Government Promise To Increasing Funding For Retirement Home Decor

There are so many retirement homes to choose from these days and you can find them in all corners of the country. A great deal of these are private homes, but there are lots that rely wholly on funding from the government as well. The Care Trust, a company who audit all manner of government departments has criticised the government-run homes for their below-par levels of interior design quality.

Very recently the government has announced that they will increase their budget on retirement homes by 10% over the next 5 years. The money will be spent on getting new white furniture into the homes and improving the overall interior design and decorations to both modernise and brighten up the buildings.

Alister Pride from The Care Trust stated that it definitely wasn’t an issue of not having high enough standards of cleanliness. “We were actually very pleased with the overall cleanliness standard that was being maintained” noted Pride. “We just felt the many homes had not kept up with the times and the décor was very drab”.People living in care homes don’t have a great deal of input into the interior design, despite many not being happy with the current one. He continued to say that they were very happy that the government had listened to their recommendations and they look forward to seeing the improvements.

Teams of decorators and professional designers are going to used to provide consultation to the retirement homes. “The money could have been handed over to homes directly, but this way we can have experts on the case and improving with each project” suggested a government spokesman. These teams will visit the homes over the next 5 years and bring in new furniture such as bedroom furniture. They will also be implementing colour schemes into the buildings and replacing old and decrepit items with new pieces like white wardrobes and arm chairs.