‘homefirst’ reablement and supporting individuals to live as independently as possible following a social care or health crisis and avoiding unnecessary placements for people in long term care facilities.

There are also facilities such as a physiotherapy facility, large communal areas and treatment rooms and the centre is designed to ensure accessibility throughout the building for people with limited mobility.

This integrated social care and health centre facility will provide much needed support to residents and will support the council’s wider regeneration vision to ensure that people live and age well within the borough.

Daren Fradgley, Chief Integration Officer added: “Harvest View represents another exciting opportunity to deliver integrated health and social care services across our system for the people of Sandwell, building on the positive work we have already started with Discharge To Assess (D2A). This is a very real example of how the health and care partners across the borough are working together for the benefit of the patient in a truly integrated way. We look forward to welcoming patients through the doors later this year.”