New 8.9m care home planned for Oswestry
Coverage Care is seeking planning permission to build a new 88 bed care home with nursing facilities on Shrewsbury Road in Oswestry.
If successful, the new home will be ready to welcome residents in summer 2013 and will create 50 new jobs and employ over 100 full and part time staff.
Chief Executive of Coverage Care David Coull said: “The increasing proportion of older people living in the Oswestry area is putting pressure on places in existing care homes, including Fairholme which we operate on behalf of Shropshire Council.”
“Having studied the options, the preferred solution is to build a new home on a vacant site located on Shrewsbury Road in Oswestry. This will allow us to offer a range of care services in a modern environment under one roof but still within easy reach of the town centre” added Mr Coull.
The proposed new home will have 88 large en-suite bedrooms, with two 22 bed wings on each floor, each with its own lounge and dining area, sharing communal rooms and a private garden area to the rear of the building.
The building is designed with a domestic ambience, having a variety of pitched roof heights and gable ends to look attractive in its own right and to blend-in with the surrounding area. Access to the site will be from Shrewsbury Road, with private parking for staff and visitors.
David Coull said: The design is based on our experience of building and operating new care homes in Telford, Bridgnorth and Whitchurch. We are confident that the new home in Oswestry will enhance the care services available in the area, especially as we plan o to offer residential care with nursing care for older people as their requirements change, as well as provision for daytime care services, together on the same site.”
“If the project goes ahead as we hope, the plan is to transfer the 40 residents and all the existing staff from Fairholme in Morda Road Oswestry to the new home when it is compete and to return the existing building to Shropshire Council” said Mr Coull.
Coverage Care currently operates 16 care centres in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, all on a not for profit basis. The company employs 800 staff and provides a range of care services for more than 1600 mainly older people.
