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Northgate Healthcare buys Staffordshire home
Ashcroft Hollow care home – located in the Staffordshire village of Cannock – has been purchased by Northgate Healthcare. The ‘Good’ rated home is registered for up to 45 residents. Owned by Ramesh Dalton and Ravi Selliah since 2013, it was brought to market to allow the pair to concentrate on their homes in other regions. Following a sales process with Paul Reilly at Christie & Co, it has been sold to a new regional operator Northgate Healthcare, which owns four homes across the West Midlands. Ravi Selliah, company director at Ashcroft
Hollow, said: “We are pleased to have sold Ashcroft Hollow to Northgate Healthcare. The new providers are well-placed to improve upon the good work that we have done over the last 11 years. We are confident that Ashcroft Hollow will continue to benefit the service users, staff and other stakeholders within the
locality.” Ashley Haines, director at Northgate Healthcare, commented: “With the purchase of Ashcroft Hollow now complete, this adds another nursing home to Northgate Healthcare’s Portfolio. Modernising the home with a refurbishment programme is underway; our future thoughts are on a lapsed planning extension which, when granted, will increase the size of the nursing home to 57 single en suite bedrooms.” Paul Reilly, director – care at Christie & Co,
added: “Ashcroft Hollow was sold following a confidential process with me speaking to Northgate Healthcare as quality regional operators wanting to expand its portfolio in the region. The sale was completed following an off-market process which shows that we, at Christie & Co, have qualified buyers looking to purchase good-quality care homes.”
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Hartford Care and Highwood Group to develop Hampshire home
Hartford Care has partnered with the Highwood Group to develop a new care home in Fordingbridge, Hampshire. The 70-bed home will be Hartford Care’s tenth in Hampshire, and 22nd in the South of England, with construction due to begin in early 2025. Highwood will be developing the home in partnership with Hartford Care. The two companies already have two schemes under construction in Alton and Southampton.
Somer Valley House Care Home celebrates opening
Oyster Care Homes’ Somer Valley House Care Home in Midsomer Norton, Somerset has celebrated its official opening. Actor and singer Anita Harris opened the home and performed a song, and music was also provided by local performer Hannah Glencross. Attendees had the opportunity to tour the 66-bed home and meet its dedicated team. Somer Valley House’s eco-friendly features, including solar panels, a ground- source heating system, and a battery store capable of holding two days’ energy, were also showcased, highlighting Oyster Care Homes’ commitment to sustainable residential care. General manager Lauren Dinham said: “Somer Valley House is a place where residents can thrive in comfort, companionship, and care. Today’s opening reflects the heart of our
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The new home will offer dementia care, residential care, nursing care, respite breaks, and end of life care, and will be located alongside eight newly built houses and landscaped public open space. It will be built with industry-leading sustainability credentials and will be rated BREEAM Excellent, with significant renewable energy elements, including solar panels, heat pumps, and smart energy systems. Hartford Care chief executive Kevin
Shaw said: “We are delighted to continue our growing partnership with Highwood with the development of another state- of-the-art care home. The addition of the Fordingbridge home brings us to 22 homes, with over 1,200 bedrooms, allowing us to extend our expert specialist care and ‘home from home’ environment to as many people as possible.” Phil Prosser, managing director of
mission - to create a home filled with joy and belonging.”
Oyster Care Homes CEO Tim Buckley
commented: “It’s a privilege to open the doors of Somer Valley House and share this special day with the community. The dedication of our team is evident in every detail, and we’re proud to welcome residents into their new home.”
Highwood, commented: “Having built a solid partnership that spans back over a decade, we are excited to add Fordingbridge to a growing portfolio of best-in-class care homes delivered for Hartford Care, with several more already in the pipeline.”
www.thecarehomeenvironment.com January 2025
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