New jobs as Priory Group opens care home in Hereford
7/6/10
Priory Group, the UK's leading independent provider of mental healthcare, is bringing its expertise to Hereford for the first time with the opening of Charles Court, a care home for older people.
Charles Court is a purpose built nursing home with beds for 76 residents needing nursing or dementia nursing care. The home will be under the leadership of experienced manager Susan Marshall and will create up to 60 jobs in the area.
Care will be provided in single, en-suite accommodation finished to the highest standard. There will also be a choice of lounges and dining areas and a secure, enclosed landscaped garden.
The dementia unit will reflect the very latest research in dementia care, focussing on a person's abilities. Dementia-signposting will assist with orientation and a reminiscence room is planned.
All residents will have access to carefully planned activities and a wide range of professionals including a hairdresser, chiropodist, optician and GP.
Sharon Butler, managing director of Priory Group Care Homes Division said: "We are making significant investments in older people's services over the next few years. Charles Court has been well received by healthcare professionals, particularly in light of the nursing and dementia nursing services it provides for the local community in Hereford.
"The experience the Priory Group has in mental health, complex and long term care transfers very well into older people's services. People are now living longer and have more complex needs and associated health issues that we have the experience to care for. We are building on our already strong and established areas of expertise and offering an even more comprehensive range of facilities for service users."
Philip Scott, Chief Executive of the Priory Group, said: "The ageing population in the UK as a whole means there is increasingly a need for high quality care homes. This has presented a perfect opportunity for The Priory to open its first facility in Hereford."
The Priory Group currently operates 7 care homes for older people and now plans to rapidly increase its portfolio with further new builds in England and Northern Ireland.
For more information on Charles Court call 0845 2 774679.
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