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FORWARD PLANNING
Residential Homes
Former Public Assistance Institution - King's Mead
Reference was made in last year's report to the Council's Welfare
Committee's decision to commence the running-down programme at King's Mead
when the new purpose built home 'Dovehouse Court', was opened. The first
residents were admitted to this home on 8th September, 1969, and subject
to satisfactory staff being available 92 residents will be transferred by
the end of March 1970.
During the year loan sanction was granted for a home of 6l beds to
be built at Edenham Street, Kensal New Town and building work commenced
on 1st July, 1969. This home should be ready for occupation in
approximately two years.
The final replacement home is at present being designed by the
Council's Architect and will be sited within the grounds at King's Mead.
It is hoped that loan sanction will be granted early in the new year.
This would permit building work to start during July 1970 and the home
to be ready for occupation during July 1972.
It is understood that the London Borough of Hammersmith who at
present occupy beds at King's Mead in accordance with a sharing
agreement will open a new home during the early months of 1972.
Subject, therefore, to all the above conditions being met the
former Public Assistance Institution should be closed by July 1972.
Temporary Accommodation
The Greater London Council have confirmed that the premises
144-l48, Earls Court Road at present used by the Welfare Committee to
provide 18 units of temporary accommodation will be required for the
widening and redevelopment of the West Cromwell Road by the end of 1970.
Negotiations are at present in hand to acquire a building for conversion
to seven units of accommodation, in addition plans have been prepared to
extend the number of units at Trenmar Lodge.
RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION
The number of persons in residential accommodation at 31st December,
1969, was as follows:-
Council accommodation 496
Other local authority homes 14
Voluntary homes 206
Total 716
The Council maintain five residential homes for aged and infirm
persons under Section 21(l)(a) of the National Assistance Act, 1948.
Two of the homes are outside the Borough boundary. The total number
of beds is allocated as follows
Dale Mead 55 men and women
Dovehouse Court 35 ,, ,, ,,
Ellesmere 116 ,, ,, ,,
King's Mead 282 ,, ,, ,,
5, Holland Park 31 women
Total 519