HEADLINES
LATEST CUTTING EDGE SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY FOR NATIONAL DEMENTIA CARE PROVIDER
DELIVERED ON SCHEDULE DESPITE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
BESPOKE MEP SERVICES TO CREATE OPTIMUM ENVIRONMENT FOR RESIDENTS
NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR VIDA HEALTHCARE
| Project Title | Vida Court |
| Value | c. £3 million |
| Client | Vida Healthcare |
| Contractor | Caddick Construction |
| Duration | 38 weeks |
| Services | Mechanical, Electrical & Public Health Design and Build |
OVERVIEW
Vida Court is the latest specialist dementia care facility in Vida Healthcare’s portfolio sitting alongside Vida Hall and Vida Grange.
Located on the outskirts of Harrogate town centre, Vida Court features the latest state-of-the-art MEP services to provide bespoke care for residents.
CHALLENGE
With dementia being the UK’s biggest killer and there currently being no cure, the need for specialist, tailor-made care is vital.
Early engagement with stakeholders played an intrinsic role in shaping the MEP enabling our design department to create services that would make the lives of residents as comfortable as possible.
SOLUTION
Working alongside the main contractor, Caddick Construction, eight private individual homes catering for 100 residents were built.
Prime examples of the MEP services we installed that make the lives of residents comfortable, include an air exchanger to ensure clean air constantly circulates throughout the building (the importance of which has been compounded due to Covid-19), while ceiling cloud scenes bring an outdoor feeling inside. Circadian lighting was chosen by the design team to help residents prepare naturally for sleep and waking to help maintain regular routines to improve residents’ health and alertness.
Each house is similar in design, layout and orientation so as residents’ requirements and care needs develop, they can move to a more suitable home with minimal change, allowing staff to focus on their relevant needs.
RESULTS
We designed and installed contemporary MEP services throughout, integrating high-quality office spaces allowing Vida Healthcare’s headquarters to be relocated into the new site spanning some 67,000 sq ft.
This included power, lighting, data, building management system controls, fire and disabled alarms, induction loop, nurse call and lightning protection.
Incoming gas and water, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, underfloor heating, above ground drainage, sanitaryware and a sprinkler system were also installed.
Despite the scheme being carried out during Covid-19, the programme was delivered on time, thanks to exceptional organisational skills of our and Caddick Construction’s project management teams.
