Work has begun on a new residential centre for people with head injuries in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire; the first of its kind in Wales. The centre is due to open in spring 2014, and will accommodate up to 24 adult patients who have sustained a head injuries as the result of an accident, assault, illness or stroke.
Planned as a centre of excellence by the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust, it is being designed as somewhere that patients can be regain skills from the team of neuropsychologists, physiotherapy, occupational and speech and language therapist based there while still living close to home in Wales.
The accommodation will include flats and bungalows for long-term residents who can live semi-independently and those who are getting closer to living independently, but still need some support from on-site staff.
Susan Munroe, director of the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust, said “We hope this new centre will make a real difference to people in Wales who have suffered a brain injury”
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