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Mar 2023
Harrogate Neighbours opens care home in Boroughbridge
Not-for-profit care provider Harrogate Neighbours has opened a care home in Boroughbridge.
Heath Lodge Community Haven is a 31-bed home providing residential and dementia care.
The site was previously a North Yorkshire County Council-run care home called Springfield Garth.
Harrogate Neighbours acquired it as part of a swap agreement that saw the council take over the voluntary organisation's former 28-bed Heath Lodge care home on Pannal Ash Road in Harrogate.
Harrogate Neighbours hopes its Boroughbridge home will eventually offer the same services as those provided at The Cuttings, its 55-flat development in Starbeck that includes domiciliary care as well as meals on wheels to older and vulnerable people living nearby.
It spent £500,000 refurbishing the York Road site with the help of Yorkshire interior design firm Design Tonic, which donated furniture and staff time to help create a warm and welcoming environment for residents, relatives and staff.
Design Tonic advised on colour palettes to create a calming and comfortable atmosphere and refurnished the ground floor bedrooms with fresh paint and new curtains and carpet. It also re-designed the entrance area using splashes of gold and built a feature reception desk.
Sue Cawthray, chief executive of Harrogate Neighbours said:
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Design Tonic founder Amanda Cook, said:
Heath Lodge Community Haven received a ‘Good’ rating in all areas following a recent Care Quality Commission visit.
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