News Oyster to open three new care homes
Oyster Care Homes has announced the opening of three new care homes in the South East of England in April and May. The new care homes, which will create at least 90 jobs, will be located in East Sussex, Kent, and Hampshire. Each home will offer a range of care services, including residential care, dementia care, and respite care.
Oyster is dedicated to achieving net-zero carbon emissions across all its homes, and will incorporate geothermal heat pumps, battery technology, and solar PV into its latest properties.
Oyster Care Homes CEO Tim Buckley said: “We are delighted to bring to the South East our three new care homes. We are committed to providing high-quality care services that meet the individual needs of our residents, and we are confident that these new homes will make a real difference to the lives of many people in the region.
“The new care homes will create a significant number of new jobs in the South East, including roles for care assistants, catering staff, maintenance, and housekeeping staff. Oyster Care Homes is committed to providing its employees with a supportive and rewarding work environment and is offering competitive salaries and benefits packages.”
New Dawlish care home set to open
Oldham home sold following 40-year ownership
Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has announced the sale of Park Hills Nursing Home in Oldham. Park Hills is a ‘Good’ rated care home
A £13m care home in Dawlish, Devon, held a community open day ahead of its official March opening. The 71-bed Claremont Manor will offer personalised residential, dementia, and nursing care. Ahead of the home opening, members of the local community were invited to attend an open day on Saturday 24 February. The team welcomed visitors with activities and entertainment, home tours, and dishes from the home’s menus. Claremont Manor is the latest addition to the Maria Mallaband Care Group (MMCG) portfolio of more than 80 care homes across the UK, and boasts facilities including a hair and beauty salon, cinema room, wellness suite, a private dining and leisure suite, and a grandchildren’s room, where families with younger children can enjoy time together. Claremont Manor has already engaged with the local community, working with The Strand Centre Food Bank, attending the
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bi-annual EAT Dawlish market showcasing Hug on a Plate, and Sponsoring the Dawlish Celebrates Carnival in August. Carla Bowman, senior operations manager at MMCG, said: “This is such an exciting time for all of us at MMCG, especially the new team who will take this home forward; we cannot wait to share this exceptional home with the Dawlish community. “For those moving in next month, it will be the beginning of an exciting new chapter. Claremont has first-class care at its heart, but our ambition goes way beyond that. We want to create a vibrant happy community where people feel they belong, be themselves and continue to love life and live it to the fullest.” “I’m happy to say we’ve received the
warmest of welcomes and a huge amount of interest already. This will be an exceptional place to live and work and we are so excited to see it come to life and become an integral and valued part of this fantastic community.”
that provides nursing care for up to 17 residents. Located on the outskirts of Oldham town centre, for the last 30 years it has been owned by Barbara Rogers, who decided to sell to pursue her retirement. Following a confidential sales process with Jonathan Wickens at Christie & Co, it has been acquired by C24 Healthcare Limited, Barbara Rogers, former owner of Park Hills Nursing Home, said: “After nearly 40 years of owning and managing Park Hills, it is difficult to retire as the staff, residents and many visitors are part of the ‘Park Hills family’. I would like to thank the many staff who have worked at Park Hills, especially those with over 20 years of service. It has been my pleasure to work alongside them all. Park Hills now passes over to Mr Hussain of C24 Healthcare Limited who I am certain will uphold all the values, standards, and reputation of Park Hills.”
Shaikh Hussain, director at C24 Healthcare Limited, commented: “I am delighted to have acquired Park Hills and look forward to working with the dedicated team built up by Barbara over the last 40 years. C24 Healthcare is dedicated to providing excellent standards of care already in place at Park Hills.” Jonathan Wickens, director at Christie
& Co, added: “It was a real pleasure working with Mrs Rogers and her family, and it is fantastic to see a team of people working so passionately to provide our elderly population with the care they deserve. We wish C24 Healthcare every success and feel sure they will continue to provide the same good service levels for all residents.”
www.thecarehomeenvironment.com March 2024
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