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n Cornerstone Healthcare has begun work on the 42-bed Marula Lodge specialist nursing home in Mytchett near


Camberley in Surrey set to open in January. ....................................................................................


n Glasgow developer Simply UK has lodged plans with South Ayrshire Council to replace the Parkstone Hotel with a 64-


bed, three-storey care home. ....................................................................................


Vida Healthcare tees up Harrogate home opening in summer 2021


Vida Healthcare is on course to open a £15m dementia care facility in Harrogate in summer 2021 after completing key construction milestones. Contractor Caddick Construction has


finished installation of the foundations and completed the internal block work and external brickwork, along with the retaining wall between the lower ground and ground floor, and is progressing steelwork for the central core. The reinforced concrete beams are also in


place to allow the ground floor brickwork and blockwork to commence. The next stages of the construction are


already on track with the external brickwork and concrete floor slabs currently being installed. Alongside Caddick Construction, Vida


Healthcare has partnered with a range of suppliers including Leeds-based Den Architecture and Projex Building Solutions to ensure the project is completed successfully.


The build has experienced challenges due


to Covid-19 that has led to a delay of three weeks. Full PPE has been provided across the site,


temperature testing stations have been installed and full signage, and social distancing, is in place. The care home will house 100 residents in


eight self-sufficient houses with ensuite bedrooms and include a collection of communal areas such as a newsagent, coffee shop, private cinema and sensory gardens. The Harrogate facility is Vida Healthcare’s


third centre of excellence for dementia care. “Vida Court is a culmination of everything


we’ve learned over the years and our trademark features will be included, such as the self sufficient houses, to enable us to offer care for residents who are at different stages with their dementia,” said managing director James Rycroft.


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n Crown Care has won the right to develop a 64-bed care home on the site of a former public house on St Augustine's


Road in the Derbyshire town of Chesterfield. ....................................................................................


n Not-for-profit retirement housing provider Housing 21 has completed construction of the Fry Court extra care developer in the North Yorkshire village of Great Ayton. Fry Court provides 57 one- and two-bedroom apartments available


for affordable rent and shared ownership. ....................................................................................


n Appledorn Developments has filed plans with Ryedale District Council for an 80-bed care home in Old Malton in North


Yorkshire. ....................................................................................


n Specialist childcare operators New Reflexions has acquired the former Longridge care home in the village of Dunston in Staffordshire for an


undisclosed sum. ....................................................................................


n Powys County Council has approved the transformation of the former Glantwymyn


Health Centre into an 18-bed care home. ....................................................................................


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