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December 2008

CHRISTMAS WISH GRANTED FOR CARE HOME RESIDENT

Carers at Greenhill Manor care home in Merthyr Tydfil celebrated the opening of their new Young Physically Disabled unit by making the dream of their first resident come true.

Sean Power, who has Cerebal Palsy, has been a fan of Daniel O’Donnell since a young boy so when staff saw that he was in concert at the Cardiff International Arena they arranged for him to not only go to the concert, but to go backstage and meet Daniel in person.

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Home manager, Sue Bennett said: "Sean’s room is like a shrine to Daniel and he has idolised him since he was a child. He has pictures and posters all over the walls as well as all Daniel’s albums and t-shirts with his picture.

"Since meeting Daniel, we can’t wipe the smile of Sean’s face. He is delighted that he got to meet his idol and I am so glad that we got to make his Christmas dream come true.

"When residents arrive at Greenhill Manor we always sit down with them in order to produce what we call a Person Centre Plan. The purpose of this is to access an individual’s physical and care needs, as well as their dreams and aspirations. When we sat down with

It was obvious that he was fanatical about his idol, so when we noticed that he was singing at the Cardiff International Arena, we thought that it was an opportunity we couldn’t miss out on."

The YPD unit at Greenhill Manor officially opened its doors to residents on Wednesday 3 December with a visit from the Mayor Merthyr Tydfil, Councillor Clive Jones.

The specialised unit is tailor made to provide outstanding care for a variety of disabilities. Whatever the need, care is delivered with patience, kindness and understanding. The facilities are designed to support independent living with spacious en suite bedrooms to allow easy wheelchair use and installation of specialist equipment, wide corridors, therapy rooms, separate lounges and dining rooms, separate kitchen, where residents can prepare their own snacks or refreshments.

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