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Runwood dashing to open Liberty House in Doncaster next month


Care provider Runwood Homes is in the final stages of construction of its 81-bed Liberty House care home in Doncaster due to open to residents next month. The home, to be owned and operated by


Runwood Homes in partnership with Doncaster Council, will replace round-the- clock care provision of nearby homes from which residents will move. Facilities at the care home set over two


floors will also include a salon for hairdressing and beauty therapy, a cinema room/quiet space lounge, an activities room, dedicated sensory areas for those living with dementia, as well as several lounge and dining areas. All bedrooms will offer ensuite facilities, a


TV, telephone point and wifi and everyone will have access to safe outdoor living. Outdoors, an enclosed, fully-furnished quadrangle will be finished with plants and


shrubs, while a landscaped garden will feature BBQ facilities. Residents will have access to a café,


complete with a self-serve option, to entertain their fellow residents and visitors. “Our distinct knowledge and experience


within the care sector allows us to marry up the most ideal and safe living environment for older people, including those living with memory loss, together with our existing professional care team, to provide an optimal offering for care seekers – with robust infection prevention and control measures in place as standard to best protect everyone,” said Runwood Homes director of construction and facilities Tom Sanders. The opening next month will coincide with


the transfer of residents from nearby homes to Liberty House in partnership with Doncaster Council.


Leamington Spa plans make splash for Montpelier Estates


Specialist care developer Montpelier Estates has won permission to build a 93-unit facility in Leamington Spa in Warwickshire. Warwickshire District Council granted


consent for the Queensway scheme consisting of a 78-bed care home and 15 assisted living apartments. The development site is occupied by a two-


storey office block, which is to be demolished, located approximately one kilometre south-west of the centre of Leamington Spa. Work is expected to start in October.


Fleet revamp to set sail after planning


green flag Plans to redevelop the Fleetwood Lodge care home in Fleet in Hampshire have been approved by Hart District Council. DWA Architects applied in February to build


a 60-bed facility with ensuite bathrooms to replace the existing care home that closed last December. The London outfit, in cooperation with


Principal Care and Savista Developments, wants to build a three-storey care home covering a floor area of approximately 4,185 square metres. The existing Fleetwood Lodge care home


buildings will be demolished to make way for a facility consisting of 18 bedrooms at ground


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floor level, 21 bedrooms at first floor level and 21 bedrooms at second floor level. The care home will provide day care and


other facilities such as dining rooms, bistro, cinema and a hair salon. DWA said the new Fleetwood Lodge would


also feature activity rooms designed for baking, arts and crafts; lounges and reading rooms, and landscaped gardens.


The three-storey Queensway care home


will feature ensuite bedrooms, day rooms, dining facilities, service support, staff support and ancillary offices. The ground and first floors will each


house 27 bedrooms and the second floor will have 24 bedrooms. The 15 close care apartments will be


sited in a self-contained, three-storey unit accessed independently from the care home. The Queensway development will be


operated by Warwick provider Berkley Care. News inbrief


n Inspired Villages has been granted planning permission to build a £100m retirement village in Frant on the outskirts of Tunbridge Wells in Kent consisting of 146 units. Work is expected to commence on site in


mid-2021. ....................................................................................


n Tanglewood Care Services has filed plans with South Kesteven District Council to build a 68-bed care home on the site of the former Chandos House


facility in Grantham in Lincolnshire. ....................................................................................


n Care home construction outfit Savista Developments has appointed Karen Green as its new land director. Green, who has 17 years of experience in sourcing off-market opportunities, acquiring sites and obtaining planning permissions, plans to support Savista Developments by overseeing the acquisition of development


locations across southern England. ....................................................................................


n Scottish developer Scape Homes has filed plans with Aberdeenshire Council to build a 59-bed, three-storey


care home in Stonehaven. ....................................................................................


n McCarthy & Stone has won consent to build a 52-apartment extra care facility at an existing care home site in Harrogate in North Yorkshire. The plans include replacing all the current buildings with 33 one-bedroom and


19 two-bedroom apartments. ....................................................................................


n Fenland District Council has approved plans for a 100-bed care home in Wisbech with provision for five additional luxury homes. The design will incorporate space for visiting care services including medical services,


hairdressers, chiropodists and library. ....................................................................................


n Glasgow-based developer Simply UK has lodged plans with South Ayrshire Council to demolish a seafront Prestwick hotel and replace it with a 64-bed, three-storey care home. The proposed care home would replace


the Edwardian era Parkstone Hotel. ....................................................................................


n Birmingham healthcare provider Armighorn Capital has acquired the refurbished 38-bed Abbey Wood Park care home in Aintree, Liverpool, via a £2m funding package provided by Frontier Development Capital. The funding package also enables Armighorn Capital to complete two further care home acquisitions in the city.


www.thecarehomeenvironment.com• August 2020


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