A £15m project to transform a former hotel in Salford into a care facility is set to create around 100 jobs.
The build is "progressing well" at New Care’s latest £15m care facility on Walkden Road in Worsley, and the development-led care home operator confirmed on Tuesday that the centre will officially open later this year, with practical completion expected in November.
Work at the site, which was formerly the Cock Hotel, started in September with principal contractor, McGoff Construction, managing the build programme.
With the frame in situ on site, construction of the 3,500m sq home can continue at pace over the next seven or eight months.
Dawn Collett, commissioning director at New Care, said: “It’s great to see build well underway and so much progress on site in Worsley. We are pleased to be able to confirm that this care facility will open later this year, providing much needed care services in the locality.
“It will be the company’s first care home in Salford, complementing our already well-established existing facilities across the North West, and we are looking forward to employing a new team in Worsley, creating approximately 100 local jobs.”
According to New Care, the facility will be over three floors, providing clinical offering, including residential, nursing and dementia care services.
A number of advanced care services have been incorporated into the build, such as acoustic monitoring and silent call bells.
In the coming months, Altrincham-based New Care will start to recruit with the 100 members of staff needed ranging from a home manager and carers to hospitality roles and wellbeing co-ordinators.
