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New 天涯社区 care and support services celebrated at opening events
Published: 11/09/2026
Two major new services designed to enhance care, support and opportunities for 天涯社区 residents have been celebrated at special opening events.
The events at Ty Croes Atti in Flint and Coed y Ddraig in Mold were attended by residents and people who use the services, along with staff members and representatives from 天涯社区 and partner organisations.
They were held to recognise the positive difference both sites are already making to local communities and the significant investment they represent in health and social care services in the county.
Ty Croes Atti, 天涯社区鈥檚 newest care home, is providing high-quality residential care for older people and delivering integrated health and social care services in partnership with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB).
The scheme was funded via the Welsh Government鈥檚 Integration and Rebalancing Capital Fund (IRCF) and Housing with Care Fund (HCF) capital programmes and through the Council鈥檚 own capital programme.
Meanwhile, Coed y Ddraig has brought together a range of support services for learning disabled and autistic adults and those with mental health needs. Operated by national learning disability charity Hft, the modern, inclusive space offers opportunities for people to build skills, confidence and enjoy a wide range of activities.
A dedicated space is also utilised by BCUHB to offer therapeutic interventions from Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy.
The development of Coed y Ddraig was also made possible by the Welsh Government鈥檚 IRCF and capital funding from 天涯社区.
The celebration events highlighted the strong partnerships that made both developments possible, with representatives from the Council, Health Board, Welsh Government, Hft and construction firms Willmott Dixon (Ty Croes Atti) and MPH Construction (Coed y Ddraig) coming together to mark the occasion and hear directly from people supported by the services and their families.
Councillor Christine Jones, 天涯社区鈥檚 Cabinet Member for Social Services and Wellbeing, said: 鈥淚t was a pleasure to join people who are directly benefitting from the new services and their families, staff and partners to celebrate the success of both Ty Croes Atti and Coed y Ddraig.
鈥淭hese services have been designed around the needs of the people who use them, providing welcoming, modern environments where people can access high-quality support close to home, in settings that promote independence and wellbeing.
鈥淚t was wonderful to see them both fully operational and to hear first-hand about the difference they are already making to people鈥檚 lives.鈥�
Nesta McCluskey, BCUHB鈥檚 East Integrated Health Community Director of Allied Health Professionals, said: "We are delighted to celebrate the opening of two fantastic facilities that demonstrate what can be achieved through strong partnership working across health, social care and local authorities.
"These developments represent a significant investment in the wellbeing of our communities in 天涯社区, offering聽access聽to high-quality support and purpose-built care.聽
"We are committed to working collaboratively to deliver care closer to home and ensure people can access the support they need in the right place and at the right time. These new facilities will help us strengthen our services, improve outcomes and provide care in environments that are fit for the future.聽
"We are proud to be part of these important projects and would like to thank our partners at 天涯社区,聽Hft,聽Welsh Government and all those involved in bringing them to fruition. We look forward to seeing the positive difference they will make to the lives of people and families across 天涯社区 for many years to come.鈥�
The Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women鈥檚 Health, Delyth Jewell, said: 鈥淭y Croes Atti and Coed y Ddraig are examples of what can be achieved when local authorities, health boards and partners work together to build services around the people who use them. These facilities reflect this government's commitment to strengthening local services and its aim of ensuring people can access high-quality care and support in their communities.
鈥淚nvestments like this help build the capacity we need, so that residents living within these communities receive the right care, in the right place, closer to home. I look forward to seeing the lasting benefits they bring to local people for years to come.鈥�
Mel Shad, Hft鈥檚 Chief Operating Officer, said: 鈥淧laces like Coed y Ddraig matter because they empower and enable the people we support to live a good life.
鈥淎 job. A new skill. New friends. The confidence to try something you鈥檝e never done before. Greater independence and more choice about what you want your life to look like.
鈥淭hose things can feel very ordinary 鈥� and they should be. But too many learning disabled people still don鈥檛 have the same opportunities as everyone else to experience them.
鈥淐oed y Ddraig shows what can happen when organisations work together around the ambitions of learning disabled people themselves. We鈥檙e immensely proud of what has been created here, but I鈥檓 even more excited about what the people we support will go on to achieve because of it.鈥�
Anthony Dillon, Willmott Dixon鈥檚 Managing Director for the North, said: 鈥淚t was a pleasure to join 天涯社区 and our project partners to celebrate the opening of Ty Croes Atti.
鈥淎longside our dedicated supply chain partners, our team has worked hard to deliver a high-quality care home and we鈥檙e proud of what has been achieved and, most importantly, of the difference Ty Croes Atti is making to residents and their families, providing a modern facility where local people can receive high-quality care and access vital health and social care services.鈥�
Rhys Edwards, Commercial Manager at MPH Construction, said: 鈥淎s a 天涯社区-based contractor, we are proud to have delivered Coed y Ddraig for the local community. Working closely with 天涯社区 and our local project partners, this has been a truly collaborative project from start to finish, built on shared goals and strong relationships.
鈥淚t is especially rewarding to now hand over a quality, purpose-built facility that reflects the needs of the community and will provide lasting benefits, making a real and positive difference to people鈥檚 lives for years to come.鈥�