Coronavirus: Works to build multi-million pound care home continuing in Donnington

Work to build a new multi-million pound care home in Donnington is continuing despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Left to right, Robert Palmer of Mayfair Capital, Site Manager Dave Haigh, Care UK Project Manager Natalie Smith and Luke Harris from developers Frontier Estates examine the site layout as construction work gets underway at Care UK's new site in Donnington on March 3 2020. SUS-200204-175325001Left to right, Robert Palmer of Mayfair Capital, Site Manager Dave Haigh, Care UK Project Manager Natalie Smith and Luke Harris from developers Frontier Estates examine the site layout as construction work gets underway at Care UK's new site in Donnington on March 3 2020. SUS-200204-175325001
Left to right, Robert Palmer of Mayfair Capital, Site Manager Dave Haigh, Care UK Project Manager Natalie Smith and Luke Harris from developers Frontier Estates examine the site layout as construction work gets underway at Care UK's new site in Donnington on March 3 2020. SUS-200204-175325001

When complete, the new Care UK site, on Grosvenor Road, will provide full-time residential, nursing and specialist dementia care for up to 75 older people, and will create 45 new jobs.

The two-storey home, which was expected to welcome the first residents in October 2021, will include facilities such as a cinema, café and hair salon.

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A Care UK spokesperson said: “At the moment, our contractors are continuing to work on site whilst being very careful to keep at least two metres apart.

“A lot of the work at this stage is excavations and they have some materials stored on site that they are making use of.

“It’s too early to say whether the pandemic will affect our planned opening date of autumn 2021.”

Secure and wheelchair friendly landscaped outdoor space will include sensory gardens, water features and seating ‘to give residents the opportunity to spend quality time outdoors’.

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Earlier this month, Natalie Smith, development project manager, said: “We are delighted that work has commenced at the new Chichester site, not least because this impressive development reflects our commitment to improving the provision of residential care in the city.

“At Care UK, we take great pride in the build quality, layout and design of each individual home, as these factors can greatly impact the everyday experiences of those living in a care environment.

“Our new care home will live up to these standards, and will provide a quality home for older people from Chichester and beyond.”