This was the 12 May 2009 by Dame Jo Williams, a former Chief Executive of Mencap. The ceremony was attended by local residents and their families, along side care staff and local partners. Amongst the guests of honour were Mrs. Anne Kenrick and her son, representingg their family who so generously gave the land all those years ago. Also in attendance were Councillor Sue Sanderson, Cabinet Member for Social Health & Care, Peter Hay, Strategic Director, and Councillor Deirdre Alden Edgbaston Ward Councillor and Chairman of the Edgbaston Constituency.
The new Kenrick centre is spacious and light, with large rooms all with en suite facilities, and intimate dining rooms and lounges to make residents feel more as if they are at home, than in an institution. There is also a Community Links Team on site who are organising regular lunches and other activities for people who live out in the community.The name Kenrick Centre was chosen in honour of the Kenrick family who gave the land on which the centre is built. The Kenrick Centre will continue this tradition and help forge new and better ways of supporting older people. It will also provide a vibrant hub for the local community to engage with our services in a world class environment.
The centre is divided into two halves. Thirty-two beds are for elderly residents most of whom have transferred from other Council homes which didn't meet today's modern standards. The remaining thirty-two beds will hopefully be taken over by South PCT to be used as step down or step up beds - in other words for people to convalesce when they come out of an acute hospital or for interventions which might prevent the need for them to go into the acute hospital in the first place.
What’s on at The Kenrick Centre
The “Food 4 Thought” restaurant provides buffets, snacks, meals and take outs.
Innovative long term residential care service with a maximum capacity of 32 places.
A weekly neighbourhood advice service co-ordinated by Benefits advisor Keith Bridewater
A monthly podiatry service co-ordinated by the Alzheimer’s Society
A weekly Alpha course co-ordinated by Helen Bell from the Karis Scheme
Facilities for memory assessments co-ordinated by South Birmingham Mental Health Trust
Regular luncheons and activities co-ordinated by The Community Links Team
Tai Chi class
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