The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Care home to have a built-in cinema
Construction has started on a luxury Fife care home that will have its own cinema and hair salon. The Dalgety Bay development will have 68 en suite bedrooms, dining rooms and private gardens.
Located at Harbour Way, just north of the town centre, the idea is to create an environment for over65s that is a “home from home”.
It will also have specialist 24/7 residential, nursing and dementia care services.
The three-storey development is designed by Holmes Miller and construction is set to last just over a year.
The project will generate construction jobs and permanent employment for 100 full and part-time care staff.
The project is being led by care home developer Morrison Community Care and the Glasgow-based contractor, CCG (Scotland).
Paul Sokhi, managing director of Morrison Community Care, said: “I am immensely proud of what we have achieved in getting to this stage.
“There is a growing demand for care accommodation for the elderly across the country.
“In this post-pandemic era, it is crucial that we continue to support our ageing population not just in the provision of quality accommodation but by also creating an environment that supports their health and wellbeing.
“With the creation of jobs and a development that will be class-leading for residential, nursing and dementia care services, we believe this new facility will contribute greatly to the local economy.
“I look forward to its official opening in 2023.”
The project gained planning permission in November.
The care home is just yards away from the former Dobbies garden centre site on Western Access Road, which is also to be redeveloped.
CCG and Morrison Community Care Group have worked together since 2017.
They launched a new joint venture company in early 2021.
The Fife development is the first for Morrison Community Care (CCG) Holdco Ltd.
The new company aims to create sector-leading modern accommodation for the elderly across Scotland.
CCG managing director David Wylie adds: “We are delighted that this new venture has brought us to Fife, and I look forward to seeing how works will progress over the coming months.”