New residence for visually impaired in Edinburgh

New residence for visually impaired in Edinburgh, Royal Blind Allermuir Scotland, Scottish Capital

New residence for visually impaired in Edinburgh, Scotland

Glenallan Drive, Royal Blind Allermuir service in the Scottish Capital

21 Feb 2018

New Royal Blind Allermuir residence for visually impaired in Edinburgh

Address: 142 Glenallan Dr, Edinburgh EH16 5RE, Scotland, UK
Phone: 0131 672 3242

In a ceremony led by Neil Findlay MSP, Chair of the Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sports Committee, the brand-new Royal Blind Allermuir service in Edinburgh was officially opened in 2016.

Royal Blind Allermuir Edinburgh

New Royal Blind Allermuir residence for visually impaired in Edinburgh

The blind charity has established a new residence for visually impaired adults with complex needs. The residential care home for four adults is an extension of its adult services for people with multiple disabilities and visual impairment.

In order to provide community-based supported living with 24-hour support, the charity renovated a former care home in Glenallan Drive for the service.

In the celebratory ceremony, Mr Findlay toured the facilities and met the residents of the specially designed home before declaring the service ‘open’.

Commenting on the day, Mr Findlay said: “This is a great day for all concerned with this project. A lot of dedicated people have worked hard to provide a comforting and supportive home setting for adults who live with a combination of visual impairment and other issues.

“Residents will now be able to enjoy the benefits of being at home in the heart of the community, getting out and about with staff, friends and relatives. I am sure they will all enjoy life at Allermuir.”

Allermuir is part of Royal Blind’s Adult Services. Its sister service, Forward Vision, in Morningside, currently provides supported living for visually impaired adults with complex needs aged 17-25.

Julie Jamieson, Care Services Manager at Royal Blind, said: “We were delighted to welcome our guests to Allermuir today and I would like to thank Mr Findlay for officially launching the service. Our residents have already settled in really well and are getting to know our neighbours, who have been incredibly welcoming.”

Richard Hellewell, Chief Executive of the charity, said “We have opened Allermuir as a residence for life in the heart of a community. We are hoping that this will be the first of many opportunities for us to provide a highly specialised service of this kind for people who otherwise struggle to find an appropriate place to live with the right support.

“We are delighted that the home local authorities of the residents have chosen to commission this service, and I am extremely grateful to all the Royal Blind staff who have worked so hard to make this service feel like home for our new residents.”

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