Construction Work begins on ‘superb’ care home
Highwood Group has started the construction of a specialist dementia care home in Climping. It is working in partnership with developer Brackley Investments to build a 64-bed dementia care facility that will be operated by not-for-profit health and social care provider Healthcare Management Trust (HMT).
Construction is due to be completed in spring 2023 with a prospective opening date by HMT following a specialist fit-out in summer 2023. The care home is designed over two storeys and incorporates separate wings which house 16 bedrooms split equally into two distinct households of eight-bedded ‘homes’.
Director at Hunters architects James
Wallace said: “The layout incorporates the household model of care which has been formally acknowledged by the Dementia Services Development Centre at Stirling University and uses the best practice principles to better suit the specific needs of residents living with dementia.”
The dementia care facility is being funded by Aberdeen City Council Pension Fund who are investing more than £10 million. HMT will occupy the completed development under a commercial lease.
Managing director at Highwood
Group Steve Matthews said: “We’re delighted to have broken ground on this superb site near the coast.
“This is our 39th care and retirement scheme and it’s fantastic to be working with two new partners, Brackley Investments and HMT, on such a unique and carefully designed dementia care home with clear environmental benefits – something which is very close to our hearts at Highwood.”