Breakaway Respite House

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Breakaway Respite House, is a purpose built centre for people with disabilities to stay for short periods, while their carers can have a break.

This centre, includes 6 bedrooms for the patients, plus one for a support worker. It also incorporates a day respite room, which is available to local organizations for use in entertaining & teaching life skills to their clients.

This state of the art facility, was designed with the requirements of the clients and the workers as its foundation.

It has centralised control of all media and gaming, plus security & monitoring, and includes speciality equipment for lifting & moving special needs clients.

It is self efficient for power during the day, thanks to its 54 solar panels, with a battery system storage, to power the partial lighting during the night.

It also has battery backup power to a GPO point in each room, where 24/7 electrical power is required for equipment.