Staff and patients at a rehabilitation centre in Lancashire celebrated the one year anniversary of the opening.
Wesham Rehabilitation Centre, run by Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCft), provides a bridge between acute care and community living.
The centre, which reopened last year after a £9.4million investment, has 28 beds and offers people who have been in hospital, often for long periods of time, the support to regain skills and confidence with everyday tasks such as cooking, cleaning and looking after their physical and mental health and wellbeing.
The inpatient mental health rehabilitation service was previously based at Royal Preston Hospital, before relocating to Wesham Rehabilitation Centre in March 2022.
One resident said: “Being at Wesham has made me realise that I have a life to live and I need to look after myself. I cannot praise this place enough, it has changed my life for the better, more than I could ever have imagined.”
To mark one year since the reopening and relocation, the centre hosted a celebration event which included networking opportunities with partner agencies such as Pet Therapy, Grow Your Own, Red Rose Recovery, AFC Fylde and Carers Link.
During the event, one resident gave an acoustic performance and others had the opportunity to showcase some of their woodwork, artwork, music and share their own personal success stories before a plaque unveiling.
Consultant, Emily Kaye, said: “The last year in Wesham has been very busy but exciting. Our service has developed rapidly, with residents and staff navigating together the challenges of moving location, moving work and meeting many new faces.
“We have multiple success stories and these are reflected in our DIALOG scores. DIALOG is a subjective quality of life and treatment satisfaction score, where patients rate their satisfaction with 8 life domains and three treatment aspects out of seven. On discharge their total scores have improved by 14.43 per cent.
“Despite the significant pressures that the NHS faces, we have maintained our welcoming, compassionate atmosphere and continue to help patients thrive.”
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