Dementia services gold award for hub

The University of Stirling’s Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) has awarded its internationally recognised dementia design Gold accreditation to a new community hub.

The facility in Warrington is the first public building in the world to receive the award from local experts.

DSDC has made the award to the Great Sankey Neighbourhood Hub - which encompasses leisure, library, health, and cultural facilities for people of all ages under one roof.

The Stirling development centre is internationally renowned for it’s knowledge and expertise and is dedicated to improving the lives of people with dementia.

Drawing on research and practice, from across the globe, it provides comprehensive and up-to-date resources on all aspects of dementia for the Stirling University base.

Martin Quirke, architect for the DSDC, said:“The Great Sankey Neighbourhood Hub provides a ground-break example of how public organisations, businesses, and the construction industry can make meaningful contributions to maintaining and improving public health and social inclusion within communities.

“They have been bold in their approach to this project and have tackled several issues which affect wider society – including public mental and physical health, generational and cultural differences, and sustainability.

“Doing so within the context of shrinking public resources only further underlines the scale of what they have achieved.

More information about DSDC’s expert full audit service and the associated Dementia Design Audit Certificate, as well as the Design Audit Tool can be found by visiting dementia.stir.ac.uk.