Location: Matlock, Derbyshire
Architect: Glancy Nicholls
Client: Derbyshire County Council
Contractor: Balfour Beatty
Units: 32 residential places with en-suite - 16 long term residential and 16 short stay and intermediate care
Situated in Matlock, in the Derbyshire Dales, Meadow View is a dementia care centre that was designed and built for Derbyshire County Council. The centre is arranged as a series of terraced wings, each containing a cluster of eight specialist bedrooms. The 32 rooms are split between catering for people with dementia requiring specialist care and short-term residential care beds to provide respite care for older people ahead of returning home.
The design is centred on maximising space and light for residents, with the building providing panoramic views out over the Derbyshire dales. The centre was built with the intention of becoming a focal point in the local area, with public access to a hairdresser, a café and health and wellbeing zones. It provides an excellent example of how to integrate older people with complex needs into the local community through design.
Meadow View featured in A Home for the Ages: Planning for the Future with Age-Friendly Design. Read the full report.
