Taking care of business
Elaine Reay is taking care of business.
The experienced care professional is set to combine her healthcare and business expertise after acquiring a County Durham residential care home.
Elaine has been managing the Langley House Residential Care Home in Horden through her care consultancy Resolve Care for the last four years, on behalf of the Durham Aged Mineworkers’ Homes Association.
She has now acquired the 26-bed property from the charity with a view to extending the care services it provides to residents out into the local community.
And she is also looking at further care home acquisition opportunities across the North East as part of plans to build a wider healthcare group across the region.
Michael Cant well and Matthew F lin ders,o fR MT Accountants& Business Advisors, worked with Elaine on all aspects of the acquisition, while legal advice was provided by Craig Malarkey, partner in Corporate& Commercial Team at Tilly Bailey & Irvine LLP.
Langley House is a purpose built single-storey nursing care home situated in the centre of Horden, run by a 35-strong team. Most residents live there on a permanent basis, but it also offers two respite care beds.
A nurse by training, Elaine has been working in the healthcare sector for more than 30 years. She moved into the private sector in the mid1990s and established her own consultancy ten years.
“Langley House is a highquality facility run by an excellent team, and having managed for the last four years, we know both the property and the people living and working there very well,” she said.
“When the opportunity arose to take it on, it seemed like a very natural step to take.
“We’ll be maintaining our links with the Durham Aged Mineworkers Homes Association, and will be looking to extend the services that we offer within Langley House out into the local community, so that older local people can also get the support they need within their own homes.
“We believe there are also opportunities to build a small group of residential properties through which we can provide a consistent level of high quality care services.”