Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly visited the newly refurbished Wicklow Community Unit in Wicklow Town on Friday 28th April to tour the facility and meet with staff and service users.
The former District Hospital Wicklow was closed in 2010 due to physical infrastructural concerns following a fire audit of the building.
Works to completely refurbish and upgrade the facility commenced in 2020 at a cost of approximately €1.4m, and it reopened to the public in 2021.
The new Unit now operates as an 18-bed short-stay care hub for Wicklow’s elderly community. It offers 12 community respite beds, 2 convalescent care beds and 4 rehabilitation beds.
The Unit has a full nursing and care support team together with a dedicated team of allied health professionals including Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.
There is also a Day Care Centre for the Elderly adjacent to the Unit which was also substantially upgraded during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Day Centre can accommodate 20 attendees daily and links closely with both the onsite ICPOP and Nursing teams to enable proactive interventions where necessary.
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