PROPOSAL FOR A RAISED GARDEN FOR THE SPINAL INJURIES AND
REHABILITATION UNITS
An Initiative supported by Diversity Health, POWH
Project Background
The outdoor area attached to the Spinal Injuries Rehabilitation Unit was assessed in
2004 for its capacity to...
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PROPOSAL FOR A RAISED GARDEN FOR THE SPINAL INJURIES AND
REHABILITATION UNITS
An Initiative supported by Diversity Health, POWH
Project Background
The outdoor area attached to the Spinal Injuries Rehabilitation Unit was assessed in
2004 for its capacity to house a potted garden.
The outcome of this assessment flagged
the area as satisfactory for raised (potted) gardening and it was agreed that it is a space
in desperate need for improvement to facilitate recreation and relaxation for its users.
Currently the area offers some small potted trees and an expanse of concrete.
The site is used daily by Spinal and General Rehabilitation patients and their families as
a communal meeting place beyond the hospital walls, and offers a fresh air reprieve for
those people enduring a prolonged hospital length of stay due to a generally high level
of disability.
The two units comprise over 40 inpatient rehabilitation beds.
Gardening
offers an age appropriate activity to all who attend from the r
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